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Pacific
Community
Communauté
du Pacifique

JOB DESCRIPTION

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Organisation Context:

The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our unique organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health surveillance, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

The Geoscience Energy and Maritime (GEM) Division provides advice, technical assistance, research and training support to Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs). There are three (4) programmes within the division:

  • Oceans and Maritime Programme (OMP) – assists member countries with services that provide applied ocean science and knowledge for evidence-based policy-making and technical solutions for improved ocean and maritime governance, management and capacity development.
  • Georesources and Energy Programme (GEP) – assists member countries by applying technical knowledge in the areas of geoscience and sustainable energy use.

  • Disaster and Community Resilience Programme (DCRP) – assists member countries to demonstrate strengthened resilience through integrated action on disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, natural resource management and increased access to water and sanitation.

  • Earth and Ocean Observation Services – Promoting spatial data and systems analysis and capacity to improve decision-making to improve resilience and sustainable resource management.

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Key Result Areas:

The position of Geospatial Data Assistant encompasses the following major functions or Key Result Areas:

  1. Provide project support in the geospatial data collection, analysis, surveying and mapping
  2. Assist in the maintenance of the geospatial database
  3. Assist the Pacific Geospatial and Surveying Team in technical analysis and reporting
  4. Assist the Pacific Geospatial and Surveying Team in the implementation of field surveys for surveying and mapping.

The requirements in the above Key Result Areas are broadly identified below.

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Note

The above performance standards are provided as a guide only. The precise performance measures for this position will need further discussion between the jobholder and supervisor as part of the performance development process.

Most Challenging Duties Typically Undertaken (Complexity):

  • The provision of timely, accurate and relevant technical support on the project related issues.
  • Attention to detail whilst combining information from several sources into one database.
  • Establishing processes and procedures for data migration that are novel and without precedence.
  • Understanding the technical and legal process under the Law of the Sea Convention and how it relates to the publication of marmite boundaries data and information.

Functional Relationships & Relationship Skills:

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Level of Delegation:

Routine Expenditure Budget: Nil

Budget Sign off Authority without requiring approval from direct supervisor: Nil

Person Specification:

This section is designed to capture the expertise required for the role at the 100% fully effective level. (This does not necessarily reflect what the current position holder has.) This may be a combination of knowledge/experience, qualifications or equivalent level of learning through experience or key skills, attributes or job specific competencies.

Qualifications

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Knowledge / Experience

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Key Skills /Attributes / Job Specific Competencies

The following levels would typically be expected for the 100% fully effective level:

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Key Behaviours

All employees are measured against the following *Key Behaviours** as part of Performance Development:*

  • Change and Innovation
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Teamwork
  • Promotion of Equity and Equality
  • Judgement
  • Building Individual Capacity

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Personal Attributes

  • Communicates effectively
  • Honest and hardworking
  • Friendly with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work unsupervised
  • A team player with professional conduct
  • Ability to take initiatives and learn new work-related skills
  • Demonstrated high level of commitment to customer service
  • Demonstrates cultural and gender sensitivity

Change to Job Description:

From time to time, it may be necessary to consider changes in the job description in response to the changing nature of our work environment – including technological requirements or statutory changes. Such change may be initiated as necessary by the Director Corporate Services. This Job Description may be reviewed as part of the preparation for performance planning for the annual performance cycle.

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