The Rural Service Delivery Project Phase 2 (RSDP-2) is a six and half (6.5) year project being implemented by the Government of Papua New Guinea’s Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs (DPLGA). The RSDP-2 is financed by the World Bank through a US$100 million IDA credit. RSDP-2 is the scaled-up successor project of the Bank financed Rural Service Delivery Project (RSDP, which operated in five provinces from 2018-2025) and aims to improve access to resilient basic infrastructure and services and strengthen participatory local governance in targeted communities including those affected by violence.
The project consists of the following four (4) key components:
- Preparation and Implementation of Community Sub-projects;
- Strengthening community and local government capacity; and
- Project Management, Monitoring and Learning; and Support for the National Prevention Strategy
- Contingent Emergency Response Component
The project will be implemented in up to 12 provinces of PNG. A Project Management Unit (PMU) in Port Moresby, and a Provincial Project Office (PPO) in each RSDP-2 province will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project, under the guidance of DPLGA.
To prepare this follow-on project (RSDP-2), DPLGA has received a Project Preparation Grant of US$ 1.21 million from the World Bank Grant Facility for Project Preparation (GFPP) to support the preparation of the RSDP-2. The grant will finance the set-up of the RSDP-2 PMU and Provincial Project Offices (PPOs); capacity building; sub-national project sensitization; safeguards and procurement assessments; establishment of the Management Information System (MIS) architecture; and technical support required to inform project preparation and enhance implementation readiness of the proposed follow-on operation (RSDP-2)
To support and advise the Project Manager on the development, implementation, and monitoring of human resource (HR) policies, procedures, and systems to ensure efficient HR administration, strategic workforce planning, timely recruitment and onboarding, and performance management, in compliance with GoPNG statutory requirements, DPLGA and project policies. The role supports high staff performance, organizational accountability, and the successful achievement of project objectives
All applications should be addressed to:
The Secretary
Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs
P.O. Box 1287
BOROKO
National Capital District
Papua New Guinea
Attention: Project Manager
Rural Service Delivery Project
Applications can be posted to the above address or hand delivered at:
Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs office (RSDP PMU), 1st Floor – Morauta Haus, Right Wing – Waigani
Emailed applications can be sent to: [email protected] with email subject given as Application for Staff Coordinator
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY THE 31st OF MARCH 2026, 4:00 PM
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