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Communications Officer and Communications and Public Relations Adviser , Fiji

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Communications Officer and Communications and Public Relations Adviser

The Secretariat seeks suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the two vacant positions in its Strategic Partnerships & Coordination Programme.

1. Communications Officer (Band 9)

This position will be responsible to the Director, through the Communications and Public Relations Adviser for:

• providing of technical advice on communications issues and strategies;
• managing the production and dissemination of PIFS communications material;
• devising and implementing a strategy for efficient and sustainable maintenance of the Forum Secretariat website and intranet system; and
• assisting in implementing the Forum Secretariat Communications Strategy.

2. Communications and Public Relations Adviser (Band 11)

This position will be responsible to the Director for:

• developing and coordinating the implementation of the Secretariat’s communication strategy and public relations activities and initiatives under the Pacific Plan;
• preparing, producing and disseminating of PIFS communications material including speeches, briefs, press releases, radio programmes and other documents;
• devising and implementing strategies for the efficient and sustainable maintenance of the Forum Secretariat website; and
• advocating an integrated and whole of Secretariat approach to communications and partnership initiatives.

The appointments will carry a competitive remuneration and benefits package including medical and life insurance. Using the December 2012 exchange rates, the annual salaries for these positions will be in the range of:

• SDR 23,653 to SDR 35,479 (equivalent to FJD65,904 to FJD98,855) for Band 9 ; and
• SDR32,002 to SDR48,002 (equivalent to FJD89,167 to FJD133,748) for Band 11.

For non-Fijian nationals, this salary may be tax-free. Interested applicants are encouraged to download information packages containing the job description and remuneration details. 

Click on 

http://www.forumsec.org/resources/uploads/attachments/documents/InfoPack_CO2013.pdf to download the Communications Officer information package. 

Click on 

http://www.forumsec.org/resources/uploads/attachments/documents/InfoPack_CPRA.pdf
to download the Communications and Public Relations Adviser information package.

To be eligible for these positions, applicants must be a national of a Forum member country.* Both positions are based at the Secretariat’s headquarters in Suva, Fiji.

Applications should be addressed to the Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Private Mail Bag, Suva and can be sent electronically to jobs@forumsec.org.fj . Applications should be received by 4pm on 15 February 2013. 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, and Vanuatu.