Program Support Officer, Education - Australia Fiji Education Fiji Program
Salary not disclosedPosted 1 day ago
Closes in 12 days
About the company
Abt Global is the organisation delivering the Fiji Program Support Platform (FPSP), which provides locally engaged personnel to support the Australia Fiji Education Program (AFEP). The platform coordinates operational, finance and administrative support for education program activities delivered in Fiji.
About the role
This is a Program Support Officer, Education role within the Fiji Program Support Platform, engaged for 15 months with possible extension and based in Suva. The position reports to the Finance & Operations Coordinator – Education, with links to the AFEP Team Leader and AFEP Activity Program Managers. The role provides finance, procurement and administrative support for program activities and events, with a particular focus on travel logistics, training coordination and purchase order processing. It is reserved for Fiji Nationals only.
Key responsibilities
- Support the Finance & Operations Coordinator when needed to provide finance, procurement and administration support for the program for activities and events.
- Coordinate logistics for staff travel arrangements, including flights, accommodation, travel advances and support employees in preparing the staff travel request form.
- Coordinate logistics for training sessions, including venue selection, scheduling, equipment setup, catering arrangements and allowance payments.
- Raise purchase orders (POs) accurately and promptly in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and follow up on tax invoices in a timely manner.
About the successful candidate
- Degree qualification related to Finance, Project Management or another relevant field.
- Minimum 3 years' experience in Project Management.
- Demonstrated experience in supporting program activities.
- Demonstrated experience in administration, management and maintaining quality systems and records management.
- Demonstrated experience in administrative roles, preferably with exposure to finance or travel support functions.
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated understanding and experience using MS Office.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Government of Fiji systems and protocol in relation to operational activities and approval processes.