This job exists to manage the work of the OPOC with a view to securing its long-term sustainability in a manner responsive to the needs of the OPOC, regional partners and sector-related interests. The competencies required of the successful candidate is outlined under Level D of the Forum Secretariat’s Capability Framework. Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
Applicants should have an University Postgraduate Degree in ocean/environmental management / governance or a discipline related to International Treaties / Law of the Sea Conventions. Candidates should at least have ten years of experience in UN conventions, meetings, negotiations and evidence based strategic planning with demonstrated high-level analytical skills. In addition applicants should poses demonstrated experience in regional frameworks for development operations funded by international agencies with a preference for ocean governance and law of the sea and other development issues at the international, regional and national levels.
The appointment carries a competitive remuneration and benefits package including medical and life insurance. The salary will be in the range of SDR 39,868 to SDR44,852 per annum. At the 1 November 2017 exchange rate this salary range was equivalent to FJD115,492 to FJD129,930. For non-Fijian nationals, this salary may be tax-free.
Click here to view the information package for the job description and remuneration details. To be eligible for this position, applicants must be a national of a Forum member country*. Applicants must be willing to travel periodically via economy class.
Candidates must include in either their application or Curriculum Vitae the full contact details of three referees. Deadline for applications is at 5pm (Fiji time), 26 January 2018.
The Pacific Islands Forum was founded in August 1971 and currently comprises 18 independent and self-governing states in the Pacific. Its Leaders meet annually to develop collective responses to regional issues.
The Forum’s administrative arm is the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, based in Suva, Fiji. It acts as the Secretariat for Forum-related events, implements decisions by the Leaders, facilitates the delivery of development assistance to member states, and undertakes the political and legal mandates of Forum meetings.
The Forum Secretariat is also mandated to coordinate the implementation of the Framework for Pacific Regionalism.
The Forum Secretariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more information about our organisation visit www.forumsec.org
*Member States of the Pacific Islands Forum: Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.