Our Team – Pacific Risk Resilience Programme

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Programme Manager

Overall programme leadership and coordination

Suva, Fiji

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Risk Informing Development Lead

Integrating risk analysis into national and local planning

Suva, Fiji

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Private Sector Development Specialist

Strengthening economic resilience and business partnerships

Honiara, Solomon Islands

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Gender & Social Inclusion Advisor

Ensuring equitable participation across all programme activities

Port Vila, Vanuatu

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Country Coordinator – Tonga

On-the-ground programme delivery and partner liaison

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

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Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Tracking results and capturing lessons learned

Suva, Fiji

Work With Us

The PRRP team is hosted at the UNDP Pacific Office in Suva, Fiji. For enquiries about the programme or to get in touch with our staff, please visit our contact page.

The Pacific Risk Resilience Programme is supported by a multidisciplinary team working across Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Our staff bring expertise in risk-informed development, private sector engagement, and gender and social inclusion to strengthen community resilience throughout the region. The programme manager oversees overall leadership and coordination from Suva, Fiji, ensuring that the various workstreams align with national priorities and regional frameworks. By integrating risk analysis into development planning at multiple levels, the team helps governments and communities anticipate shocks and adapt to evolving challenges, fostering a culture of preparedness that reaches from national policy rooms to remote outer islands.

A dedicated risk informing development lead works to embed disaster and climate risk considerations into national and local planning processes. This involves collaborating with government partners to review sector strategies, improve data systems, and build technical capacity among planners. The goal is to shift from reactive crisis response toward proactive, risk-informed decision-making that protects development gains. By working directly with ministries and provincial authorities, the team ensures that resilience thinking becomes a standard part of budgeting, infrastructure design, and land-use planning. This approach helps communities in disaster-prone areas reduce vulnerability while pursuing sustainable livelihoods and long-term growth.

The private sector development specialist, based in Honiara, Solomon Islands, focuses on strengthening economic resilience through business partnerships and market-based solutions. Engaging with local enterprises, financial institutions, and industry associations, the team explores how private investment can support community adaptation and disaster preparedness. This includes promoting inclusive business models that benefit women, youth, and marginalised groups. By linking risk reduction with economic opportunity, the programme helps create self-sustaining resilience efforts that endure beyond project timelines. The work also supports farming systems, small-scale enterprises, and local supply chains, recognising that resilient economies are built from the ground up through diverse, adaptive livelihoods.