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Metuisela Gauna

Metuisela Gauna

Suva,Fiji

Summary

Professional with expertise in networking, decision-making, and time efficiency optimization. Proven track record of streamlining processes and enhancing productivity through strategic initiatives. Committed to driving organizational success and pursuing growth opportunities in dynamic environments.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work history

Acting Manager Planning, Policy & Research

01.2023 - 02.2026
  • Secretariat to the Education Act 1966 Review Committee and assisted in during the National consultation conducted in 2025.
  • Represented the Ministry at the GPE meeting in Vietnam -2025
  • Focal point of the Ministry’s Global Partnership for Education (GPE) -2024
  • Represented the Ministry at the GPE meeting in Manila, Indonesia -2024
  • Represented the Ministry at the International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP) Regional Planning Conference in Manila Philippines - 2024
  • Represented the Ministry of Education at the Regional Training for SDG 4 Monitoring using MICS Survey Data at the Republic of Korea in 2023
  • Worked with the MoE Planning consultant in the development of the Ministry’s 10 year Strategic Plan
  • Facilitated the 2025 Ministry of Education Planning Workshop
  • Compiled the MoE’s 2024-2025 Costed Operational Plan and the Monitoring Matrix
  • Facilitated the 2024 Ministry of Education Planning Workshop
  • Compiled the MoE’s 2024-2025 Costed Operational Plan and the Monitoring Matrix
  • In charge of the Planning, Policy and Research Section of the Ministry
  • Developing the 2023 Ministry’s Costed Operation Plan and COP monitoring matrix
  • Assisted the Ministry’s consultant in compiling the Education Sector Analysis Report (2022-2023)
  • Monitoring of the Sections performance on a quarterly basis
  • Monthly report on Sections KPI’s compiled and sent to the Permanent Secretary and Ministry including the senior MoE staff for decision making
  • Secretariat to the Fiji Education Summit 2023
  • Facilitated the 2023 Ministry’s Planning workshop
  • Compiled the MoE’s Strategic Plan for 2023 -2026
  • Involved in the Reviewed/Development of the following policies: Policy on Policies, Student Retention & Progression Policy
  • OMRS Policy
  • WASH in School Policy
  • Language Policy
  • Special & Inclusive Policy
  • Early Childhood and Care Education
  • Examination and Assessment Policy
  • FEMIS
  • Research
  • Early Childhood Education
  • National School Library
  • Mobile Phones in Schools
  • Counselling
  • Child Protection
  • Behaviour Management
  • Retirement Date for MEHA Employees
  • Free Textbook
  • Teacher Transfer
  • Teacher Renumeration
  • Study Leave
  • OHS
  • Police Check Policy
  • Visitors in School Policy
  • Student Code of Conduct
  • School Boarding
  • Food and School Canteen
  • School Exclusion
  • Policy in National Curriculum Assessment and Reporting
  • Education in Emergencies and School Safety Policy

Confirmed Assistant Principal at Dilkusha Methodist High School

01.2011 - 02.2026

Assistant Teacher at Ratu Kadavulevu School

01.1992 - 02.2026

Senior Education Officer Policy and also overlooking Planning and Research

01.2019 - 01.2023
  • Assisted the SEO Research in conducting Research on school dropout and
  • Compiled the Fiji Education for All (EFA) Report for 2000 - 2015
  • Co-writer of the SEA achievement report for the Ministry of Education
  • Compiling the Ministry of Education Annual Report (2012 to date)
  • Calculate, Compile and Submitted Education Indicators progress report to Ministry of Finance and Planning
  • Submitted Education Indicators progress report to UNESCO Institute of Statistics
  • Developed the Statistics Unit Business Plan
  • Assisted in the formulation of the new Fiji Education Management Information System (FEMIS) Policy
  • Data Verification and data correction in the SIMS database
  • Liase with Education Districts on data updates and data entry
  • Compile and disseminate data requests
  • Reviewed and facilitated the consultation of the School Information Management System (SIMS) Policy
  • Provided Education Indicators for EFA Report and MGD reports
  • Liaise with FBOS regarding population data
  • Attended the 2015Technical workshop on education data and statistics for Pacific Island Countries and the Regional Technical workshop on the EFA review in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Facilitator for the new Fiji Education Management Information System database (FEMIS) and FEMIS Policy training and consultation
  • Facilitator for the Ministry of Education Policy workshop and consultation
  • Facilitator for the Educational Financial Management Workshop for School Heads and School Managers
  • Review team for the Future and Current leaders modules
  • Facilitators of the current and future leaders workshop for school heads
  • Attended and presented the Ministry of Education MDG progress report at the Ministry of Planning MGD Workshop
  • Attended and presented the Ministry of Education EMIS progress report at the Forum Secretariat Regional Workshop at the Tanoa Hotel, Nadi
  • Facilitator at the Western and Northern Division Future Leader’s Workshop
  • Member of the Future Leader module Writer
  • Attended the Future Leader’s Module Writer workshop at the Pearl Hotel.
  • Facilitator of the Planning Workshop conducted at Suva Grammar School and Saint Joseph Secondary School
  • Assisted SEO Policy and co -facilitate the Child Protection & Behaviour Management Policy Workshop conducted in the nine Education Districts
  • Part of Corporate Services team in the organising of the ECE Workshop in Lautoka (2016)
  • Part of the Corporate Services Team organising the Education Forum
  • Part of the MOEHA Research Team that conducted research on school dropouts (2017)
  • Assisted SEO Policy and co-facilitate the Ministry of Education Policy Consultation/Review Workshop conducted in the nine Education Districts

