PASAI's Newsletter - November/Christmas 2018

It’s been an eventful year for PASAI. Member SAIs, the Secretariat and many strategic development partners and consultants have worked tirelessly towards PASAI’s key priorities in strengthening SAI independence; governance, transparency and accountability; the timely completion of high quality audits, and capacity and capability of Pacific SAIs and all their staff.

While we can’t list all the activities that have gone on in 2018, we’re very pleased to be able to bring you ‘A Year in the Life of SAI Pohnpei’, showing first-hand the challenges and the highlights of serving citizens in a smaller, developing SAI.

In this issue, we also bring you an overview of:

• Recent training in Vanuatu (QA) , Cook Islands (SPMR) and SAI CNMI (CPE credits)

• Shared experiences in the twinning arrangement between the SAIs of NZ and Samoa

• Reflections from three PASAI participants on IDI’s SAI Young Leaders program

• News of the asset valuation and management initiatives of SAI Vanuatu and SAI Fiji

• Feedback from the IDI Stakeholder Engagement Review meeting in South Africa, attended by six PASAI members from the SAIs of FSM, Solomon Islands and Tonga.

You can read the newsletter online or download it here.

Until the next newsletter in January 2019, best wishes for a wonderful Christmas season and an exciting new year, and enjoy our photo collection from this bumper edition of the newsletter.

Secondment opportunity to be acting Deputy AG, SAI Solomon Islands

An amazing opportunity has arisen for one of PASAI’s auditors to take the next step up on their career ladder.

As part of their career development, PASAI auditors at a senior level are invited to apply for a one-year secondment as Acting Deputy Auditor-General (DAG) to the Solomon Islands. Working alongside AG Peter Lokay, the secondee will provide vital DAG services to the SAI, while also mentoring and upskilling a SAI SI team member to take on the role after the secondment.

In an initiative jointly funded and organised by PASAI, the Australian Government and Solomon Islands’ OAG, the secondee will have all expenses paid for including flights, accommodation and a per diem allowance (and salary supplement if applicable ie if on leave without pay) while advancing on their career path. Applicants will currently be qualified auditors at a senior audit manager or DAG level, with a commitment to sharing knowledge, expertise and capacity-building in the PASAI region.

Interested parties should apply with a full CV (including two referees of whom one must be their existing SAI head), along with a statement of suitability for the role by no later than 21 December.

Click below to read about the opportunity and how to apply.

SAI Solomon Islands Secondment