Communications/Community Assessment and Participation Adviser (Pacific IWRM)

Background:

The Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) recently approved the regional Sustainable Integrated Water Resources and Wastewater Management Project (Pacific IWRM) for implementation. The Pacific IWRM Project will start in 2008 and will run for five years to 2013 with a total contribution from the GEF of US$10.7 million. The Project will help fourteen Pacific Island Countries address problems of pollution entering ground and surface water, as well as support improved management of clean water for drinking and sanitation.

The regional PCU will be based within the Community Lifelines Programme of the Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), located in Suva, Fiji Islands. The PCU will provide a technical support, coordination, supervision, and management function for the implementation of the Pacific IWRM Project and will operate in accordance with the rules and procedures of Implementing Agencies UNDP/UNEP, Executing Agency SOPAC, and the GEF.

Qualifications:

Applicants for technical positions should have a broad understanding of development issues and their applicability to the Pacific region, and possess a high level of interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity. SOPAC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified women and men.

The salary and benefit package offered for all positions is commensurate with terms and conditions of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific.

Closing date for application:

The deadline for applications is Friday, 25 July 2008, 17:00, local Suva time. Please refer to the Instructions for Applicants for further information at http://www.sopac.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=110.

All interested applicants are encouraged to contact the IWRM Team at: iwrm@sopac.org for further information. Further information on National Demonstration Projects is available from: http://www.sopac.org/IWRM+Outputs