A/Senior Education Officer Policy Unit

01.2017 - 01.2023
  • Facilitator for the consultation of the MoE 2012 -2014 Strategic Plan in the Western Division
  • Facilitator of the Future Leaders workshop for the Eastern Schools
  • Facilitator of the Education in Emergency Workshops at the Suva Holiday Inn;
  • Attended the MoE Pearl ACP Workshop
  • Facilitator of the Education in Emergency Workshops at the Holiday Inn and Novotel Nadi;
  • Member of the Education in Emergency (EiE) committee for the drafting of the EiE policy
  • Attended the MoE Pearl ACP Workshop.
  • Facilitator of the Child Protection Policy Workshop conducted in Nausori Schools and Vanuabalavu in Lau

Senior Education Officer Statistics/IT

01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Assisted SEO Statistics in the compilation of the Ministry of Education 2010 Annual Report
  • Data Verification and data correction in the SIMS database
  • Liase with Education Districts on data updates and data entry
  • Compile and disseminate data requests
  • Provided Education Indicators for EFA Report and MGD reports
  • Calculate and Compile Education Indicators to be used for MoE ESSDP 2012 -2012
  • Member of the Review Team for the MoE 2012 -2014 Strategic Plan
  • Submitted Education Indicators progress report to UNESCO Institute of Statistics
  • Liase with Fiji Bureau of Statistics regarding population data

A/Senior Education Officer Statistics/IT Unit (HRM) HQ

01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Assisted SEO Statistics in the compilation of the Ministry of Education 2010 Annual Report
  • Data Verification and data correction in the SIMS database
  • Liase with Education Districts on data updates and data entry
  • Compile and disseminate data requests
  • Provided Education Indicators for EFA Report and MGD reports
  • Calculate and Compile Education Indicators to be used for MoE ESSDP 2012 -2012
  • Member of the Review Team for the MoE 2012 -2014 Strategic Plan
  • Submitted Education Indicators progress report to UNESCO Institute of Statistics
  • Liase with Fiji Bureau of Statistics regarding population data

Education Officer Statistics Unit (HRM) HQ

01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Assisted SEO Statistics in the compilation of the Ministry of Education 2010 Annual Report
  • Data Verification and data correction in the SIMS database
  • Liase with Education Districts on data updates and data entry
  • Compile and disseminate data requests
  • Provided Education Indicators for EFA Report and MGD reports
  • Calculate and Compile Education Indicators to be used for MoE ESSDP 2012 -2012
  • Member of the Review Team for the MoE 2012 -2014 Strategic Plan
  • Submitted Education Indicators progress report to UNESCO Institute of Statistics
  • Liase with Fiji Bureau of Statistics regarding population data

Confirmed HOD Mathematics at Cathedral Secondary School

01.2005 - 01.2010

Assistant Teacher at Nakauvadra High School

01.1993 - 01.2006

Confirmed HOD Mathematics at Lomaiwuna High School

01.2003 - 01.2004

Acting HOD Science at Vunisea Secondary School

01.2001 - 01.2002

Education

Master’s - Business Administration

USP

Post Graduate Diploma - General Manager

USP

Professional Certificate - Education Planning & Policy

USP

Bachelor of Science - Maths/Physics

USP

Secondary Teacher Training Certificate (STTC) - undefined

Nasinu Teachers College

Professional Certificate - Education Planning & Policy (PCEPP)

USP

Master - Business Administration (MBA)

University of the South Pacific

Post Graduate Diploma - General Managers (PGDGM)

USP

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics and Physics

University of the South Pacific

Secondary School Teachers Certificate (STTC) - undefined

Skills

  • Effective networking
  • Decisive decision-making
  • Time efficiency optimisation

Referee

  • Rapuauma, Corerega, Director Assets Infrastructure Unit, rapuauma.corerega@edu.gov.fj, 8625055, Ministry of Education
  • Sanaila, Nauga, Director Primary Education, sanaila.nauga@edu.gov.fj, 8909629, Ministry of Education

