Senior Advisor, Partner Coordination

In this role, your primary assignment is to:

• Support delivery of the Fale's engagement and coordination with development partners also working in the Pacific on public sector strengthening.

• Support delivery of Output 2 of the Fale's establishment MOU, regarding the convening of the annual Fono: Pacific Public Service Leaders' Conference, as well as the secretariat functions set out in the Pacific Public Service Leaders' Group (PPSLG) Terms of Reference (TOR).

The expected areas of focus and deliverables for this role are as follows:

• Provision of support for the development and implementation of a Partner Coordination Plan, including through the establishment of a ‘Fono Partner Dialogue', to be imbedded as a regular feature of the annual Fono: Pacific Public Service Leaders' Conference programme.

• Provision of support for the development of formal partnership arrangements where it would be of benefit to the advancement of the Fale's bilateral delivery programme, and support for regular engagement following establishment of such arrangements.

If this sounds like you, apply today!

Applications close 31 October.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Recent experience in one of more of the following areas: foreign affairs, pacific development, multilateral and/or Pacific regional affairs. • An excellent understanding of Pacific development issues and challenges, including as articulated in the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, and the Boe Declaration on Regional Security. • An excellent understanding of CROP agency procedures and the Pacific development partner landscape, including regional summitry. • Familiarity with development partner accountability requirements (especially DFAT and MFAT). • You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this job.