Employment Opportunities

Energy Sector Specialist for PIAC

PIAC is engaging the services of a short-term full-time National (Australian / New Zealand) Energy Sector Specialist. The specialist will be recruited in Sydney, Australia and form part of the PIAC Team based at ADB-PLCO Office in Sydney.

For more information on qualifications, scope of work and submission of applications, please see the Terms of Reference.

Applications close 18 January 2012

Asian Development Bank AusAid  European union New Zealand Aid World Bank Group

 

Fast Fact #1

PRIF is an initiative jointly supported by:

  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
  • European Commission (EC)
  • European Investment Bank (EIB)
  • New Zealand Government via the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZMFAT)
  • World Bank Group (WBG)

Fast Fact #3

PRIF aims to help improve infrastructure outcomes in the following economic infrastructure sectors:

  • Energy
  • Telecommunications
  • Transport (land, sea, air)
  • Waste Management
  • Water and Sanitation

Fast Fact #2

PRIF provides support to:

  • Cook Islands
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Kiribati
  • Republic of Marshall Islands
  • Nauru
  • Niue
  • Palau
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu

Fast Fact #5

Partner countries are encouraged to engage with the PRIF partners by having:

  • a single government agency responsible for the coordination of other agencies and for contact with PRIF development partners.
  • a process to sort out infrastructure priorities and lead development partners
  • a roadmap for future investment in economic infrastructure

Fast Fact #4

PRIF has eight priority principles to support improved infrastructure services which are:

  • long-term support to countries
  • country-led support
  • sector-based approaches
  • institutional support
  • supporting private sector development
  • use of appropriate technology
  • strengthened coordination
  • performance incentives

 

PRIF in action

 
 Building and maintaining roads


Constructing bridges


Securing clean water supplies


Supporting sustainable energy

 

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