SEMINARS/WORKSHOP RECORDS

  • Facilitated the MOE Strategic Planning Workshop at Tanoa Hotel in Rakiraki and Drafted the ministry’s 2024 -2028 Strategic Plan and 2023 Ministry’s Costed Operational Plan
  • 2023 MoE National Education Summit Secretariat. Compile The Thematic Area 7 (Policy, Planning, Research and Data) Status Report and Presented it during the Pre-Summit consultation.
  • Attended the Regional Training for the SDG 4 Monitoring using MICS Survey Data conducted by the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific in collaboration with the UNICEF and Statistics Korea in Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
  • Attended and completed the Leadership Development Program organised by the Ministry of Civil Service
  • Attended and represented the Ministry at the Project Meeting on “Enhancing National Capacity to Foster Digital Citizenship Education in Asia-Pacific” in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Represented the Ministry and presented at the Asia-Pacific Meeting on Education 2030 (APMED2030) - Implications, Opportunities and Challenges of the Education 2030 Agenda in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Represented the Ministry and presented on the topic “ Progress of ECE in Fiji with relation to the EFA Goal 1”at the Technical workshop on education data and statistics for Pacific Island Countries and the Regional Technical workshop on the EFA 2015 review in Bangkok, Thailand in 2014
  • Represented the Ministry at the EMIS Regional Workshop in Noumea, New Caledonia and presented on the FEMIS database of the Ministry of Education in Fiji in 2014.
  • Facilitator for the Educational Financial Management Workshop for School Heads and School Managers
  • Represented the Ministry and presented at the Technical workshop on education data and statistics for Pacific Island Countries and the Regional Technical workshop on the EFA 2015 review in Bangkok, Thailand in 2013
  • Facilitator for the new Fiji Education Management Information System database (FEMIS) and FEMIS Policy training and consultation
  • Facilitator for the Ministry of Education Policy workshop and consultation
  • Review team for the Future and Current leaders modules
  • Facilitators of the current and future leaders workshop for school heads
  • Attended and presented the Ministry of Education MDG progress report at the Ministry of Planning MGD Workshop
  • Attended and presented the Ministry of Education EMIS progress report at the Forum Secretariat Regional Workshop at the Tanoa Hotel, Nadi
  • Facilitator at the Western and Northern Division Future Leader’s Workshop
  • Member of the Future Leader module Writer
  • Attended the Future Leader’s Module Writer workshop at the Pearl Hotel.
  • Facilitator of the Planning Workshop conducted at Suva Grammar School and Saint Joseph Secondary School
  • Facilitator of the Child Protection Policy Workshop conducted in Labasa and Savusavu
  • Facilitator for the consultation of the MoE 2012 -2014 Strategic Plan in the Western Division
  • Facilitator of the Future Leaders workshop for the Eastern Schools
  • Facilitator of the Education in Emergency Workshops at the Suva Holiday Inn;
  • Attended the MoE Pearl ACP Workshop
  • Facilitator of the Education in Emergency Workshops at the Holiday Inn and Novotel Nadi;
  • Member of the Education in Emergency (EiE) committee for the drafting of the EiE policy
  • Attended the MoE Pearl ACP Workshop.
  • Facilitator of the Child Protection Policy Workshop conducted in Nausori Schools and Vanuabalavu in Lau

Languages

English
Fluent
Fiji
Fluent

Affiliations

  • reading, socialising, travelling

Timeline

Acting Manager Planning, Policy & Research

01.2023 - 02.2026

Senior Education Officer Policy and also overlooking Planning and Research

01.2019 - 01.2023

A/Senior Education Officer Policy Unit

01.2017 - 01.2023

Senior Education Officer Statistics/IT

01.2015 - 01.2016

A/Senior Education Officer Statistics/IT Unit (HRM) HQ

01.2012 - 01.2014

Confirmed Assistant Principal at Dilkusha Methodist High School

01.2011 - 02.2026

Education Officer Statistics Unit (HRM) HQ

01.2010 - 01.2011

Confirmed HOD Mathematics at Cathedral Secondary School

01.2005 - 01.2010

Confirmed HOD Mathematics at Lomaiwuna High School

01.2003 - 01.2004

Acting HOD Science at Vunisea Secondary School

01.2001 - 01.2002

Assistant Teacher at Nakauvadra High School

01.1993 - 01.2006

Assistant Teacher at Ratu Kadavulevu School

01.1992 - 02.2026

Post Graduate Diploma - General Manager

USP

Professional Certificate - Education Planning & Policy

USP

Bachelor of Science - Maths/Physics

USP

Secondary Teacher Training Certificate (STTC) - undefined

Nasinu Teachers College

Professional Certificate - Education Planning & Policy (PCEPP)

USP

Master - Business Administration (MBA)

University of the South Pacific

Post Graduate Diploma - General Managers (PGDGM)

USP

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics and Physics

University of the South Pacific

Secondary School Teachers Certificate (STTC) - undefined

Master’s - Business Administration

USP
Metuisela Gauna