Job Description

• Attractive local package
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Join the principal development organisation in the region

Description

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 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 Division – Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Programme (CCES) was established to support SPC in strengthening and streamlining its climate change initiatives by consolidating the existing climate change work of SPC under strategic and technical management. In addition, CCES provides leadership in SPC’s climate change and environmental sustainability actions, coordinates and liaises with regional and international partners coherently for the organisation and enhances mainstreaming of the issue within its divisional development work.

The role – Communications Assistant will provide communication support to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Hub and broader Climate Change action in the valorisation of all SPC climate change related activities, in order to ensure visibility of the Climate Change activities and results and to support countries in communication actions on key work.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Website Management

• Manage the website content management system in line with SPC organisational approaches and SOPs.
• Serve as the contact point to facilitate the visibility of divisional communication materials on the website pages.
• Monitor audience traffic patterns and suggest innovations to improve the functionality and reach audience in line with SPC reporting and organisational knowledge management systems.

Social Media Management  

• Assist in the creation of engaging original content for each platform (#Throwback, #FastFact, infographics, images, audio, video etc.).
• Using the Communications strategy, ensure that social media content is consistent (look and messaging).
• Provide regular monitoring of NDC content on social media and website traffic patterns and audience growth and where possible propose ways to make the NDC Hub/CCES’ presence and engagement more effective.

Communications Writing

• Ensure correct tagging on all platforms to extract appropriate reports and provide media reporting to centralized SPC communication reporting templates and NDC team.
• Prepare press releases, media alerts, and other media engagement products in line with SPC SOPs and protocols.
• In cooperation with other NDC Hub and broader CCES teams, the Communication Assistant will assist in the research, drafting and editing of short stories, OpEds, Blogs and other material for use on the CCES website and social media platforms.
• Provide photography support for NDC Hub activities and upload content to SPC’s Resource Space Photo Library with correct NDC tagging for access.

For a more detailed account of the key responsibilities, please refer to the online job description .

Key selection criteria

Qualifications

• Diploma in a relevant field such as communications, website development, marketing, media relations, journalism or equivalent body of knowledge and experience.

Technical expertise

• 2 years of experience in the communications field, preferably in international development or international relations or an equivalent body of knowledge and experience.
• Experience of working with communications, media or journalism as well as online communities of practice.
• Experience working with website Content Management Systems.
• Experience with intranets and communities of practice.
• Fluent with all major social media platforms.

Language skills

• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).

Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness

• Ability to work in a multicultural, inclusive and equitable environment.

Salary, terms and conditions

Contract Duration – Until 28 February 2026 .

Remuneration – The Communications Assistant is a band 6 position in SPC’s 2025 salary scale, with a commencing taxable salary range of FJD 1,987-2,483 per month, plus local staff benefits. An offer of appointment for an initial contract will normally be made in the lower half of this range, with due consideration given to experience and qualifications. Progression within the salary scale will be based on annual performance reviews.

Benefits – SPC provides medical and life insurance for eligible employees only. Employees are entitled to 25 working days of annual leave per annum and other types of leave, prorated on contract length, and access to SPC’s Provident Fund (contributing 8% of salary, to which SPC adds a 10% contribution).

Recruitment principles – SPC’s recruitment is based on merit and fairness, and candidates are competing in a selection process that is fair, transparent and non-discriminatory. SPC is an equal-opportunity employer , and is committed to cultural and gender diversity, including bilingualism, and will seek to attract and appoint candidates who respect these values. Due attention is given to gender equity and the maintenance of strong representation from Pacific Island professionals. If two interviewed candidates are ranked equal by the selection panel, preference will be given to the Pacific Islander .

Applicants will be assured of complete confidentiality in line with SPC’s Privacy Policy.

Application procedure

Closing Date – 15 June 2025 at 11:59pm (Fiji time)

Job Reference: JM000887

Applicants must apply online at

Hard copies of applications will not be accepted.

For your application to be considered, you must provide us with:

• an updated resume with contact details for three professional referees
• a cover letter detailing your skills, experience and interest in this position
• responses to all screening questions

Your application will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed at shortlisting stage if all the above documents are not provided. Applicants should not attach copies of qualifications or letters of reference. Please ensure your documents are in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

Only Fijian citizens are eligible to apply for this role.

SPC does not charge a fee to consider your application and will never ask for your banking or financial information during the recruitment process.

Screening Questions (maximum of 2,000 characters per question):

1. Your role will involve the creation, dissemination and tracking of social media content. How in the past have you managed social media planning and scheduling, including collating and using social media analytics to continuously improve reach and engagement.
2. Please provide your experience in researching and writing feature stories, news stories or human-interest stories that have been published for a diverse audience, including for media, donors or the general public.
3. Provide an example of a piece of multimedia content that you are most proud of and explain what your role was in developing, publishing or completing this piece of work?

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