I recently received an email stating these critical needs in the Pacific Area. The roles include HR, management, school teacher and nurse.
Director's Assistant for Personnel in Papua New Guinea
Do you enjoy working with people and assisting them to be successful? Do you have experience in Human Resource management, or a desire to learn how to provide that sort of administrative care to a large group of volunteers focused on Bible translation in Papua New Guinea? Consider using your skills or aptitude in supporting Bible translation in this critical role.
Responsibilities:
-Communicates with the appropriate sending organizations and interested personnel such that the personnel needs are well represented and clear and recruitment information is readily available.
-Facilitates the invitation process between the sending and receiving organizations.
-Ensure that those who need to know have the information they need regarding personnel needs, structures, information, requirements.
-Coordinates recording and filing of information about members in area of responsibility regarding work programs, training, furlough and/or vacation plans, etc.
-Maintains statistical personnel records for reporting to entity and international offices.
-Builds and maintains a current understanding of government requirements for expatriate staff as well as policies and requirements of appropriate Embassy and Consular Offices.
-Listens to member, giving encouragement and understanding. *Collaborates as needed with member in answering questions from his constituency about his program and plans. *Supervises and coordinates activities and program of office and staff.
-Trains and develops Personnel Department staff.
-Relates to both member and administration as liaison.
-Maintains statistical personnel records for reporting to entity and international offices.
Training Centre Manager
This role, and the one below, requires a high level of interaction with Papua New Guineans and the need to assist them in a variety of practical ways in addition to enabling them to receive training in the various ways mentioned below. It requires individuals who are learners as well as teachers, who can work alongside of national colleagues and also give leadership to them.
Responsibilities:
-Be responsible to see that all necessary equipment for courses is in functioning properly (computers, projectors, photocopiers, etc.)
-Arrange for housing for Papua New Guinean course participants when needed.
Serve as Project Manager for courses which receive funding from SIL International Project funding sources.
-Coordinate with Kitchen Manager to make sure that there is adequate food and staff for preparation of food for all courses.
-Oversee the buildings and grounds staff to make sure the training facilities are in good repair for all courses.
Training Administrator
As a member of the coordinator team, to oversee infrastructure for multiple training courses for Papua New Guineans who are receiving training in a variety of skill sets necessary for language development and Bible translation.
Responsibilities:
-Assist with scheduling of courses and procuring necessary staff.
-Advertise courses within SIL-PNG, as well as with partnering translation and language develop organisation throughout PNG.
-Coordinate with instructors to determine needed textbooks and other materials for each course, and procure all necessary supplies.
-Be responsible to see that all necessary equipment for courses is in functioning properly (computers, projectors, photocopiers, etc.)
-Maintain a list of participants who will be attending each course, and assist with travel plans when needed.
-Arrange for housing for Papua New Guinean course participants when needed.
-Serve as Project Manager for courses which receive funding from SIL International Project funding sources.
-Coordinate Welcome and Graduation ceremonies, working together with students to invite special speakers and guests, preparation of certificates and ceremony details.
Pacific Orientation School Teacher
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Responsible for assisting with the cultural orientation and education of children of the participants and staff at the Pacific Orientation Course
Responsibilities:
-Works under the direction of the Assistant to the POC Director. Helps with the evaluation of trainees.
-The main focus of the POC teacher is to provide cultural orientation, instruction in Melanesian pidgin and learning opportunities for the children of POC participants. As time is available, the teacher will provide instruction of staff children.
-Instruction and learning opportunities in math and reading will be provided during the school day, using curricula provided by Ukarumpa International School or homeschool materials provided by the parents.
-Will adapt method of instruction to maximize the local setting at Nobnob and Madang and to work with the student's learning style, as much as possible with limited staff and resources. Understands cross-cultural issues and makes appropriate life-style changes to fit the local setting. Assesses academic progress of students as well as progress in cultural orientation and language learning.
-The POC School is a large single classroom located at the POC site, in a rural setting of Madang Province. Generally, the teacher can expect:
**students may come from more than one home country.
**Some students may not have strong English language skills when they arrive at POC.
**There will be a range of grade levels that may range from early elementary through to high school.
Pacific Orientation Nurse
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Responsible for providing basic medical care for the POC participants and staff as well as presenting medical lectures to the course participants.
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Wendy for more information.
