Young Professional - Private Sector Development
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In 2007, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat implemented the Young Professionals programme, in recognition of the need to foster the development of young people with policy skills; scale up human resources; and strengthen policy mandates and the associated effective realisation of the Pacific Plan.You could be the Young Professional we seek if you are no more than 30 years of age, speak and write in fluent English, are in an early stage of your career, able to work fairly independently and demonstrate initiative and flexibility with strong team-working capacity in a multi-cultural environment, and if you are familiar with the standard features of word processing programmes and competent in MS Excel and HTML documents/ internet web sites. The successful Young Professional (Private Sector Development) will have a first degree in either Business Administration, Development Studies, Finance, Marketing or areas relevant to the development of the private sector. Under the supervision of the Private Sector Development Officer, the Young Professional will be responsible for: • Monitoring trends and developing research papers; • Providing inputs for analysis and policy recommendations; and • Assisting in the management and logistics of meetings and workshops. The salary for the position is F$20,474 and benefits will include the provision of life and medical insurance. Subsidised housing may be provided subject to availability, and where applicable, airfares on recruitment and repatriation (for intern only) will be provided. The position is available for 18 months subject to performance and funding. Interested applicants are encouraged to download the information package containing the job description and remuneration details. Applications should be addressed to the Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Private Mail Bag, Suva, or sent via email and should be received before Friday 24 October 2008. To be eligible for this position, applicants must be a national of a Forum Island Country. The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages both men and women to apply. * 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, Vanuatu. Forum Island Countries refers to Forum members exclusive of Australia and New Zealand. |
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