Finance and Administrative Officer - Pacific Resilience Program

The Pacific Islands Forum was founded in August 1971 and currently comprises 16 independent and self-governing states in the Pacific. Forum Leaders meet annually to develop collective responses to regional issues.

The Forum’s administrative arm is the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, based in Suva, Fiji. It acts as the Secretariat for Forum-related events, implements decisions by the Leaders, facilitates the delivery of development assistance to member states, and undertakes the political and legal mandates of Forum meetings. The Forum Secretariat is also mandated to coordinate the implementation of the Framework for Pacific Regionalism.

The Forum Secretariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About this Opportunity

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Pacific Resilience Program (PREP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. PIFS wishes to invite eligible Individual Consultants to express their interest in providing their services for Finance & Administrative Officer, a full time position within the PREP Regional Coordination Unit (RCU).The time frame of the Consultancy will be a three and a half (3.5) year, with a contract renewable every year, subject to performance, and, with 3 months’ probationary period. 

The Finance & Administrative Officer would report directly to the Regional Coordinator of the PREP and would be responsible for providing reliable financial management and administrative support to the Regional Coordinator.   

Responsibilities will include:

§  Providing financial management support

§  Facilitating administrative requirements of the PREP

§  Assisting with the effective and efficient conduct of all RCU procurement requirements

§  Undertaking monitoring of expenditure and financial reporting

We are looking for candidates with a University Diploma in Accounting or Financial Administration/Management and/or any other relevant field; at least 5 years’ experience in position with similar responsibilities; strong numeric skills, advanced excel spreadsheet skills including macros, and effectively used a recognized accounting package for generation of financial reports; operating experience with accounting software packages in particular the Navision system, and; understanding of database fundamentals. Desirable experience includes experience with donor financed programmes.

Applicants should possess the ability to demonstrate exceptional customer service skills and work ethics. The applicant must also have strong interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to organise, coordinate and prioritise conflicting demands.

How to Apply

Interested individuals will need to register at www.tenders.net/forumsec to obtain the call for Expression of Interest. The call for Expression of Interest (EOI) and Terms of Reference for the position will be available under the heading: PREP Finance & Administrative Officer.

The EOI should be submitted in PDF format to the web link www.tenders.net/forumsec and must be clearly marked: PREP Finance & Administrative Officer.

Deadline for Expression of Interest (EOI)

EOI need to be submitted to the Forum Secretariat by 5pm (Fiji time) Friday 24^th March 2017.  Late or incomplete EOI will not be considered.

Further Information

All queries or requests for information in relation to the position must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum on www.tenders.net/forumsecbefore 5pm on Friday, 17 March, 2017.

All queries will be responded to via the Question and Answer Forum on www.tenders.net/forumsec before 5pm on Wednesday 22 March, 2017.

Note: The PIFS will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the REOI due to any reason whatsoever.