Chamber News

Dear members, We are always working behind the scenes to represent you, the private sector, and work with Government stakeholders to bring about positive change for our business members. We have heard you in regards to the damaging flooding occurring in Port Vila town every time it rains, and we are following up with Lands on delays in processing requests. We also represent you on a range of Boards so a quick update on this also below. Aaaand info on a job opportunity with our Export Ready program! Wishing you all a great weekend ahead: Road works planning in Port Vila CBD junction UNELCO co-former Post Office end September to October 2022 Public Works Department (PWD) and VNPF are currently discussing and planning how the…

VCCI is looking for a new Senior Accounts Officer to join our team. What we want to find is the right person, to upskill to Finance Manager for VCCI. This will take an ongoing collaborative commitment between VCCI and the chosen candidate. Main responsibilities: Under the supervision of the General Manager, the Senior Accounts Officer’s main responsibilities are: 1- Financial Management and Reporting Accurate daily input into financial system of all invoices and bank reconciliations Producing financial reports related to budgets, account payables, account receivables, expenses etc; Reviewing and monitoring budgets; Ensuring that internal accounting and finance operations comply with Vanuatu’s standards and donor obligations; Supervising administration of the finance function at VCCI; Complete financial reporting to donors to ensure that these are timely, complete,…

Dear members, Based on your feedback and requests for support with Business financials, VCCI has prepared an  intensive workstream to support businesses with Financial Management that will be available to business license holders in August. This is run over a 3-week period. In the first week, clients attend four half day group workshops to learn all the basic skills, in the second week they attempt to implement these in their business, and in the third week, if they wish, they may attend some one-on-one coaching to get support with challenging parts of the implementation. We encourage business owners, managers and/or supervisors of existing business that are running for more than 3 – 4 years to apply by clicking HERE to download an application form. All…

Dear members, In the lead up to the borders opening at the end of the week, we are hard at work providing Safe Business Operations workshops and hospitality staff preparedness workshops across Santo and Efate, including a cohort of over 200 small business owners this Friday on Ifira. Following on from our successful AGM last week we are putting out the call for nominations for the Agriculture and Women rep seats for VCCI’s Council, more info below, and we are proudly launching our business development program in partnership with the Global Green Growth Institute. More on that to come! NOMINATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE AND WOMENS REPRESENTATIVE SEATS ON THE COUNCIL OPEN NOW! As per the CCIV Act, at the first Council meeting after the AGM the…

VCCI is looking to fill two positions to assist in its services delivery – Project Supervisor, and a Finance Coach. Project Supervisor role We are currently operating in Shefa and Sanma, with plans for de-centralisation of services permanently to Tafea and Malampa in the next 18 months. What we are focusing on now is building the right team. In this role, the supervisor will be responsible for the management of service delivery staffing and their workplans, and ad-hoc project implementation when required in Port Vila, Santo and Tanna, and potentially other islands. We are looking for someone who can manage people, activities and budgets, and who can contribute to the strengthening of development and implementation of donor funded programs. To download the TOR click here….