The Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) is seeking to hire a Policy Officer to provide assistance to the Policy Manager with prompt and effective support in the area of Policy.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing day to day strategic and technical advise on the policy issues to the Parties, CEO, PNAO staff, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Contributing to policy discussions with analytical and innovative thinking that takes into account all available information on the resource, the economics of the Parties fisheries, and best practice fishery management.
• Preparing and presenting, as required, papers for meetings of the VDS Committee, Scientific Committee, Technical and Compliance Committee, PNA, Palau Arrangement, FSMA, and US Treaty.
• Supporting Parties on policy matters at all meetings.
• Providing support to the PNAO CEO and other staff on technical and policy issues, in accordance with the PNAO Business Plan.
• Liasing with industry and other stakeholders on relevant technical and policy issues.
• Provide technical support and training for Party approved activities.
• With respect to the broad scope of the role, undertake special projects and activities as directed by the Parties from time to time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant Diploma or Fisheries Degree.
• Good analytical skills and ability to organize own time effectively to follow work schedules. 
• Commitment and personal accountability.
• Appropriate and relevant professional and technical expertise, including staying abreast of professional changes and development.
• Effective communications and relationship management.
• Ability to transfer information/knowledge to a non-technical audience.
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to the ideas, interests and concerns of others.
• Respects individual and cultural differences.
• Utilizes diversity to foster teamwork, and is able to adapt to change.

The successful applicant will be offered a three-year contract with the possibility of extension.

The position is open to all citizens of the PNA Member Countries.

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To apply, please submit a letter of interest to the CEO, a brief CV and 2 reference letters to jobs@pnatuna.com. All applications must be submitted electronically. Manual applications will not be accepted.

Closing date to submit applications is 17 July 2026.