Sisa Kini
Port Moresby
Summary
Professional Qualifications 24 September 1975 Master of Social Science (By thesis: "Toward a fluid definition of Development Projects): An ethnographic study of meanings ascribed by multiple stakeholders to a rural water supply and sanitation project, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Lincoln University, New Zealand, Feb 2008- March 2010 Bachelor of Communication for Development (Major Dissertation: Gender Issues in PNG). Awarded the Vice Chancellor's Medal for the Degree. PNG University of Technology, PNG, 1996-1999.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Development Manager
TotalEnergies Limited PNG
07.2023 - Current
- Lead the development of the Community Development Management Plan that outlines the Com. Development Strategy and Action Plan for the Project.
- Manage the team that is responsible for interface and implementation of Community Development projects in 49 communities of the Project area.
- Interface with Government at all levels on various socio-economic issues relating to the Project, to ensure that is strengthened relations.
- Ensure that women's empowerment is embedded in all aspects of strategy and implementation.
- Ensure that all reporting requirements are met.
- Wrote the Managed the team responsible for Community Development initiatives and support to local communities within the Papua LNG Project area.
- Presented project updates regularly to stakeholders including board members or city council members.
- Increased public awareness of community projects through targeted marketing campaigns and media engagement.
Organizational Development Manager
PNGSDP
11.2021 - 03.2022
- Strengthen the set-up of PNGSDP as it started to revive itself after the close down.
- Led the review of company systems and processes to drive efficiency and effectiveness in day to day operations
- Designed and developed a professional development program to facilitate succession planning and expand existing capabilities.
- Work with Program Managers on development appropriate impact assessment of the various social interventions.
- Worked with Program Managers to review appropriate stakeholder engagement plans, and analyze existing approaches to identify opportunities for change.
- Provided as needed support to the Managing Director and other members of the Executive.
National Content Manager
ExxonMobil PNG
03.2020 - 11.2021
- Internal transfer from Public & Government Affairs Department to the Production Unit
- This transfer required leading a team to carry out a refresh of the strategic direction of the PNGLNG National Content program, to clearly define the framework and tactical approach across the business unit and with key external stakeholders and partners, as operations have matured 5 years into production.
- Facilitated various internal and external stakeholder engagements to share EMPNGs expertise and input to the dialogue on National& Local Content, positioning the company's value add, and to learn from stakeholders.
- Established a reporting system across the EMPNG affiliate to enable reporting from various analytics and metrics to track NC/ LC performance and identify areas of improvement to present to management.
- Conducted research and collaborated with subject matter experts to develop accurate content.
- Wrote press releases announcing company news, generating positive media coverage across various outlets.
- Presented at various conferences, think tank discussions etc.. representing the Company's position on the topic of National Content.
Community Development Support Manager
ExxonMobil PNG
01.2015 - 03.2020
- Internal transfer from Lands and Community Affairs to Public and Government Affairs (PGA) Department as the PNG LNG project moved from construction to production
- The role included setting up the community investment portfolio for the Production phase of operations, integrating the Community Development programs with the traditional PGA Community Investment programs and collaborating with environment, health, security, production and national content support departments
- Externally working closing with National Provincial and Local Level Government in targeted departments and provinces, Non-Profits, Churches and various international agencies and development partners on a range of community development support sectors, capacity building and issues related to Health, Education, Agriculture, Law & Justice and Community infrastructure projects
- Managed all monitoring, evaluation and reporting aspects of ExxonMobil’s community investment portfolio in PNG
Social Impact Manager
ExxonMobil PNG
08.2011 - 01.2015
- Become a full time ExxonMobil Staff and took on the role to manage the Social Impact Team
- Responsibilities include leading the teams and third party consultants that were responsible for assessing socio-economic impact on the Fisheries community at the LNG Plant Site, Induced Immigration across the construction sites, and implementation of the Livelihood Restoration Program for resettled households in the Hides/ Komo area and managing the execution of the Community Development Support program during the construction phase of the PNGLNG Project
Community Capacity Building & Partnerships Team Leader for the PNGLNG
Air Energy Ltd
12.2010 - 07.2011
- Engaged to the PNGLNG Project as a contractor through Air Energy
- Lead a team of six field staff responsible for facilitating community mapping to understand socio-economic impacts and to develop activities that would support communities to manage any potential impact
- This included facilitating community forums and analysis of the socio-economic issues likely to be faced during construction, and developing means to address and or manage the issues
- Responsibility also included building organisational capacity by developing and delivering in-house sessions with team and other functions on project planning, monitoring, evaluation and implementation, and developing systems and processes that would establish the foundations for the Community Development programs to be implemented when construction started more intensively
Consultant to the PNG LNG Community Development Section
URS Limited
10.2010 - 12.2010
- Engaged as a consultant to advise the Community Development section of the PNG LNG Project on their Community Development strategy and to conduct an institutional assessment to determine potential development partners that the project could work with to implement the Community Development Support Program
Consultant
03.2010 - 10.2010
