Employment Opportunities

Short Term Technical Assistance to the Tonga Energy Road Map Implementation Unit (TERM-IU)

The 2010-2020 Tonga Energy Roadmap (TERM) is 10 year plan to reduce the country's vulnerability to oil price shocks and achieve an increase in quality access to modern energy services in an environmentally sustainable manner, In accordance with the roadmap, in 2011 the Government of Tonga established a TERM Implementation Unit (TERM-IU) that is currently headed by a Director that reports directly to the TERM Committee (TERM-C).

In consultation with the TERM-IU Director, PIAC will recruit a team of two national/international consultants to support the functioning of the TERM-IU for a period of six (6) months: an international Institutional Advisor and a national Operations Officer. They will report to the Director of the TERM-IU. Both positions are full-time role based in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.

The Operations Officer is to provide high-level secretarial expertise (including complex coordination; liaison including with senior officials and development partners; preparation of minutes, correspondence and other written materials; and technological proficiency in preparation and formatting of documents, spreadsheets, diagrams, and databases); budget management; procurement; and office management.

For more information on qualifications, scope of work and submission of applications, please see the Terms of Reference.

Applications close Friday, 25 May 2012.

An Institutional Advisor will be recruited by PIAC to provide key support to the Director in carrying out key tasks and in the day-to-day running of the Unit, including supervision of other core staff and technical consultants. Among a range of other responsibilities, the Institutional Advisor will develop an operational strategy and a two-year workplan based on the tasks of the IU.

For more information on qualifications, scope of work and submission of applications, please see the Terms of Reference.

Applications close 18 May 2012.

Fast Fact #1

PRIF is an initiative jointly supported by:

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
European Commission (EC)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
New Zealand Government via the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZMFAT)
World Bank Group (WBG)

Fast Fact #3

PRIF aims to help improve infrastructure outcomes in the following economic infrastructure sectors:

Energy
Telecommunications
Transport (land, sea, air)
Waste Management
Water and Sanitation

Fast Fact #2

PRIF provides support to:

Cook Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Kiribati
Republic of Marshall Islands
Nauru
Niue
Palau
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

Fast Fact #5

Partner countries are encouraged to engage with the PRIF partners by having:

a single government agency responsible for the coordination of other agencies and for contact with PRIF development partners.
a process to sort out infrastructure priorities and lead development partners
a roadmap for future investment in economic infrastructure

Fast Fact #4

PRIF has eight priority principles to support improved infrastructure services which are:

long-term support to countries
country-led support
sector-based approaches
institutional support
supporting private sector development
use of appropriate technology
strengthened coordination
performance incentives