Business Development Advisor - Volunteer in PNG
Closing Date: 06 December 2024
Category: Finance & Business Support
Change your scene and become a VSA Volunteer and share your experience, knowledge, and skills to transform the lives of many. Work with our partner organisation to create a fair future for all.
VSA will organise and fund, flights, visas, insurance, accommodation, living allowance and utilities while on assignment.
Please note VSA Volunteers must be a NZ citizen or permanent resident.
Volunteering with VSA
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is not your typical volunteering agency, we are committed to building sustainable communities across the Pacific.
If you’re an experienced Business Development Advisor, looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
Our Partner Organisation - University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE).
The Papua New Guinea University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) is a public university in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
UNRE focuses on education and research in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, environmental science, and related fields. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that emphasize sustainable resource management, conservation, and environmental protection.
The Assignment - Business Development Advisor
This assignment is a partnership assignment between VSA and the University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE).
In this assignment a VSA Volunteer will provide support to the University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) in strengthening its capacity and capability to broaden its revenue generation through the successful establishment and operation of a business arm, enabling the university to achieve financial sustainability, better support its mission, and achieve its strategic goals.
The Volunteer
Are you someone who wants to make a difference, have a sense of adventure and like the challenge of being outside your comfort zone? VSA Volunteers are technical experts who impart their skills and knowledge to the local community. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, resourceful, resilient with a passion for Aotearoa and the wider Pacific community.
We're looking for a volunteer with the following:
• A qualification or degree in Business, Commerce, or related field.
• Experience in business development, preferably in the academic or research sector.
• Strong knowledge of business development strategies and techniques.
• Experience in developing and implementing business plans and feasibility studies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well independently and in a team.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills.
Desirable:
• Experience working in developing countries.
The Country
Most people living in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are Melanesian, but some are Micronesian or Polynesian. PNG has over 800 known languages although there are three official languages: Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu. Numerous indigenous languages are still used by people from a society that ranges from traditional village-based life to modern urban living.
Underlying the Papua New Guinean culture is the wantok system. Wantok, or ‘one talk’, refers to the people who speak your language or your extended family/clan; a Papua New Guinean’s primary loyalty will be to their wantok.
The country is predominately Christian, with indigenous faith and spirituality still important to many locals.
The people of Papua New Guinea are famously warm and hospitable and the isolated mountain ranges are often home to unique fauna and flora found nowhere else in the world.
Apply Now!
Apply for this amazing opportunity through our website. For more information on this assignment, email volunteer@vsa.org.nz.
To review the full assignment description please copy and paste the below link into your browser:
If you are on the VSA website, please click on the download assignment description tab above.
VSA will organise and fund, flights, visas, insurance, accommodation, living allowance and utilities while on assignment.
Please note VSA Volunteers must be a NZ citizen or permanent resident.
Volunteering with VSA
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is not your typical volunteering agency, we are committed to building sustainable communities across the Pacific.
If you’re an experienced Business Development Advisor, looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
Our Partner Organisation - University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE).
The Papua New Guinea University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) is a public university in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
UNRE focuses on education and research in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, environmental science, and related fields. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that emphasize sustainable resource management, conservation, and environmental protection.
The Assignment - Business Development Advisor
This assignment is a partnership assignment between VSA and the University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE).
In this assignment a VSA Volunteer will provide support to the University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) in strengthening its capacity and capability to broaden its revenue generation through the successful establishment and operation of a business arm, enabling the university to achieve financial sustainability, better support its mission, and achieve its strategic goals.
The Volunteer
Are you someone who wants to make a difference, have a sense of adventure and like the challenge of being outside your comfort zone? VSA Volunteers are technical experts who impart their skills and knowledge to the local community. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, resourceful, resilient with a passion for Aotearoa and the wider Pacific community.
We're looking for a volunteer with the following:
• A qualification or degree in Business, Commerce, or related field.
• Experience in business development, preferably in the academic or research sector.
• Strong knowledge of business development strategies and techniques.
• Experience in developing and implementing business plans and feasibility studies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well independently and in a team.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills.
Desirable:
• Experience working in developing countries.
The Country
Most people living in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are Melanesian, but some are Micronesian or Polynesian. PNG has over 800 known languages although there are three official languages: Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu. Numerous indigenous languages are still used by people from a society that ranges from traditional village-based life to modern urban living.
Underlying the Papua New Guinean culture is the wantok system. Wantok, or ‘one talk’, refers to the people who speak your language or your extended family/clan; a Papua New Guinean’s primary loyalty will be to their wantok.
The country is predominately Christian, with indigenous faith and spirituality still important to many locals.
The people of Papua New Guinea are famously warm and hospitable and the isolated mountain ranges are often home to unique fauna and flora found nowhere else in the world.
Apply Now!
Apply for this amazing opportunity through our website. For more information on this assignment, email volunteer@vsa.org.nz.
To review the full assignment description please copy and paste the below link into your browser:
If you are on the VSA website, please click on the download assignment description tab above.
We are looking for a volunteer with:
- Full time 4-month Volunteering opportunity in Kerevat, Papua New Guinea.
- Flights, accommodation and other expenses covered by VSA
- Make a lasting difference across the Pacific.
VSA covers flights, accommodation, insurance and some expenses. A living allowance is also provided.
Does volunteering with one of the largest and most experienced agency in international development interest you?