- Settled back into PNG
- Did a range of short-term consultancy work with GHD and the World Bank – particularly assisting with the PNG Country Report for the 2010 World Bank Development Report
- Volunteer work with the various NGOs that I had previously worked with such as TIPNG and CDI Foundation
Executive Director
CDI Foundation
01.2004 - 12.2007
- Company Overview: The CDI Foundation was established in 2001, by the operator of the Kutubu oil fields, Chevron Niugini (now OilSearch Limited), as a mechanism for delivering social development initiatives in the Project impact area in the Southern Highlands of PNG
- My main role as the leader in the formative years was to develop organisational systems and processes to ensure the organisations independence from the petroleum operations
- CDI Foundation has grown to become an organisation that promotes sustainable community development through the operation of public health, education and training, agricultural programmes with staff in training centers in Port Moresby, Moro, Kikori and Samberigi
- The CDI Foundation also operated an FM radio station
- In the operational years, my role as the Executive Director included taking responsibility for conducting in-house training to build the capacity of CDI staff to work with stakeholders on participatory design approaches
- I led the internal processes that set the operational and strategic direction of CDI including designing and facilitating quarterly planning meetings and annual staff planning and strategic planning and facilitated the annual major program evaluations for four programs (Agriculture Extension; Community Education, Public Health Natural Resource Conservation & Capacity Building) and commissioned and participated in two reviews of CDI operations to determine CDI's strategic direction and as a basis for negotiating with CDI's major donor, the Joint Venture Participants of the Petroleum Development Project in Kutubu
- This also included setting up three training and office facilities in Samberigi, Kikori and Port Moresby, and a Consultancy service program that helped to generate approximately 1.2 million per annum for CDI's operating costs supplementing what was received through program and project funding from key donors
- The CDI Foundation was established in 2001, by the operator of the Kutubu oil fields, Chevron Niugini (now OilSearch Limited), as a mechanism for delivering social development initiatives in the Project impact area in the Southern Highlands of PNG
Planning and Communication Manager and then Deputy Executive Director
CDI
01.2003 - 12.2003
- I chose to join CDI when Chevron seconded positions were transferred to Oil Search as operatorship of the Kutubu Oil Fields changed in 2003, between the two companies
- In line with the transfer, the Planning and Communications Manager position was created in CDI to accommodate my role
- After 6 months, the Deputy Director Position was created to prepare me to take the Executive Director position which was a seconded position from Chevron
- After an understudy of 3 months of a Chevron management position I took on the Executive Director position with no more seconded positions
- The foundation was managed independently from the petroleum operations with the Executive Director reporting to a Board comprised of JVP representatives and independent Board members
Planning and Communication Coordinator
Chevron Texaco
01.2000 - 12.2002
- I was recruited by Chevron Nuigini in 2000 after graduation, to assist in designing and developing an appropriate concept for delivering social development initiatives in the Kubutu Petroleum Development Project impact area
- As the planning officer my main role was in developing and facilitating the process of implementing the concept
- This resulted in the establishment of CDI Foundation
Gender Officer
World Wide Fund for Nature
01.1999 - 07.1999
- Was engaged by WWF as the gender officer, whilst attached to them as a research student for 6 months
- Role was to ensure that gender issues were addressed and that gender considerations were mainstreamed through the various project initiatives
- My final dissertation for the undergraduate degree was titled 'Gender Issues in PNG' and identified appropriate approaches for taking into account past cultural norms and changing societies
Research Assistant
Chevron Nuigini
01.1996 - 12.1998
- Conducted various research topics assigned by the Community Affairs Department
- This included some preliminary recommendations that were incorporated into the establishment of CDI Foundation as an independent organization funded by the Petroleum Development Joint Venture Participants
- I was very privileged to have graduated and be offered a job that enabled me to take some of those insights gained as a intern and to apply them in the setting up of CDI Foundation
Education
Master of Social Science - By thesis: Toward a fluid definition of Development Projects
Lincoln University
03.2010
Bachelor of Communication for Development - Major Dissertation: Gender Issues in PNG
PNG University of Technology
12.1999
Skills
- Community Project Management and Execution Skills
- Able to build and maintain strong relations with wide range of stakeholders
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Policy and Research analysis skills
- Capacity Building at organizational and community levels
- Partnership Development with key stakeholders
- Sustainability Impact Initiatives
- Strong understanding of PNG culture and political background
- Extensive PNG Resource Industry network and reputation
Languages
English
Tok Pisin
Toaripi
Hula
Police Motu
Membershipsandother
- Board Member, WaterPNG Limited, 11/01/21, Present
- Deputy Chair, Central Province Health Authority, 01/01/20, Present
- Vice Chair, Business Coalition for Women, 01/01/20, Present
- Alternate Board Member, IBBM Board, 01/01/20, 12/31/21
- Board Member, Advancing PNG Women Leaders Network, 01/01/14, 12/31/19
- Board Member, Transparency International, PNG, 01/01/06, 12/31/08
- Board Member, Transparency International, PNG, 06/01/10, 07/31/15
- Alumni, Emerging Pacific Leaders Dialogue, 01/01/06
- Alumni, CEDPA — Global Women in Management Steering, 01/01/06
- Board Member, CDI Foundation, 01/01/04, 12/31/08
Countryexperience
- Papua New Guinea
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Australia
- United States
- Samoa
- Kiribati
Consultancywork
- Lead Trainer, Governance and Institutional Strengthening Training, 08/01/09, 12/31/09, Implemented training in mining and petroleum impacted communities.
