Call for Independent Directors – Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF)
- Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), Central Division, TongaEmployees can work remotely
- Contract
- Department: Client
Company Description
Our client, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suitably qualified candidates for consideration to be Directors in the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) inaugural Board of Directors (Board).
The PRF is a Pacific Islands Forum Leader-led initiative and is a cross-cutting theme in the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. It is the first Pacific-led, managed, owned, transformative regional climate and disaster resilience financing facility and its purpose is to build climate and disaster resilience by providing financial support for climate adaptation and mitigation, disaster preparedness and response, nature-based solutions, loss and damage. Further details on the PRF are provided in the EOI Call for Directors document package (link provided in Additional Information below).
Job Description
Directors will serve in their personal capacity and will be expected to prepare for and attend Board Meetings and to be available to support the Council and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). No less than four (4) Board meetings will be scheduled each year, two (2) of which will be held at the PRF Headquarters in Tonga.
Board Members may also be expected to attend Board Committee meetings if appointed to one of the Board Committees. There are three (3) Board Committees (Investment, Audit and Risk, Programming Quality).
Remuneration will be no greater than US$20,000 per year, plus reasonable expenses as guided in the document package.
Qualifications
The Minimum Requirements are as follows:
- Be a natural person and be able to serve in their personal capacity.
- Candidates must have relevant senior management and/ or senior leadership experience in at least one of the following areas:
- Public sector,
- Private sector,
- Civil Society,
- Community Sector
- Inter‑governmental,
- Multi-lateral, or
- International Non-Governmental Organisations.
- Demonstrated experience working in the Forum Member Countries.
- Appropriate qualifications, skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Climate Change & Disaster Risk, and Climate Financing
- Investment and Fundraising
- Programming and Community Impact
- Accounting and Finance
- Audit and Risk
- Governance and Legal.
Additional Information
The full EOI including all required forms, can be downloaded on this link: EOI-Call for Directors documents. It comprises the following components to guide candidate submissions:
- Background for Candidates
- Expression of Interest Process
- Candidate Requirements
- Candidate Evaluation:
- Schedule 1 – PRF Governance Structure
- Schedule 2 – Directorship Details
- Schedule 3 – Conflict of Interest Form
EOI submissions must include the following:
- EOI letter outlining suitability for appointment as a Board Director for PRF addressing the selection criteria.
- Resume (maximum five (5) pages, detailing relevant qualifications, professional experience, and governance record).
- Name and Contact Details of Three (3) Referees (with permission to contact these people).
- Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Statement, in the form provided at Schedule 3.
- A Statutory Declaration / Affidavit / Déclaration solennelle / Déclaration sur l’honneur / Attestation sur l’honneur (or equivalent of a Statutory Declaration in the candidate’s domicile) declaring that the candidate has not been declared bankrupt are insolvent or have made an arrangement or composition with their creditors (or any analogous procedure); and has not been convicted on an indictable offence in the past five (5) years in any country.
- If a candidate is being nominated from any Forum Member Government or contributor to the PRF, the EOI must also include a Letter of Nomination from that Government.
Applications close 11:59pm (FJT) on Sunday, 31 May 2026.
For any queries, please email fj-fmrecruitment@kpmg.com.au, with the subject line “EOI – PRF Directors”.
