National Capacity and Facilitation Adviser, FSM WASH
Band 10 position in SPC's 2026 salary scale, with a starting salary range of 3,405-4,191 SDR (special drawing rights) per month, which currently converts to approximately USD 4,563-5,615Posted 1 day ago
Overseas role, based in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
About the company
The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. It is an international development organisation owned and governed by its 27 country and territory members, working across more than 25 sectors including fisheries science, public health surveillance, geoscience and conservation. This role sits within SPC's Geoscience Energy and Maritime Division, which provides advice, technical assistance, research and training to Pacific Island countries and territories through its Oceans and Maritime, Georesources and Energy, and Disaster and Community Resilience programmes.
About the role
The National Capacity and Facilitation Adviser, FSM WASH is the project's senior technical specialist for stakeholder engagement, multi-level facilitation, institutional capacity building and dialogue at national and state levels in the Federated States of Micronesia. The role coordinates an extensive consultation programme and supports the design and delivery of the national and state-level workshops and taskforce processes underpinning development of FSM's first National Water and Sanitation Policy. It works closely with the Project Manager and government counterparts, including DoRD, DECEM, DoHSA, DOE, State Utility Corporations, the Association of Micronesian Utilities and traditional leaders, to drive governance reform. The position also leads capacity building for government and WASH sector stakeholders, supports institutional reform processes including drafting legislation and establishing new coordination functions, and manages high-level stakeholder relationships to build support for reform. It carries responsibility for knowledge management and quality assurance of facilitated outputs, including workshop reports and consultation summaries feeding into policy and planning documents.
Key responsibilities
- Plan, coordinate and facilitate national and state-level inception workshops for the National Water and Sanitation Policy process
- Facilitate detailed stakeholder dialogue with relevant Departments, State Utility Corporations, the Association of Micronesian Utilities, civil society and traditional leaders
- Facilitate GESI-guided public hearings at national and state levels in coordination with the GESI Assistant
- Convene and facilitate taskforce groups to provide guidance on specific WASH issues
- Manage the planning and coordination of the National Water Forum to launch and socialise the National WASH Policy
- Design and plan delivery of a comprehensive Capacity Building Programme for DoRD, state utilities, AMU and other WASH stakeholders
- Support the Project Manager and government counterparts in implementing governance reform recommendations arising from the WASH governance review
- Facilitate effective, sustained dialogue among leaders at national and state levels to build will for WASH governance reform
About the successful candidate
- Postgraduate qualification from a recognised institution in public administration, public policy, development studies, law, social sciences, natural resources management or a closely related discipline, or an equivalent body of knowledge and experience
- At least 7 years of experience in institutional strengthening, governance reform, capacity building or facilitation, preferably in a development context
- Experience managing multi-stakeholder consultation processes at national and sub-national levels
- Experience in the Pacific region
- Demonstrable experience facilitating sensitive dialogue involving senior stakeholders
- Experience in designing and delivering capacity building programmes
- Understanding of GESI principles and their application to governance processes
- Good communication skills in English
You'll apply on The Pacific Community (SPC)'s website.