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Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)

  • Type: IGO
  • Field: EESD
  • Region: Oceania
  • Location: Suva, Fiji
  • Internship Title: Administrative Assistant
  • Duration: 3-9 months
  • Number of Interns: 3-5
  • Special Requirement: N/A
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) strengthens national capacity and regional solidarity so its 17 members can manage, control and develop their tuna fisheries now and in the future.

Based in Honiara, Solomon Islands, FFA’s 17 Pacific Island members are Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
FFA was established to help countries sustainably manage their fishery resources that fall within their 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs). FFA is an advisory body providing expertise, technical assistance and other support to its members who make sovereign decisions about their tuna resources and participate in regional decision making on tuna management through agencies such as the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).
Since 1979, FFA has facilitated regional cooperation so that all Pacific countries benefit from the sustainable use of tuna – worth over $3 billion a year and important for many people’s livelihoods in the Pacific.

Vision Statement
The joint aim of members of the Forum Fisheries Agency is captured in its Vision Statement, which states:
“Our people will enjoy the highest levels of social and economic benefits through the sustainable use of our offshore fisheries resources.”

FFA’s Corporate Mission
For staff and management at FFA’s regional headquarters, their work is guided by the Corporate Mission Statement, which states the mission of the organization is:
“To drive regional cooperation to create and enable the maximum long term social and economic benefit from the sustainable use of our shared offshore fishery resources.”
Internship Tasks
Public research, document sorting, data collection, translation, basic website maintenance, project management, etc.

Requirements
● Bachelor’s degree (completed/ongoing)
● Fluency in spoken and written English
● Strong interpersonal and English communicative skills
● Proficiency in MS software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power point)
2019-07-16 | Tokyo, Japan – North Pacific Fisheries Commission Meeting
2007-09-14 | Tokyo, Japan – Meeting
2000-05 | Australia – Meeting / Annual Meeting of the FFC
1999-09-03 | Honolulu, HI USA – Meeting
1999-08-05 | Nouméa, New Caledonia – Meeting / Special Meeting of the FFC
1999-05-03 | Apia, Samoa – Meeting / Annual Meeting of the FFC
1999-03 | Koror, Palau – Meeting / Special Meeting of the FFC
1999-02-08 | Honolulu, HI USA – Meeting / Special Meeting of the FFC / Special Meeting MHLC
1998-06-22 | Tokyo, Japan – Meeting / Special Meeting MHLC
1998-05-11 | Port Vila, Vanuatu – Meeting / Annual Meeting of the FFC
1997-11-24 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Meeting
1997-06-23 | Majuro, Marshall Is – Meeting / Special Meeting of the FFC
1997-05-05 | Funafuti, Tuvalu – Meeting
1997-03-10 | Port Vila, Vanuatu – Meeting / Special Meeting of the FFC
1996-11-25 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Meeting / Special Meeting of the FFC
1996-05-13 | Tonga – Meeting / Annual Meeting of the FFC
1996 | Nadi, Fiji – Special Meeting of the FFC
1995-06 | Suva, Fiji – Workshop on the management of South Pacific inshore fisheries
1995 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1995 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1994 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1994 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1993-05-06 | Koror, Palau – Meeting / Annual Meeting of the FFC
1992 | Alofi, Niue – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1991-04-29 | Wellington, New Zealand – Meeting / Annual Meeting of the FFC
1991 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1991 | Palikir, Micronesia FS | Micronesia FS – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1990-04-27 | Nauru – Meeting / Annual Meeting of the FFC
1989 | Majuro, Marshall Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1989 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Special Meeting of the FFC
1988-05-02 | Tarawa, Kiribati – Meeting / Annual Meeting of the FFC
1988 | Nuku‘alofa, Tonga – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1987-05-04 | Suva, Fiji – Meeting / Annual Meeting of the FFC
1986-04-28 | Kolonia, Micronesia FS – Meeting
1986 | Micronesia FS – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1985 | Cook Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1984 | Port Vila, Vanuatu – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1983 | Apia, Samoa – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1982 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1981 | Port Vila, Vanuatu – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1981 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1980 | Bairiki, Kiribati – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1980 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1980 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC
1979 | Honiara, Solomon Is – Annual Meeting of the FFC

Relations
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Relationship agreement with: B-XB0971 – FAO. Observer member of: E-XE4655 – Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). Member of: E-XE3221 – Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP); E-XJ1672 – Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network (PILON). Under Lomé Conventions, links with: E-XE1107 – Standing Committee of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders. Cooperates with: E-XE1023 – Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC). Links with:
 
F-XF0077 – Asian Development Bank (ADB);
G-XG0307 – Australian Aid;
D-XD2685 – Comisión Permanente del Pacifico Sur (CPPS);
F-XF3936 – Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC);
C-XC0376 – Commonwealth Secretariat;
E-XE2442 – European Commission (EC);
D-XD3260 – Pacific Community (SPC);
K-XF0607 – Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP);
E-XE4630 – Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat;
F-XF1294 – Pacific Islands Marine Resources Information System (PIMRIS);
E-XE8300 – Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP);
D-XM4321 – South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO);
E-XE3382 – UNDP;
G-XG2898 – United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Links indicated by: E-XE2029 – Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Part of: 
E-XE3221 – Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP)
Works closely with: 
D-XD3260 – Pacific Community (SPC)
E-XE4630 – Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat; F-XF8052 – University of the South Pacific (USP)
 
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
NGOs participate as active observers.
 
Members
Governments of 25 countries and territories:
Member Countries & Regions
Samoa USA, Australia, Cook Is, Fiji, Micronesia FS, France, UK, Kiribati, Marshall Is, Northern Mariana Is, New Caledonia, Nauru, Niue, New Zealand, Polynesia Fr, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Is, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, USA, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna, Samoa