SPC vsat project vacancy

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Thanks to Alfred for forwarding this little job opening from SPC.

The attached document has the brief,

If you are interested, you might hit Big George (Siaosi Sovaleni) who is in
town with the SPC sponsored workshop running at the Fa'onelua Convention
Center.

Other positions advertised at SPC include:

[reference:
http://www.spc.int/corp/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0&Itemid=78]

* Human Development Officer
* Demographer
* Economic Statistician
* Financial Accountant
* Maritime Ports Security Officer
* Human Development Adviser
* Print Shop
* PRIPP Project Manager

More Details of the Post is actually in the below text (from the website)

http://www.spc.int/corp/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=118&Itemid=78

No. 07/49 - Project Coordinator - VSAT and CIC PDF Print
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Sunday, 21 October 2007

1. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community invites applications for the
position of Project Coordinator – VSAT / Community Information Centres.
The closing date for applications is 30 November 2007.

1. The attached statement sets out the duties, responsibilities,
qualifications, experience and skills required for the position, plus the
terms and conditions of employment. This is a three-year appointment,
renewable subject to performance and continued funding availability.

3. Recruitment for the position will follow standard selection
procedures, with the successful candidate being chosen by the
Director-General on the basis of merit.

Dr Jimmie Rodgers

Director-General

BACKGROUND

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is an international
organisation that provides technical and policy advice and assistance,
training and research services to its Pacific Island members. It works in a
wide range of sectors, including natural resources (agriculture, fisheries
and forestry), health, statistics, human development, information and
communication technology and social issues. SPC was established in 1947. It
has 26 member countries and territories and its working languages are
English and French. The organisation has approximately 350 staff and a
total annual budget of XPF 4.3 billion (approximately USD 48 million).

SPC’s headquarters are in Noumea, New Caledonia. It also has regional
offices in Suva, Fiji Islands, and in Pohnpei, Federated States of
Micronesia. SPC has gained a reputation for providing ‘real solutions to
real problems’ in the Pacific (SPC Corporate Review, 2005) and strives to
maintain professionalism, integrity and pragmatism in delivering its
services. Additional information on SPC can be found on its website:
www.spc.int.

The Project Coordinator – VSAT / Community Information Centres will
coordinate the implementation of the Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity
System (RICS) and integrated Community Information Centres (CIC) project.
The position will be responsible for the coordination, deployment,
operational rollout and support of the project. He/she will need to closely
liaise with (a) all project staff, (b) pilot site owners/operators, (c)
satellite owners and other service providers, and (d) participating SPC
sections and programmes.

The Project Coordinator will also be required to address the design,
development and pilots of proven and generic VSAT, wireless and IP
technologies that are appropriate to ICT access requirements in rural and
remote areas in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs). Such
technologies need to be demonstrated to island countries, development
partners, donors and participating Council of Regional Organisations in the
Pacific (CROP) agencies and their programmes that can benefit from use of
the technologies. The Project Coordinator will be required to ensure that
the technologies and applications adequately respond to the key business
areas prioritised by the Digital Strategy of the Pacific Plan.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Information Technology Manager, the incumbent’s main
responsibilities will be as follows.

Implementation of the RICS/CIC project:

* Technical management of the project;

* Coordinate the procurement of equipment; verify the delivered equipment
against that procured; arrange safe transportation of equipment and
coordinate/oversee the proper set-up and testing configuration of the
equipment on site

* Identify problems and issues associated with, and impediments to, the
widespread use of the technologies in PICTs and, as appropriate, address or
represent these issues to other forums or bodies (the issues include, but
are not limited to, developing sustainable models for ownership and
operation, licensing and spectrum issues, power supplies, potential
standards and interoperability issues)

* ?Ensure the licences granted by national governments satisfy the
operating requirements of the telecommunications equipment

* ?Develop the SPC service-level agreement and understand its key drivers
and how they can be monitored in a transparent and effective manner

* ?Advise on the most appropriate and cost-effective training topics and
training paths for site operators

* Identify recurring incidents and problems during deployment, develop
solutions and feed back into the curriculum used for site operator
training.

Design and development of appropriate VSAT, WIFI, IP and radio
technologies:

* Conduct country and regional workshops and seminars to disseminate the
expertise to design, implement and operate the technologies

* Represent the issues, e.g. spectrum and licensing, funding and
sustainable use, to policy-makers and regulators in the region

* Any other duties as directed by the Information Technology Manager.

SALARY, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

SALARY AND ALLOWANCES

The starting salary will depend on experience and qualifications and will
be in Grade J of SPC’s salary scale.

Professional salaries at SPC are set in SDR (Special Drawing Rights) and
paid in the local currency, i.e. the French Pacific Franc (XPF) in New
Caledonia. The salary range for this grade is SDR 3,724–4,834 per month.

At prevailing exchange rates these amounts convert into approximately XPF
518,306–672,796 per month (USD 5,200–6,800 ; € 4,343–5,638).