- Consultant, Design of the AusAID Democratic Governance Program, 09/01/07, 09/30/07, Civil Society representative for AusAID program design.
- Facilitator, Gender Analysis Workshop, 04/01/07, 04/30/07, Facilitated a workshop for ADRA.
- Consultant, Assessment of Women Groups, 06/01/06, 06/30/06, Assessed capacity of women's groups in mining areas.
- Consultant, Review of TI PNG, 09/01/05, 09/30/05, Conducted a review of Transparency International-PNG.
- Consultant, Scoping Mission for the PNG Civil Society Program, 08/01/05, 08/31/05, Conducted a rapid assessment of civil society in PNG.
- Consultant, Building Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity, 02/01/05, 03/31/05, Built capacity for Peace Foundation Melanesia.
- Trainer, Review of Strategic Direction and Team-Building Workshop, 10/01/03, 10/07/03, Facilitated sessions for Christian Children’s Fund.
- Trainer, Local Level Government System Strengthening, 01/01/03, 12/31/03, Established Capacity Building Program for Local Level Governments.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/24/75
- Nationality: Papua New Guinean
Publications
- Toward a fluid definition of Development Projects, S.Kini, 2010
- Establishing a Lasting Legacy: A New Model for Sustainable Development, I.R Taureka, D.T Flemming, S.Kini, 2002
- Participatory Evaluation of the Lakekamu Basin, S.Kini, 2003
- WWF KICD Project Mid-Term Review, S.Kini, Co-author, 2002
- CDI Foundation Case Study, S.Kini, Co-author, 2003
References
- Dennis Flemming, Director of Angola Sustainable Development Initiative, ChevronTexaco, Av. Lenine No. 77, Luanda, 2950, Republica de Angola, 244-2-392 646, dflemming@chevrontexaco.com
- Gerea Aopi, Oil Search Ltd, P.0 Box 842, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, gaopi@oilsearch.com
- Dr Mathias Sapuri, Pacific International Hospital, Sapuri@daltron.com.pg
- Dr Suzanne Valiance, Faculty of Environment, Society and Design, P.0 Box 84, Lincoln, 7647, New Zealand, Suzanne.vallance@lincolnuni.ac.nz
Traininganddevelopment
- Integrated Influencing Skills Training Program, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, United States, 01/01/15
- Global Women in Management, Centre for Development and Population Activities, Washington, DC, United States, 01/01/06
- Effective Management for Development, International NGO Training & Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, 01/01/03
Interests
Reading
Planting
Cooking
Walking
Timeline
Community Development Manager
TotalEnergies Limited PNG
07.2023 - Current
Organizational Development Manager
PNGSDP
11.2021 - 03.2022
National Content Manager
ExxonMobil PNG
03.2020 - 11.2021
Community Development Support Manager
ExxonMobil PNG
01.2015 - 03.2020
Social Impact Manager
ExxonMobil PNG
08.2011 - 01.2015
Community Capacity Building & Partnerships Team Leader for the PNGLNG
Air Energy Ltd
12.2010 - 07.2011
Consultant to the PNG LNG Community Development Section
URS Limited
10.2010 - 12.2010
Consultant
03.2010 - 10.2010
Executive Director
CDI Foundation
01.2004 - 12.2007
Planning and Communication Manager and then Deputy Executive Director
CDI
01.2003 - 12.2003
Planning and Communication Coordinator
Chevron Texaco
01.2000 - 12.2002
Gender Officer
World Wide Fund for Nature
01.1999 - 07.1999
Research Assistant
Chevron Nuigini
01.1996 - 12.1998
Bachelor of Communication for Development - Major Dissertation: Gender Issues in PNG
PNG University of Technology
Master of Social Science - By thesis: Toward a fluid definition of Development Projects
Lincoln University
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