Dear Colleagues,
Please find following Pacific Vacancies - Announcement No. 2002 / 66
For those who intend to apply: Good luck!
Wilco Liebregts
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ECO-CONSULT PACIFIC NOW HAS MORE THAN 1100 PACIFIC ISLAND SPECIALISTS ON
OUR DATABASE. WE ALSO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANISATIONS FROM WHERE WE CAN SOURCE EXPERTISE
TO : Representatives of Governments and Administrations
No. : 02/12
Routine Distribution
FILE : STF 5/6/2 DATE :
27 March 2002
SUBJECT : RECRUITMENT OF EXTENSIONIST (WEED MANAGEMENT)
1. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) invites
applications for
the position of Extensionist (Weed Management) for the Plant Protection
in the Pacific Project (PPP), based in Suva, Fiji. Closing date for
applications will be 15 May 2002.
2. I would be grateful if Governments and Administrations could
advertise
this post widely without incurring any cost to the Secretariat of the
Pacific Community.
3. A statement setting out the duties, responsibilities, qualifications,
experience and skills required for the position plus terms and
conditions of employment is attached to this Recruitment Notice.
Yves Corbel
for Director
General
Attach.
Original text : English
SPC/Recruitment Notice No. 02/12
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SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY
JOB DESCRIPTION
EXTENSIONIST (WEED MANAGEMENT)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Plant Protection Adviser
BACKGROUND
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is an independent
intergovernmental agency providing technical advice, assistance,
training and research in the service of 22 Pacific Island countries and
territories of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. It currently has a
staff of more than 230. SPC is officially bilingual, with English and
French being the working languages.
The SPC Plant Protection Service (PPS) within its Regional Agriculture
Programme, supports the development of national capacities in plant
quarantine and pest management. We are seeking to recruit an
Entomologist for the 'Plant Protection in the Pacific Project' (PPP)
which is funded by the European Community.
To be eligible for this position applicants must be citizens of a
European Union country or an African, Caribbean, or Pacific (ACP)
country that are signatories to the Lom¨¦ IV Convention. Applications
received from citizens of countries other than those stated above will
not be considered.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the Plant Protection Adviser and in
collaboration with Pacific Island countries and territories and SPC
staff, the the Extensionist in Weed Management will coordinate and
implement SPC-Plant Protection Service’s regional agricultural and
invasive weed management programme by:
 Planning and implementing national weed management strategies
and priorities in Pacific island countries and territories in
consultation with appropriate experts, regional organisations and
national authorities;
 Advising Pacific islands national authorities on the management
of weeds of the environment, forestry and agriculture;
 Facilitating the assessment of, the occurrence, distribution
and invasiveness of weeds in Pacific island countries;
 Contributing to the area wide design and implementation of the
sustainable management of pest systems in consultation with national
authorities and PPS staff;
 Facilitating the training of staff in national biosecurity
(quarantine), environment, forestry and agricultural authorities on the
recognition, emergency response and management of invasive weeds;
 Assisting PPS staff and Pacific Island countries with the
writing and development of project proposals, annual reports and the
production of extension and information materials;
 Collaborating with Pacific islands and PPS staff with regional
diagnostic services;
 Assisting with regional public awareness campaigns to increase
the compliance of the travellers and traders with national biosecurity
(quarantine) procedures and laws in relation to weeds;
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 Communicating effectively and travelling extensively and
frequently in the Pacific and possibly internationally for consultations
on, and implementation of national, regional and global weed management
systems.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Applicants must have:
 A degree in agricultural, biological or environmental sciences,
with specialisation in disciplines underlying weed management and
extension;  A knowledge of and experience with participatory
methodology used in extension and in training and its use in rural
settings for the transfer of weed management technology, preferably also
experience of Pacific island cultures;  A knowledge of the
biology and taxonomy of weeds of tropical regions of the world, weed
risk analysis and weeds of the world that may be a threat to Pacific
forests, natural environments and agriculture;  Good English
language skills and a full range of organising, co-ordinating and
personal computer (PC)-based skills.
SALARY AND ALLOWANCE
The starting salary for this position will be SDR 20,304 and SDR 28,440
per annum (which is equivalent to F$58,428 to FJD81,840 at the
prevailing reference exchange rate of F$1.00 = .3475SDR) in the SPC
Professional salary grade for staff based in Fiji. In addition, an
Establishment Grant will be payable to non-residents of Fiji. SPC
emoluments are not subject to income tax in Fiji at the present time.
The international currency exchange rate at the time of writing is
approximately USD 1.00 = F$2.28.
TENURE
The appointment will be for a period of three years in the first
instance, subject to the satisfactorily completion of a one-year
probationary period. The contract may be renewed for a further period
subject to performance and continued funding availability.
DUTY STATION
Suva, Fiji.
ACCOMMODATION
A rental assistance of F$1,170 per month will be provided.
LEAVE
Leave will accrue at the rate of 25 working days per annum. For
expatriate staff members, home leave fares are payable after 18 months
of service.
SICK LEAVE
Thirty working days per annum.
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MEDICAL BENEFITS
The SPC's Staff Medical Insurance will provide basic medical insurance
cover for staff and his/her dependants. Supplementary medical insurance
cover can be purchased at staff's expense with our insurer to increase
the level of insurance cover for staff who wish to do this.
PROVIDENT FUND
The appointee will be eligible for membership of the SPC’s Staff
Provident Fund. Staff contribute eight per cent of basic salary to which
SPC adds a matching contribution.
FARES AND REMOVAL EXPENSES
For an appointee recruited outside Fiji, air fares by the most
direct/and or economic route for the appointee and recognised
dependants, and reasonable removal expenses by sea of personal and
household effects will be met by SPC on appointment and termination.
COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
SPC has a standardised computing environment based on Microsoft Office
running under Microsoft Windows.
SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT
Smoking is not permitted in the work place.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
SPC is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment to SPC staff
vacancies is based entirely on merit, but in cases where two shortlisted
candidates are judged to be of equal rank by the Selection Committee,
preference will be given to Pacific Island nationals.
ADDRESS
Applications should be addressed to the Senior Deputy Director General,
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji, to
arrive by 15 May 2002. Applicants should provide full personal details,
describe their qualifications and experience, and explain how these suit
them for the specific requirements of the advertised position. Relevant
previous appointments, present position and salary, and the names and
addresses (including telephone, fax, e-mail contacts) of three referees
should also be provided. Testimonials may be provided with the
application, but are not considered a substitute for confidential
referee's reports, which will be commissioned directly by SPC.
Applications may alternatively, or additionally, be submitted by fax
(No.
+679 370 021), or email to recruitsuva@..., preferably in plain text
or Rich Text Format (RTF).
More can be learned about SPC and its Programmes and activities through
the web site <> .
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
is
not and 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
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