The organisation subsidises housing. An SPC-owned or SPC-rented house or
flat will be made available, with the staff member contributing 25 per cent
of the normal rental.

In addition, an establishment grant will be payable to non-residents of New
Caledonia. Where appropriate, other allowances such as child and education
allowance will be paid.

SPC emoluments are not subject to income tax in New Caledonia at the
present time.

TENURE

The appointment is initially for a period of two years, subject to a
one-year probationary period, with the possibility of renewal for a further
period depending on performance and continued funding availability.

DUTY STATION

Noumea, New Caledonia.

LEAVE

Leave will accrue at the rate of 25 working days per annum of active duty.

Sick leave is 30 working days per annum.

MEDICAL BENEFITS

SPC’s Staff Medical Insurance reimburses doctors’ fees, cost of
prescribed medicines, surgical and hospital costs, etc. up to certain
percentages and limits. Supplementary medical insurance is available to
increase these percentage reimbursements and limits.

PROVIDENT FUND

The appointee will be eligible for membership of SPC’s Staff Provident
Fund. Staff members contribute 8 per cent of their base salary, to which
SPC adds a matching contribution.

FARES AND REMOVAL EXPENSES

For an appointee recruited outside New Caledonia, the cost of 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-opportunity employer. Recruitment is based on merit. If two
shortlisted candidates are judged to be equally qualified, preference will
be given to Pacific Island nationals.

ADDRESS AND CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications should be addressed to the Director-General, Secretariat of
the Pacific Community, P.O. Box D5, Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia, to arrive
by 30 November 2007.

Applicants should provide their curriculum vitae and address the selection
criteria for the position in their covering letter. They should also
provide names and contact details of three referees.

Applications may be submitted by fax (+687 26 38 18) or email (
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Subject: RE: SPC vsat project vacancy
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:23:33 +1300 (TOT)
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Sam

Please would let the working groups know of this.

Malo

Alfred
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So, I guess we now know where the Job Post Came from, Just putting it here for those who haven't/don't Tonga-Now.

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Australia moves to fund broadband in the Pacific

22/11/2007 2:42:40 p.m.   Member countries and territories of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community have welcomed two major initiatives that are aimed at bridging the communication divide in the region. left: Tonga Broadcasting Commission,  that broadcast daily programs from the Ministry of Education to Primary Schools in the Kingdom The 37th meeting of Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations held in Apia, Samoa, was told that countries of the pacific are very excited.   Australia will fund the Pacific rural satellite interconnectivity system (Pacific RICS) and France has committed to funding the SPIN submarine cable network.   Tonga's Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office and its delegate to CRGA 37, Falekava Kupu, said the digital strategy will be very useful for Tonga in the long term.   “It will complement existing educational and teaching aids. For over 40 years we've been using radio as a teaching aid reaching out to remote islands. I think that this project here will complement that,” said Mr. Falekava Kupu.   Both projects, which are spearheaded by SPC and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, are aimed at improving access to communications technology, especially in rural areas.   Islands see this as an economic development initiative.   Fiji's delegate to CRGA 37, Foreign affairs official Veretariki Lomalagi, said the digital strategy is very important to the people of the Pacific. Mr Lomalagi said it complements the work of the Fiji government in trying to deregulate the telecommunications market. right: Mele Havili, Tonga Broadcasting Commission announcer, announcing messages on AM-station  “The high cost of telecommunications services is something the people in Fiji are talking about a lot, and the implementation of this project will surely bring about competition-which would definitely lead to a reduction in the cost of telecommunication services.”   The Kiribati High Commissioner to Fiji, Reteta Nikauta-Rimon, said connectivity is a development issue for her country.   “The prospects of having these solutions for countries like us would certainly promote not just greater awareness and connectivity between the main centre of administration and the community, but also bridge the isolation of our people.”     SPC's Director-General, Dr Jimmie Rodgers, called on CRGA 37 to consider engaging in these types of technology.   “The fact is, they are there. Before, they were not there or they were too expensive. Now they are there, and it is the role of governments to consider rolling them out so that they can benefit more of their communities.”   Mr Rodgers acknowledged the assistance provided by Australia and France for the two projects. left: Heti Fifita playing music on FM-90.1 of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission “We would encourage all member countries to think seriously about RICS and invest in it so that they can actually spread the benefits to the rest of the community. For the 12 countries in the SPIN project, we'd encourage you to engage seriously so that the benefits of unlimited bandwidth lower-cost communications can hit your countries and put you on the same page as developed countries in communication. We also urge this CRGA to encourage ministries of education to analyse the OLPC [One Laptop Per Child] initiative to see how useful that technology might be for education systems,” said Mr. Rodgers. And, most importantly, we urge the regulatory sector to encourage national telecommunications regulators - which are normally part of governments rather than the private sector - to look at issuing licences on VSAT for 'public good' institutions like schools, clinics, police posts and administrative centres in rural areas, to give them real potential for accessing this technology.” right: participants of a regional workshop on telecommunication held in Vava'u earlier this year SPC member countries and territories are American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji Islands, France, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States of America, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna.