International Partnerships and Business Development Officer
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
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Job summary
Pacific Community (SPC) seeks an International Partnerships and Business Development Officer to advance climate and blue economy funding initiatives. The role drives fundraising, proposal development, and stakeholder engagement across donors and governments.
The officer collaborates to align activities with SPC strategies, maintains partnership records, and supports UBPP processes. Based in Nouméa or Suva with competitive salary and expatriate considerations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in political or social sciences, business management, law, international relations, environmental management or related field or equivalent experience.
Responsibilities
- Identify and track funding opportunities aligned with SPC goals and flagships.
- Assist in preparing documents and research to support funding proposals.
- Draft and format proposals and grant agreements.
- Maintain records of partnerships and engagement activities.
- Coordinate UBPP knowledge products and donor engagement activities.
- Ensure funding and engagement data are accurate and accessible.
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Job description
The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
- Help identify and track funding opportunities aligned with SPC’s strategic goals and its flagships, more specifically the Climate change flagship and Climate finance for ocean climate nexus.
- Ensure alignment with divisional requirements, business plans and flagships supporting integrated and cross-sectoral programming.
- Assist in preparing documents and research to support funding proposals, in particular for blue economy initiatives
- Use tools and templates to support fundraising and programme development.
- Keep the funding pipeline updated and aligned with members’ needs.
- Support monitoring and coordination of new funding opportunities across SPC including a range of funding instruments and modalities.
- Help draft and format proposals and grant agreements.
- Maintain records of partnerships and engagement activities.
- Support development and implementation of the GEF-funded proposal and complementary financing pathways for Component 3, including engagement with bilateral, multilateral, philanthropic and private-sector partners
- Collaborate on and quality assure UBPP knowledge products for alignment with donors, SPC and members requirements.
- Help coordinate meeting and event planning and arrangements including UBPP informal working group, virtual donor roundtable and sub-regional missions.
- Collect and organise information to support integrated planning.
- Assist in linking partnership activities to UBPP process ensuring knowledge management of UBPP programme including the funding and engagement data is accurate and accessible.
- Maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders, including government counterparts, donors, and civil society.
- Align tasks with the Resource Mobilisation Strategy, SPC Strategic Plan and climate change flagship.
- Help coordinate member country engagement activities.
- Collect and organise information to support integrated planning.
- Assist in linking partnership activities to the UBPP process and SPC’s flagships.
- Ensure funding and engagement data is accurate and accessible.
For a more detailed account of the key responsibilities, please refer to the online job description.
- Bachelor’s degree in political or social sciences, business management, law, international relations, environmental management or a related field, is required or equivalent body of knowledge and experience.
- A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in a project management, policy development or related role.
- Good knowledge and understanding of project design, technical cooperation, resource mobilisation and stakeholder engagement.
- Demonstrated experience in climate change, biodiversity or conservation policy development.
- Experience in managing project budgets, procurement and consultant contracts.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good research and analytical skills.
- Able to apply sound judgement in the context of assignments given.
- Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word and Excel).
- Ability to work self-sufficiently and self-motivate.
- Fluency in English.
- Ability to work in a multicultural, inclusive and equitable environment.
- This vacant position is budgeted until 18 November 2029 and is subject to renewal depending on funding and performance.
- The International Partnerships and Business Development Officer is a band 9 position in SPC’s 2026 salary scale.
For a Noumea based position - a starting salary range of SDR (special drawing rights) 3,350-4,092 per month, which converts to approximately XPF 483,424-590,374 (USD 4,489-5,483; EUR 4,051-4,947). SPC salaries are not presently subject to income tax in New Caledonia.
For a Suva based position - a starting salary range of 2,399-2,998 SDR (special drawing rights) per month, which currently converts to approximately FJD 7,412-9,265 (USD 3,214-4,018; EUR 2,900-3,625). Remuneration of expatriate SPC staff members is not subject to income tax in Fiji; Fiji nationals employed by SPC in Fiji will be subject to income tax.
An offer of appointment for an initial contract will normally be made in the lower half of this range, with due consideration given to experience and qualifications. Progression within the salary scale will be based on annual performance reviews.
SPC provides a housing allowance (or subsidised housing in Noumea). Establishment and repatriation grant, removal expenses, airfares, home leave travel, health and life and disability insurances and education allowances are available for eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Employees are entitled to 25 working days of annual leave per annum and other types of leave, and access to SPC’s Provident Fund (contributing 8% of salary, to which SPC adds a 10% contribution).
- SPC’s working languages are English and French.
- SPC’s recruitment is based on merit and fairness, and candidates are competing in a selection process that is fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory. SPC is an equal-opportunity employer, and is committed to cultural and gender diversity, including bilingualism, and will seek to attract and appoint candidates who respect these values. Due attention is given to gender equity and the maintenance of strong representation from Pacific Island professionals. If two interviewed candidates are ranked equal by the selection panel, preference will be given to the Pacific Islander. Applicants will be assured of complete confidentiality in line with SPC’s Privacy Policy.
6 December 2026 - 11:00 pm (Noumea time)
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