Project Coordinator - GCF Regional Tuna Project

Job Description

Our Fisheries Development Division is now looking for a full-time Project Coordinator (GCF Regional Tuna Project) to join our team working out of Honiara, Solomon Islands. The objective of this role is ensuring that FFA-led and supported components of the GCF Regional Tuna Project are effectively managed and delivered to enable Pacific Island governments to adapt to the profound impacts of climate change on fisheries.

Key purposes of the role:

• Program administration and reporting– coordinating planning, procurement, and reporting for Outputs 2 and 3, consolidating inputs from technical teams, and ensuring donor/FFA compliance. SPC has a dedicated team to support Monitoring and Evaluation aspects, with significant support available to FFA.
• Stakeholder engagement– serving as the FFA focal point for Members, SPC, CSIRO, and partners, balancing donor compliance with Member-driven priorities.
• Outreach and socialisation– supporting communications and member awareness to ensure outputs are accessible and embedded in national processes.
• Budget and contracting– overseeing expenditure under FFA’s GCF allocation, supporting the FFA GCF Finance Coordinator, and managing procurement of consultants and staff under the project.
• Knowledge management– documenting outputs, lessons learned, and feeding results into FFA reporting and global climate-fisheries discussions

Make a real impact by ensuring the outputs of this project translates to real benefits for people of Pacific Island countries.

About the Organization

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is an intergovernmental organisation working to strengthen national capacity and regional solidarity so Pacific nations can manage, control, and develop their fisheries now and into the future.

We are located in Honiara, Solomon Islands, working with our 17 member nations Australia, the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

Since our inception in 1979, we have facilitated regional cooperation that is in line with our vision – “our people enjoying the greatest possible social and economic benefits from the sustainable use of offshore fisheries and resources”. Through our work and presence in the region, Pacific countries benefit from the sustainable fishing and consumption of tuna – worth over $3 billion US dollars a year and an essential resource to many people.

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