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GOVERNMENT Community (CARICOM) Member International Development Insti- States and Associate Members of tutions; the Caribbean Community to fill NOTICE Development Banks; the abovementioned position in the T is notified for general information Caribbean Community Secretariat with National Economic Development that the Honourable Prime Minister, assigned duty station in Guyana. Agency; and in accordance with the National IArchives Authority of Saint Lucia Act, Private Sector Business Enterprise. Functions of the post: No. 16 of 1993, is pleased to appoint Knowledge of a foreign language the following persons to be members of This managerial position (French, Spanish or Dutch) would be the Authority with effect from October conceptualise, develop and execute an asset. 8, 2007 for a period of three (3) years: the necessary technical assistance Dr. Michael Louis – Chairperson interventions to assist Member States Computer proficiency is essential. accelerate the implementation of the Cabinet Secretary – wide range of Community decisions. Duties and Responsibilities: Deputy Chairperson This is a problem solving position which Under the direction of the Deputy Attorney General spans: responding to implementation Secretary-General, the Technical challenges facing Member States, Accountant General Coordinator, TASU, will be required conducting periodic needs assessment to: Registrar missions, researching and determining Mr. Milton Eric Branford – needs, consensus building with Member Provide technical assistance to Representative of the Saint Lucia State authorities on the development Member States’ requests; Archaeological & Historical Society of appropriate technical assistance Carry out needs assessments; Mr. Ricardo Bernard – interventions, providing oversight Representative of the Saint Lucia to the preparation of technical terms Prepare the conceptual outline for Chamber of Commerce, Industry of reference for consultancies, and projecting interventions; & Agriculture delivery of interventions and assessment Prepare programmes and budgets; Monsignor Patrick Anthony – of the results. The position also requires Representative of the providing leadership and supervision to Develop, Appraise And Implement Archdiocese of Castries staff members. projects; Ensure a mechanism in place for Office Of The Prime Minister Qualifications and Experience: Saint Lucia ready access to a range of consultancy Candidates must possess at least a services; Post-graduate Degree in Management, Provide inputs to the development or Business or Public Administration of technical terms of reference for with specialised training and sound multidisciplinary consultancies; working knowledge in: ACANCY Process services for implementing V Project development appraisal and technical assistance projects; NOTICES management; Prepare projects for mobilising Government relations; financial support from regional and Information technology for project international institutions; management; Coordinate responses to Member Resource mobilisation; States’ requests for technical Caribbean Community Secretariat assistance; Budgeting; Develop policies and procedures Post of Communication; and Technical Coordinator, for implementing technical assistance Technical Action Services Economic integration. programs; Unit (TASU) Plus eight (8) years of relevant and Supervise the work of all staff equivalent level of working experience members in the Unit; PPLICATIONS are invited in any combination of the following: Monitor the performance of projects from interested and suitably and recommends and implements the Aqualified nationals of Caribbean Regional Development Institutions; necessary interventions; Saint Lucia Government Gazette • Monday December 17, 2007 • Issue 51 1181 Oversee the work of consultants; An officer recruited from outside the health scheme, the officer will and the assigned duty station, on first contribute fifty per cent of the premium. appointment, will be provided economy The life and accident insurance scheme Perform other related work as class air passages by the most direct is non-contributory. assigned by the Deputy Secretary- route for the officer, spouse and General. children (provided they are below the Superannuation: age of eighteen years, unmarried and Emoluments and Benefits: An officer on permanent appointment dependent on the officer) and for such will be required to participate in the An attractive remuneration package other dependents to a maximum of two Secretariat’s pension scheme and will be offered. as may be approved by the Secretary- contribute seven per cent of basic General, provided that the number of salary to the scheme. An officer on Education Grant: children and other dependents does not contract will, subject to satisfactory exceed five in all. You shall be eligible for the payment service, be eligible for a gratuity at the of an education grant in respect of your In addition to passages, the officer will rate of twenty per cent of basic salary, children (including step children and be granted the following transportation computed on the basis of completed legally-adopted children) who require allowances: periods of three months’ service and reasonable education facilities that are payable at the end of the contract. ocean freight charges, including not available at your assigned duty insurance, for shipping personal and station or whose education you would Where the appointment is on household effects to Guyana, not not want to disrupt if you are relocating secondment, the Secretariat will pay exceeding 1250 cubic feet, plus a motor to take up this appointment. to the officer’s substantive employer, car (if the officer already owns one); over the period of secondment, a The grant shall apply to children the cost of transporting baggage, contribution not exceeding twenty- under the age of twenty-three years personal and household effects from five per cent of the pensionable salary and shall not exceed seventy-five per the home of the officer to the place normally payable to the officer by that cent of the cost of tuition (including of embarkation and from the port of employer so as to maintain the pension text books), room and board up to a disembarkation to the place of residence status of the officer in the substantive maximum total of EC$16,200.00 per in Guyana; employment. year per child for a maximum of two children at anyone time. the cost of packing and crating Applications: personal and household effects. Settlement Grant: Applications with full curriculum details, including nationality, date of When you assume duty in Guyana, Leave: birth, work experience, educational you shall be paid a settlement grant in The officer will be eligible for the qualifications, summary of professional respect of yourself (EC$1 ,000), spouse grant of vacation leave at the rate of skills and/or expertise, language (EC$500) and each eligible child or thirty-five working days a year and a proficiency, list of professional dependant (up to two) (EC$500), leave grant after every twelve months of publications, three referees (at least provided that the total number of children service in respect of the officer, spouse two of whom must be familiar with the and other dependants accompanying and up to two dependent children. applicant’s work), and other relevant you does not exceed five in all. information, should be addressed to: Privileges And Immunities: Recruitment and Appointment: Adviser The officer will be granted the Appointment may be on a permanent privileges and immunities extended to Human Resource Management, basis with the Caribbean Community officials of the Caribbean Community Caribbean Community Secretariat Secretariat, on contract for a specified in accordance with Article 8 of the Turkeyen period or on secondment from a Public Community’s Headquarters Agreement Greater Georgetown Service or a statutory body of a with tbe Government of Guyana. Guyana Member State or approved regional organisation. Group Health and Life and Accident And sent by email to: Insurance: It will be subject to such regulations, [email protected] rules, orders and instructions as exist The officer will be required to and as may be introduced from time participate in the Secretariat’s group The Secretariat will commence to time in respect of service with the health and group life and accident considering applications from 10 Secretariat. insurance schemes. With respect to December 2007. 1182 Saint Lucia Government Gazette • Monday December 17, 2007 • Issue 51 Caribbean Community Secretariat Programme Support, the Project Prepare documentation for the timely Officer, Donor Resources, will be draw-down of Donor funds and submit Post of Project Officer required to: same for review and dispatch by DPM, Donor Resources Programme Support; Ensure the timely processing of Travel Requisitions, Material Service Prepare Receipts and Expenditure PPLICATIONS are invited Requisitions, Travel Claims and Statements and other Schedules for from interested and suitably Journals for the Project in accordance inclusion in the Annual Audit of the qualified nationals of Caribbean A with regulations and requirements of Secretariat Accounts and for Special Community (CARICOM) Member the Donor Agency; Audits; States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community to fill Verify monthly reconciliations of the Maintain a complete record of Fixed the abovementioned position in the Projects’ Bank Accounts; Assets acquired with Donor Funding Caribbean Community Secretariat with