2022 NAQIA Graduate Cadet Program

The National Agriculture Quarantine Inspection Authority (NAQIA) is a statutory body of Government within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, providing bio-security services focused toward minimizing the risks of introduction, establishment and spread of regulated pests and diseases affecting animal and health plant including those that consequently affect human, environment and the economy. Its other equally important function is trade facilitation of products that are of animal and plant origin where it ensures these products pose minimum risks to PNG’s biodiversity, and concurrently provide assurances to the importing country that exports of these products (such as agricultural, fisheries and forestry commodities) meets it’s bio-security protocols and therefore able to access the market.

In light of this, career prospects are available for recent University graduates from 2019, 2020 & 2021 of PNG Nationality to join the NAQIA Graduate Cadet Program.

This is a very intensive program which runs for twenty-four (24) months and aims to train and develop young graduates in:

• Agriculture Science,
• Food Technology,
• Marine Science,
• Animal Health Science,
• Plant Health Science,
• Forestry to be absorbed into NAQIA’s core bio-security, quarantine and inspection functions as mandated by the NAQIA Act.

NAQIA is an equal employment opportunity provider which offers attractive remuneration packages including Medical Insurance, training in country and abroad to its employees.

Interested applicants are required to provide duly signed letter of application with updated curriculum vitae, proof of education qualification, contact details and three (3) written character and academic references.

All applications should be mailed to the address shown below, or hand-delivered to NAQIA Headquarters Building located on Morea Tobo Road, Six Mile, Port Moresby NCD:

The Human Resource Manager
National Agriculture Quarantine & Inspection Authority
P.O. Box 741
Port Moresby, NCD

Electronic submissions can be emailed to recruitment@naqia.gov.pg

APPLICATIONS CLOSE AT 4:40PM ON FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST 2022.
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.

Joel S Alu
Managing Director