Dear Colleagues,
Please find following Pacific Vacancies - Announcement No. 2002 / 64 -
SPC Plant Quarantine
For those who intend to apply: Good luck!
Wilco Liebregts
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ECO-CONSULT PACIFIC NOW HAS MORE THAN 1000 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. :
02/11
Routine Distribution
FILE : STF 5/6/2 DATE :
27 March 2002
SUBJECT : RECRUITMENT OF BIOSECURITY (QUARANTINE) OFFICER
1. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) invites
applications for
the position of Biosecurity (Quarantine) Officer, 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. 02/11
Page 1
SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY
JOB DESCRIPTION
BIOSECURITY (QUARANTINE) OFFICER
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 a Biosecurity
(Quarantine) Officer 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
Biosecurity Officer will coordinate SPC-Plant Protection Service’s
programme of building and maintaining regionally harmonised, efficient
and
effective national biosecurity systems (quarantine services) and
quarantine-related trade activities by:
 Facilitating the adoption of international and regional
phytosanitary and food quality standards that comply with international
conventions, treaties, protocols and agreements;
 Assisting with capacity building in import risk analysis and
related quality assurance activities and updating of national pest
lists;
 Coordinating the review and amendment, if appropriate, of
national quarantine (biosecurity) laws and their implementation through
appropriately modified national quarantine procedures;
 Developing and maintaining regionally coordinated pest
surveillance and emergency response procedures and contingency plans;
 Coordinating a regional public awareness campaign to increase
the
compliance of the travellers and traders with national biosecurity
(quarantine) laws and procedures;
 Communicating effectively and travelling extensively and
frequently in the Pacific and possibly internationally for consultations
on, and implementation of national, regional and global biosecurity
issues
and systems.
SPC/Recruitment Notice No. 02/11
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QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Applicants must have:
 A degree in agricultural, biological or environmental sciences,
with specialisation in one or more quarantine-related disciplines;
 A knowledge of the range of relevant international conventions
and treaties and how they impact on trade, biosecurity, biosafety, food
quality and the environment;
 Substantial experience in the development and implementation
and
of quarantine policy and quarantine law and familiarity with quarantine
procedures and border operations;
 Good English language skills and a full range of organising,
coordinating and personal computer (PC)-based skills
It would be of advantage if applicants also possessed:
 Substantial experience in consultations with the public sector
and with designing quarantine related training and information materials
for quarantine staff and the public;
 Knowledge and experience of Pacific island cultures and a
working
knowledge of quarantine services in the Pacific.
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.
SPC/Recruitment Notice No. 02/11
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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
PACIFIC will not accept any liability for incorrect information.
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Wilco Liebregts
Managing Director
Eco-Consult Pacific
PO Box 5406, Raiwaqa P.O.,
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