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Program Director

The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) is the Pacific region’s official association of supreme audit institutions (SAIs – government audit offices and similar organisations). We promote transparent and accountable use of public resources in the Pacific by helping to improve the quality of public auditing, for the benefit of all Pacific peoples.

We’re looking for a Pacific-based Program Director to lead PASAI’s capability development programs.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, you’ll be a senior leader in the PASAI Secretariat team and will work with a portfolio of SAIs alongside twinning partners (developed SAI members), technical supporters, consultants, and other stakeholders to support the implementation of PASAI’s strategic and operational plans.

To succeed in this role, you’ll have:

• experience as a public sector auditor to at least Audit Manager level;
• specialisation in at least two of PASAI’s program workstreams (financial audit, compliance audit, performance audit, investigations, audit quality, SAI independence, and SAI organisational development); and
• a relevant tertiary qualification in accounting and auditing or a qualification in law, forensic investigations, or performance auditing.

The role will be based in one of PASAI’s supported countries, with a strong preference for the role to be based in the North Pacific. The role is home-based, or PASAI will arrange a workspace in your local SAI office if you prefer – you’ll remain in your home country, with no relocation required. Residents of the following countries are encouraged to apply for this role: Federated States of Micronesia, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Kiribati, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Palau.

At PASAI we have an Auckland-based Secretariat headquarters and a Director cohort located across the Pacific. Our work is funded by development partners (primarily the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), and we have confirmed funding in place for the next five years. Because of this role’s location outside of New Zealand, it will be structured as a contract for service through to June 2029, tied to our current funding agreements.

For more information, contact Esther Lameko-Poutoa, Chief Executive PASAI on +64 9 304 1275 or esther.lamekopoutoa@pasai.org or Sarah Markley, Deputy Secretary-General, PASAI on +64 4 917 1500 or sarah.markley@oag.parliament.nz For recruitment queries, please contact Sandy Hoggarth on +64 4 917 1500 or recruitment@oag.parliament.nz

You must apply online through www.jobs.govt.nz (and you'll find the position description there, too).

Applications close Wednesday 2 October 2024.

Notes for applicants

1. We usually ask candidates to apply through the jobs.govt.nz website. We'll use the information you provide through that site to help us consider your suitability for the position you've applied for. (If your application is successful, we'll put this information on your personnel file. You can ask to see the information in that file, and to seek any correction you think necessary to ensure accuracy.)
2. If the advertised position doesn't include a link to the jobs.govt.nz website, please email your curriculum vitae and a covering letter to the Advisor, Talent and Recruitment.
3. Many positions in Audit New Zealand and the Office of the Auditor-General require you to have a satisfactory security clearance. Therefore, any offer of employment might be conditional on a satisfactory security clearance.
4. If we proceed with your application, we'll ask for the details we need for your security clearance and details of any criminal convictions.
5. Please note that if you've given incorrect or misleading information, or have left out any important information or fail to obtain a security clearance, you may be disqualified from appointment. If you've already been appointed, your employment may be immediately terminated.
6. If your application is successful, we'll need to see:
   • certificates of your educational qualifications;
   • if applicable, evidence of your New Zealand Citizenship, residency, or work permit.
7. All employees of the Controller and Auditor-General must be independent of the organisations we audit. Accordingly, as an employee you will be required to complete an independence declaration. This declaration includes the disclosure of a financial interest of you (or a family member) in an audited organisation, or a personal relationship with a member of that organisation’s executive or staff.
8. If your disclosure reveals an existing or potential problem you won't be assigned to any project where your independence as an employee could be compromised, or where a conflict of interest situation might arise. At the extreme end of the spectrum, you might be asked to divest yourself of any investments in an organisation under audit.

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Page updated: 30 September 2024