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Post Description:  Personnel Officer (PO)

Background

Applications are invited from citizens and residents of Samoa for the above Support Staff position with SPREP at Vailima.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is an independent intergovernmental agency that provides assistance and technical advisory services to Pacific Island countries, territories and administrations in the protection and management of their environment to ensure they achieve sustainable development for present and future generations. The organization is based in Apia, Samoa and has a total staff body of about 70 comprised of about even number of professional and support staff. SPREP has a total annual budget of about USD8 millions. SPREP’s membership comprises 21 Pacific Island countries and territories and 4 developed countries 1 .

The Corporate Services Division is responsible for the provision of support services to the Organisation through the areas of Human Resources & Administration, Finance, Information Technology, Information Resources and Communications & Publications.

1 American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United Sates of America, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

The successful candidate is responsible to the Senior Administration Officer (SAO) to perform the following duties in an efficient and effective manner:

• Implement in a timely manner and provide advice on the Secretariat’s Human Resources procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines including:
  • Recruitment & Selection and Termination
  • Employment Contracts
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Induction
  • Salaries and Remuneration
  • Personal Accident & Life Insurance
  • Occupational & Workplace Safety

•  Review, process and provide relevant advice on all staff claims and entitlements in accordance with the Staff Regulations including:
  • Medical
  • Education
  • Expatriate entitlements
  • Leave Applications

•  Attend to all Immigration requirements of expatriate staff upon recruitment and on termination and all other employment requirements for staff;

• Ensure all relevant records are updated and maintained and all Personal Files safeguarded and kept confidential at all times;

• Provide regular updates to Management on the status of the HR processes and provide timely advice to Finance on staffing remuneration issues;

• Monitor and update the Attendance Book for Support Staff;

• Attend to all administration requirements for the HR section including advertisement procedures, purchasing of necessary office stationery and equipment and responding to staffing enquiries;

• Provide a monthly report to SAO on all the Section’s responsibilities;

• Other duties as assigned by SAO or Management from time to time.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• University Diploma in organizational Management or Administration (A higher qualification would be an advantage);
• 5 years practical experience in relevant human resource management procedures in a medium-to-large size organisation;
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English with demonstrated ability in Microsoft computing softwares including Word, Excel and Powerpoint;
• Demonstrated ability to do research and understand regulations, policies and procedures;
• Demonstrated ability to set and implement workplans and work efficiently with minimal supervision; and

• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.

Terms and Conditions

Duty Station: Apia, Samoa.

Duration:   Appointment is for a term of 3 years initially with a possible renewal depending on performance and availability of funds.

Grade:   Appointment will be at the Grade F3 of SPREP’s Support Staff Scale.

Salary: Basic salary ranges from SAT$27,453 p.a. to SAT$41,181 p.a. depending on qualifications and experience.

Term: Appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical examination, as well as a 6 months’ probationary period. An appointment is terminated by (i) completion of term of contract (ii) one month’s notice by either party (iii) without notice by either party paying one month salary in lieu of notice or (iv) dismissed with or without notice as a disciplinary measure.

Annual Leave: 15 working days a year (up to a maximum accumulation of 50 days).

Sick Leave: 30 working days a year (up to a maximum accumulation of 90 days).

Other Leave: Provisions also exist for maternity, family (compassionate and paternity) and special (without pay) leave.

Duty Travel : SPREP meets travelling expenses at prescribed rates necessarily incurred by staff required to travel away from Apia on official business.

Personal Accident Insurance : All employees are covered by SPREP’s 24 hour Life and Personal Accident Insurance Policy.

Medical Benefits : All employees and their dependents are entitled to have all reasonable medical, dental, and optical expenses, as determined by the Director, under the terms and conditions of the SPREP in-house Medical Treatment Scheme.

Superannuation : For local contract staff, SPREP will pay 7% of basic salary to the Samoa National Provident Fund.

Definitions:

'Dependent' means the financially dependent spouse or dependent child of an employee.

'Dependent child' means an employee’s unmarried, financially dependent, natural or legally adopted child who is:

• under the age of 16 years; or
• under the age of 19 years if undertaking full-time study at a secondary school; or
• under the age of 22 years if enrolled and undertaking full-time study at a university or other tertiary institution; or
• mentally or physically incapacitated.

“Financially dependent” as used in the previous two definitions means spouse or child for whom the main and continuing financial support provided by the staff member.

Equal Opportunities: SPREP is an equal opportunities employer. Men and women are equally eligible for all posts in SPREP.

General: Appointment will be under the terms and conditions of SPREP’s Staff Regulations, a copy of which will be made available to the successful applicant.

Applications

Applications should include:

• A detailed curriculum vitae containing full personal details, qualifications and experience relevant for the position; previous and current appointments with salaries and names and contact addresses/numbers/E-mail of three professional referees who are prepared to provide testimonials.
• Available references from at least three recent employers and/or supervisors
• A statement to address how each Essential Selection Criteria is met.
• Copies of academic qualifications.

The Director

SPREP                                                    Telephone: (685) 21 929

P O Box 240                                             Fax: (685) 20 231

Apia                                                         Email: SPREP@sprep.org

Samoa