Executive Assistant

*OCO will never request payment or your financial information during the recruitment process.

The Oceania Customs Organisation is a Pacific regional intergovernmental organisation, with the mission to help its 23-member administrations align with international customs standards and best practice, leading to greater economic prosperity and increased border security. We are inviting applications to join its Secretariat located in Suva, Fiji for the position of:

 Executive Assistant

The Executive Assistant role provides high level administrative and communication support to the Executive and Management staff of OCO and ensures that corporate service deliverables effectively and efficiently meet deadlines and expectations.

If you believe the role description above matches your experience, please provide us with information about your background noting the following key selection criteria for this role:

  • Your extensive experience (minimum 7 years) as a Personal or Executive Assistant to a CEO or equivalent.
  • Your relevant tertiary qualifications (minimum diploma) in office administration or related discipline.
  • Your knowledge of standard office administrative practices and procedures.
  • Demonstration of excellent communication skills, both written and verbal in English.
  • Proven experience in maintaining a high level of accuracy and confidentiality concerning classified documents, financials and handling staff files.

Contract Duration: 3 Years

Contract Type: Local

Salary: FJD$40,819.00

 For your application to be considered, you are required to provide:

  • Current resume (to include 3 contactable referees) containing no more than 3 pages;
  • Covering letter responding to each of the Key Selection Criteria outlined for either of the positions above.

 A detailed position description for this role is available Here.

 

Applications close on 31st December 2024. Only Shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Late applications will not be accepted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Priority 1

Customs Leadership

Overall Objective: Enhance the Leadership capability to enable Customs’ modernisation reforms

Develop and strengthen Members’ leadership capabilities at executive management and supervisory levels

* Strengthen the implementation of the current OCO Professional Standards Framework (OPSF).
* Facilitate executive and management programmes with a continued focus on women in leadership
* Develop mentoring and internship programmes and modules
* Develop front line supervision training
* Develop a train the trainer program
* Provide ethics and governance training

Strengthen organisational development for the future

* Conduct annual training needs analysis for individual Members
* Facilitate and promote the use of relevant WCO and OCO E-learning modules
* Develop a Gender Equality Plan for Customs
* Policy and Legislative skill development
* Develop a pathway to be a recognised accredited Customs training provider
* Secretariat and Member engagement at regional and international forums.
* Build and maintain a Customs Expert database

Strengthen succession planning

  • * Development of executive and leadership courses for Member administrations
  • * Conduct a regional workshop on Corporate Governance and Succession Planning for Member administrations