Side Note “Some Volunteers organization gossiping”
Aust. Youth Ambassadors (AYAD) vs AVI. I think we need a soccer match. Or maybe a game of scrabble. Perhaps Mater-Mind? Or celebrity Jeopardy? Something may be needed.
The AYAD program includes an orientation in Canberra, meeting the Foreign Minister (participants are briefed beforehand that it’s a public event – no tricky questions of the minister please), “Driving in PNG” lessons; an extra flight to Madang to snorkel for a bit (Moresby being too stressful for the AYADs first up) before finishing the orientation back in Moresby; a separate compound where all the AYAD’s live; access to vehicles (well ok, this is prob necessary in Moresby – unless you’re with AVI); much higher salary than AVI’s; one year appointments only; and a silver spoon – of course.
Anyhoo’s – I mention this only to stir the pot. Recent government changes have meant that AVI and others now have to tender/apply for certain numbers of ‘volunteer’ positions. This meant large staffing cuts and a drop in the budget (I think they went from 136FTE to 70 or something). The AYAD program being the ‘baby’ of Alexander Downer (so I’m -unconfirmed- told) – somehow in this new age of tendering (for funding from dfat) – one program can provide so much more…
Of course, some of the AYAD programs/jobs looked spectacularly good – and they’ve got some great applicants – it's just interesting.
The AYAD program includes an orientation in Canberra, meeting the Foreign Minister (participants are briefed beforehand that it’s a public event – no tricky questions of the minister please), “Driving in PNG” lessons; an extra flight to Madang to snorkel for a bit (Moresby being too stressful for the AYADs first up) before finishing the orientation back in Moresby; a separate compound where all the AYAD’s live; access to vehicles (well ok, this is prob necessary in Moresby – unless you’re with AVI); much higher salary than AVI’s; one year appointments only; and a silver spoon – of course.
Anyhoo’s – I mention this only to stir the pot. Recent government changes have meant that AVI and others now have to tender/apply for certain numbers of ‘volunteer’ positions. This meant large staffing cuts and a drop in the budget (I think they went from 136FTE to 70 or something). The AYAD program being the ‘baby’ of Alexander Downer (so I’m -unconfirmed- told) – somehow in this new age of tendering (for funding from dfat) – one program can provide so much more…
Of course, some of the AYAD programs/jobs looked spectacularly good – and they’ve got some great applicants – it's just interesting.
posted by Naaaaath at 2:10 pm
1 Comments:
dab nab it .. if I knew all that beforehand I would have signed up with them!! bloody downer.
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