POSITION VACANCY AT THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA HIGH COMMISSION, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND

Position        :          Finance Administration  Manager

Closing Date:          15 November 2024 at 5:00pm

Working Hours:      35 hours per week (5 days) between 9.00am to 1.00pm and 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

Salary :           $40/hour

Duties

  • Provide administrative support to the day-to-day running of the High Commission
  • Provide administrative support in managing accounts and finances of the High Commission
  • Prepare salaries, allowances and other entitlements for the Diplomatic Staff and Locally Engaged Staff
  • Maintain financial records, including commitment ledger
  • Work with the Head of Chancery in preparing administrative and financial reports, including Monthly Financial Returns to the Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Preparation of account payments and other administrative expenses
  • Work with the Head of Chancery in the preparation of Annual Budget Estimates for the High Commission
  • Monitor the Mission’s budget and expenditures and contribute to budget planning and revision
  • Manage the State properties and assets, including the renovation and maintenance of the Chancery and residences of the Diplomatic Staff
  • Maintain assets register and inventories of State-owned properties and assets
  • Seek tax and other reimbursements from the New Zealand Government Authorities
  • Ensure the financial transactions are authorized, recorded, filed with adequate supporting documentation, and maintained
  • Assist in recording and banking Migration Service Fees
  • Assist in driving as and when required
  • Execute any other duties as directed by the High Commissioner and Head of Chancery.

Minimum Academic Qualifications:

  • A Diploma or Certificate in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration from a recognized educational institution.
  • Other appropriate qualifications acceptable to the PNG Department of Foreign Affairs.

Minimum years of relevant Work experience and other skills:

  • Two (2) years of relevant work experience in a recognized organization and performed functions such as the following:
  • Basic financial accounting, monitoring and reporting, budget planning, processing of transactions, use of financial management systems
  • Basic procurement of goods and services, human resource support
  • Building and asset management; document and information management; operating IT systems (Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) and provision of basic support.

Required skills

  • Successful applicant will be required to understand PNG’s Foreign Service Manual of Operations and Handbook, and/ or other applicable laws both within PNG and New Zealand, and ability to effectively use and apply the relevant operational rules and procedures.

Application Procedure:

  • A comprehensive CV
  • Copies of all qualifications (Originals will be required from short-listed candidates during an interview)
  • Notarized copy of identification document
  • References/Service Certificates from previous employers

(Applications will not proceed further if any of the above is not met)

Applications

Applications and relevant documents can be hand-delivered or mailed to the Papua New Guinea High Commission at 279 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington. It can also be emailed to: office@png.org.nz

Selection Process

Please note that communications will be limited to short-listed applicants only.

Note – Police Clearance will be required for short-listed candidates.

For further details contact Mr. Jonathan Kidu, First Secretary on

Phone: 027 446 3083 Email: jonathan.kidu@png.org.nz