Public Services International

Vacancy for Regional Secretary for the Asia-Pacific region

Public Services International is looking for a new Regional Secretary for the Asia-Pacific region. The Regional Secretary will develop the regional work of PSI and give the Asia-Pacific region a stronger voice.

PSI is currently undergoing a comprehensive organisational review and the Regional Secretary will be responsible for the development of PSI’s activities in the region.

The Regional Secretary will have a strong trade union background and be committed to the role of the public sector.

Responsibilities

The Regional Secretary will report directly to the General Secretary and will be responsible for developing and implementing PSI’s strategic objectives in a strong relationship with the region’s affiliated unions.

Competences and experiences

Significant experience in the Asia-Pacific trade union movement and a background in the public sector is a necessity. International experience would be an advantage.

The candidate will have:

• A wide experience in organising campaigns, advocacy work and lobbying.
  
• A high administrative capacity, including human resources development.
  
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead a multicultural team of staff.
  
• A well-documented knowledge about political issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, proficiency in other PSI official languages would be an advantage.

PSI is a Global Union Federation and represents the interests of 20 million public sector employees. If you share our vision of the development of Quality Public Services and if you are committed to work for an international organisation, clearly focused on the improvement of working and living conditions for public employees, we would like to hear from you.

The environment

The job is based at the PSI Regional Office in Singapore.

PSI is currently undergoing major changes at the global and regional levels based on a recently completed organisational review.

Candidates should send their application, as specified on the attached application form, to PSI General Secretary, Peter Waldorff (peter.waldorff@world-psi.org), and to PSI Deputy General Secretary, Alexandre Kamarotos (alexandre.kamarotos@world-psi.org). The deadline for applications is 30 November 2009.

Related Files

Job Description for Regional Secretary position. (PDF File)
Advertisement for Regional Secretary position. (PDF File)
Application for Regional Secretary position. (PDF File)

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