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Pacific Vacancies Announcement No. 2024/698

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PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM

Opportunity at the Forum:

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Team Leader Communications

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The Pacific Islands Forum

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The Pacific Islands Forum is an Employer of Choice in the region, aiming to recruit and employ staff based on merit and organisational needs. The Pacific Islands Forum also ensures that its employment selection upholds its values and commitment to Forum membership, gender balance, and to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that is fully representative of our member countries*. Our workforce is currently over 50% female, and we have representatives from twelve of the eighteen Forum member countries.?

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To achieve greater workforce representation from all Forum member countries, we strongly encourage applicants from the following countries to apply: Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Nauru, Niue, New Caledonia, and Palau.

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The Opportunity

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The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat invites suitably experienced and qualified individuals to apply for the Team Leader Communications position. Reporting to the Deputy Secretaries General, the role is to provide quality oversight of all forms of communication and public affairs activities to strengthen the role of media and stakeholder engagement for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Specific accountabilities for the position encompass the following key result areas :

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·????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Uses a strategic approach to prioritise and drive communications;

·????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Leads on external communications;

·????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Supports internal teams to deliver targeted communications;

·????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Promotes the work of the Forum and the Members; and

·????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Drives awareness, action, and advocacy, to advance the priorities of the Leaders.

Applicants should have a master’s degree in the fields of media and communicationswith at least 10 years of relevant work experience. Applicants should have excellent communication and analytical skills, is a critical thinker, with sound judgement and understanding of the Pacific’s political and economic development landscape.

Candidates should also have a sound knowledge of and experience in Pacific media and communications, institutions, and processes, with experience in writing and editing of speeches and press statements, as well as participation and engagement in international meetings.

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The Benefits

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The position carries a competitive and attractive remuneration and benefits package, including allowances for housing and education, and medical, accident, and life insurance coverage. The position is at the Band 12, Adviser level of the PIFS salary scale. The starting salary for position is SDR 45,113 per annum, which is equivalent to FJD 135,800. For non-Fijian nationals, this salary may be tax-free.

Note: Amounts are based on the 1 December 2024 foreign exchange rates, but the final salary will be dependent on foreign exchange rates at the time of payment.

How to apply

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Interested applicants can find out more information on the PIFS website: www.forumsec.org, where an information package containing the full responsibilities, selection criteria, and remuneration details, is available.

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Applicants must include in either their application or Curriculum Vitae the full contact details of three (3) referees. To be eligible for this position, the applicant must be a national of a Forum member country*. Applicant must be willing to travel periodically via economy class.

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The deadline for applications is Friday 10 January 2025, 5pm (Fiji Time)

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*Member States of the Pacific Islands Forum: Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

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PLEASE NOTE:

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