Summary
Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP)
- Short term personnel
- 15 input days between 1 April and 30 May 2025
- Based in Suva, Fiji
Program Overview:
FPSP, also referred to as the ‘Platform’, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) investment, will contribute to the delivery of Fiji’s national development priorities, in line with the Australia’s International Development Policy, the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Partnership and the Development Partnership Plan.
The Platform will deliver key bilateral programs, such as health, education, scholarships, social infrastructure, governance, climate and emergency preparedness and response. Platform activities will identify and address climate risks, promote climate action, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across and beyond the sector programs.
The Platform has three functional Outcomes:
- The Platform has delivered its sector program outcomes, including through supporting strategic coherence, planning, partnerships management, data and learning across the portfolio of investments.
- The Platform has prioritised gender equality, disability-inclusive development, and climate and disaster resilience, in its systems and practices. This includes in how it undertakes sector programming and its engagement with selected Government of Fiji (GoF) agencies.
- The Platform administers timely and efficient programming that is: value for money; maximises use of local supply chains; and supports good governance, and public diplomacy, effective decision making and risk management.
The Platform implements over fifty percent of Australia’s bilateral development support to Fiji across a range of sector programs in education, health, Australia Awards, disaster response, cyclone recovery, social infrastructure and technical assistance to improve public sector governance in Fiji.
The Platform integrates cross-cutting themes, including gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), climate and disaster resilience, across sector programs. In particular, the Platform seeks to strengthen program outcomes by better addressing the needs of targeted populations including those who are often marginalised.
Description
Position Summary:
The Strategic Planning Consultant (‘the Consultant’) will provide technical input to support DRP’s civil society partner to develop the organisation’s strategic plan. A crucial component of this position is to promote locally led development throughout their engagement to ensure that the organisation is leading the activities and the deliverables are appropriate for the organisation. Equally important is to ensure that the Platforms cross-cutting themes are integrated in a practical manner into deliverables. These cross-cutting themes are: Gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), Climate Change, Safeguarding and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL).
Key Deliverables:
The deliverables will be informed by the needs of the CSO Country Director but it is expected to include (inputs days noted below are indicative):
- Review and input to strategic planning process and draft documents (5 days)
- Supporting MSP to develop an agenda and activities for a 3-day strategic planning workshop (2 day)
- Support MSP in facilitating 3-day strategic planning workshop (3 days)
- Support MSP with key follow up actions workshop (5 days)
Key Working Relationships:
Reporting to
- Senior Program Manager (SPM) – Disaster Resilience Program (DRP)
Working closely with:
- DRP’s civil society partner.
- The Platform’s cross-cutting hub.
Selection Criteria
Qualifications
- Postgraduate degree in relevant field, including business administration, international development, etc.
Experience and Skills
- Working with organisations in Fiji to develop strategic plans.
- Facilitating workshops/ trainings.
- Producing high quality written material and guidance documents.
- Communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Promoting locally led development in CSO engagement activities.
- Integrating GEDSI, Safeguarding and Climate Change into activities.
- Strategic planning approaches for CSOs.
Performance Competencies
- Technical Skills, Excellence and Quality
- Project & Task Management
- People Relations / Management
- Business Insight/Development & Client Relations
- Collaboration, Thought Leadership & Rep Cap
Cultural Competencies
- Be a Good Corporate Citizen
- Adopting an Equity Lens
- Adapting to Change
How to apply:
Applications close on 26 March 2025
Please apply online by submitting a cover letter addressing how you meet the requirements of this role and up-to-date comprehensive CV.
