{"id":15775,"date":"2026-10-02T10:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fijiroads.org\/?post_type=awsm_job_openings&#038;p=15775"},"modified":"2026-10-02T11:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:58:06","slug":"vacancy-manager-planning-development-and-research","status":"publish","type":"awsm_job_openings","link":"https:\/\/www.fijiroads.org\/index.php\/jobs\/vacancy-manager-planning-development-and-research\/","title":{"rendered":"VACANCY NO. FRA-26\/27-07 &#8211; MANAGER PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH. 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