Dear Colleagues,
Please find following Pacific Vacancies - Announcement No. 2000/4
Apologies for the late dispatch - we only just received it!
For those interested in applying - Good luck!
Wilco Liebregts
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ORGANISATIONS IN THE PACIFIC REGION FROM WHERE WE CAN SOURCE EXPERTISE.
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ECO-CONSULT PACIFIC appreciates a reference to its Pacific Vacancy
Announcement Service if you decide to send in an application.
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SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY
TO: Representatives of Governments and Administrations N°: 99/36
Routine Distribution
File STF 5/57/2
SUBJECT : RECRUITMENT OF INFORMATION OFFICER
1. We wish to advertise the post of Information Officer and recruit a
suitable person to take up the duties of the post as early as possible in
the new year.
2. Governments and Administrations may wish to consider secondment of an
officer to fill this post.
3. I would be grateful if Governments and Administrations could advertise
this post as widely as possible without incurring any cost to the
Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
3. A statement setting out the duties, responsibilities and qualifications,
experience and skills required for the position plus conditions of
employment is attached to this Recruitment Notice.
Dr. Bob Dun
Director-General
POST DESCRIPTION
INFORMATION OFFICER
RESPONSIBLE TO: The Plant Protection Adviser
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the SPC Plant Protection Adviser and in
collaboration with relevant regional stakeholders, the Information Officer
will:
1. Manage a cost-effective and efficient Plant Protection Information
Service which is a complementary component of the SPC Agricultural
Information Service;
2. Anticipate and actively explore client needs and provide a proactive
information, communication and distribution service to ACP countries and
OCTs in plant protection;
3. Identify, organise and fully document appropriate literature and other
information in all its forms and maintain an efficient information retrieval
system to support an efficient, comprehensive and up-to-date Plant
Protection Information service to clients;
4. Supervise and, when appropriate, provide 'in-house' training or recommend
further training, for Library support staff and/or travel overseas to
provide national training in information technology;
5. Prepare Information products, such as databases, current awareness
bulletins, technical leaflets, extension materials for distribution to
clients and systematically explore and recommend possibilities of
introducing new technologies for information dissemination and communication
appropriate for the region;
6. Maintain existing linkages and systematically explore and establish new
linkages on behalf of PPS with appropriate national, regional and
international agencies that are judged necessary and appropriate for the
provision of a comprehensive, relevant and up-to-date information service to
clients of the Plant Protection Service;
7. Perform other duties related to information and communication services
required by the Plant Protection Adviser.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
A degree in information and communication science and technology or in
librarianship and considerable experience in information and communication
technology. To be eligible for appointment the Information Officer should
have a background in information services, especially publications in
biological sciences or agriculture and experience with computerised
information systems preferably in plant protection and with the development
and maintenance of electronic databases in developing countries.
SALARY, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SALARY AND ALLOWANCES:
The salary for this position will be F$4971 per month, depending on
qualifications and experience. In addition, an establishment grant will be
payable to non-residents of Fiji. Where appropriate, other allowances such
as education allowance may be payable. SPC emoluments are not subject to
income tax in Fiji at the present time.
TENURE:
The appointment will be from the date of appointment until 31 December 2000
in the first instance. There are prospects for extension of the post for a
further period of three to four years. Applicants may wish to consider a
period of secondment from their present employment to enable them to take up
this short-term post if it was offered to them.
DUTY STATION: Suva, Fiji.
ACCOMMODATION:
A rental assistance supplement of F$ 1100 per month will be provided.
LEAVE:
Annual leave will accrue at the rate of 25 working days per year of active
duty service.
SICK LEAVE:
Thirty (30) working days per annum.
MEDICAL BENEFITS:
The SPC staff Medical Benefits Scheme, to which the appointee would
contribute 1.5% of basic salary, reimburses doctor's fees, cost of
prescribed medicines, surgical and hospital costs, etc., up to certain limits.
PROVIDENT FUND:
The appointee will be eligible for membership of the Secretariat's Staff
Provident Fund.
FARES AND REMOVAL EXPENSES:
For an appointee recruited outside Fiji, airfares by the most direct and/or
economic route for the appointee and dependent family members and reasonable
removal expenses by sea of personal and household effects will be met by the
Secretariat on appointment and termination.
SMOKE-FREE WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Smoking is not permitted at the workplace.
APPLICATIONS:
Applications should be addressed to the Deputy Director General, Secretariat
of the Pacific Community, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji, to arrive by 30
January 2000. To avoid delay, applicants should give full personal details,
qualifications, experience and relevant previous appointments, present
position and salary, and the names and addresses of three referees, together
with an indication as to how soon they would be available. Applications may
be sent by facsimile, or email to Fax no. 679 370 021, email: pps@....
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PLEASE NOTE:
ECO-CONSULT PACIFIC provides this vacancy announcement to those specialists
on our database who have provided us with an email address. The service is
provided free of charge. Unless otherwise indicated, ECO-CONSULT PACIFIC
will not be involved in the selection process, nor in any of the
negotiations for the position, and will not claim any charges from the
specialists.
The vacancies are obtained from regional and international organisations,
magazines, newspapers and colleagues. Although we will do our best to relate
to you the details on the positions as they have been provided to us, it is
possible that some information may be incorrect. ECO-CONSULT PACIFIC
advises those interested in a vacancy to contact the advertising
organisation directly for specific details on the position. ECO-CONSULT
PACIFIC will not accept any liability for incorrect information.
Although we have some 400 email recipients for 'Pacific Vacancies', your
address will remain confidential.
If you do not want to receive the vacancy announcements, please email us and
we'll remove you from the mailing list. Of course, you can always join again
later.
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