PNGEITI Secretariat coordinates the Papua New Guinea EITI Multi-stakeholder Group (MSG). The group has a mandate to determine the scope of EITI implementation in its country, the EITI Standards stipulates minimum requirements related to the role, rights and responsibilities of the MSG. This includes the full, free, active and effective engagement of government, companies and civil society.
Promoting transparency and accountability
Engaging with governments, civil society, and the private sector
Achieving Positive impact on economic growth
Our recently approved structure
The Executive Director is the head of the PNGEITI
Mr. Lucas Alkan was appointed as Head {Executive Director} of the PNGEITI National Secretariat by the PNGEITI Multi-stakeholder Group (MSG) in 2015. Mr Alkan has been responsible for establishing the National Secretariat Office and has been supporting the MSG in implementing the EITI in Papua New Guinea. Mr Alkan manages the day to day operations of the Secretariat office and liaises closely with the MSG, development partners, donors, the EITI International Secretariat and other stakeholders on EITI implementation activities.
Prior to joining the PNGEITI National Secretariat, Mr Alkan served the PNG Department of Treasury for 16 years as the Assistant Secretary for Fiscal Policy in the Economic Policy Division. He also served the World Bank in Washington DC, USA for 2 years as an Advisor to the Executive Director for East Asia and the Pacific.
Mr Alkan holders a Master Degree in Public Policy from the University of Tasmania, Australia and a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of Papua New Guinea.
Mr. Christopher Tabel was appointed as Deputy Head of Secretariat by the PNGEITI Multi-Stakeholder Group in September 2019. He joined the Secretariat in 2016 as the Communications Specialist responsible for managing and coordinating external and internal communications for the Secretariat and the MSG.
Prior to joining the Secretariat, Mr Tabel had work experiences in various roles in the government, resource industry and the civil society. His recent employment was with the Kokoda Initiative as the Communications Officer. He also worked with FHI360 as Strategic Behaviour Change Communications officer, New Crest Mining Ltd Lihir Operations and did his cadet journalist training with The National and The Sunday Chronicle newspapers.
Mr Tabel holds a Bachelor Degree in Communication Arts from the Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea.
Mr. Christopher Tabel was appointed as Deputy Head of Secretariat by the PNGEITI Multi-Stakeholder Group in September 2019. He joined the Secretariat in 2016 as the Communications Specialist responsible for managing and coordinating external and internal communications for the Secretariat and the MSG.
Mr. Francis Diakon is the Procurement Officer with the PNGEITI National Secretariat. Prior to joining the Secretariat in 2016, he worked with the PNG Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs and the PNG Department of Education as a Procurement Officer. At the Secretariat, Mr Diakon coordinates and oversees the procuring of PNGEITI Annual Reports and other EITI commissioned projects. He manages service contracts and procures goods and services consistent with the PNG Government Procurement Guidelines and Tendering process.
Mr Diakon holds a Bachelor Degree in Education from the Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea.
Mr. Gedion Timothy is the Media & Communications Officer at PNGEITI National Secretariat. Prior to working with PNGEITI, Gedion worked for The National Newspaper (journalist), the Hides Gas Development Company- HGDC (Media & Public Affairs Coordinator) & PNGFM (journalist). He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics from the University of Papua New Guinea in 2014. .
Mrs Naomi Ainie Puipui is the Finance and Administrative Officer with the PNGEITI National Secretariat. She joined the Secretariat in February 2020 and is responsible for managing and overseeing Finance, Payroll and administration matters, including day-to-day office functions.
Before joining the Secretariat, Mrs Puipui served for over 12 years with several organizations performing various roles. The Department of Treasury as Administration Officer under the Macroeconomic Policy Division, Mineral Resources Authority as Executive Assistant attached to the Development Coordination Division and Hebou Constructions as Personal Assistant / Procurement Officer in the Civil Engineering Department.
Mrs. Puipui holds a Diploma in Business Studies from the Divine Word University, and an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration from IEA College of Tafe
Mrs. Becks has had work experiences with non-governmental organisations in the field of Communication, Public Relations and Marketing. Prior to joining the Secretariat, she worked briefly with Buk bilong Pikinini. Before that she worked with Cheshire disability Services PNG, which she served four years. Prior to joining Cheshire, she worked with the National newspaper as a Reporter (journalist).
Mrs. Becks holds a Bachelor Degree in Communication Arts (Journalism) from the Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea and a Diploma in Economic Policy Analysis from National Research Institute, Papua New Guinea.
Mr. Kari Junior Ora is the Policy & Program Coordinator with the PNGEITI National Secretariat. Before joining the National Secretariat in June 2022, he worked in the telecommunications industry. At the National Secretariat,
Mr Ora coordinates and oversees all international development partners programs and projects. Maintenance of effective special projects and administrative files and records, joint coordination meetings and joint events and activities; Initiate and develop project funding proposals, plan and manage external financial grants and budgeting activities in compliance with external donors and development partners’ requirements.
Mr. Ora holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Papua New Guinea.
Ms. Sarita Peai is the Technical Officer with the PNGEITI National Secretariat. She joined the Secretariat in September 2020. Ms. Peai is responsible for coordinating and overseeing country validation activities, EITI International Secretariat missions, trainings and workshops, and ensuring that validation outcomes and recommendations are acted upon. She is also responsible to work closely with other relevant government Departments, Agencies, Development partners and Donors on any structural, policy and legislative reforms arising from EITI report recommendations or from validation outcomes.
Prior to joining the Secretariat Ms. Peai worked with the Department of Treasury for more than 4 years. Before that, Ms. Peai worked briefly with the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology.
Ms. Peai holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Management – Strategic Management major from the University of Papua New Guinea.
The establishment of PNGEITI as an institution was initiated through a series of strategic processes.
A scoping study was conducted to determine the feasibility of PNG joining the EITI. The study identified that PNG was already implementing some of the initiatives required under the EITI at the national level, although it was not an EITI member country.
However, the study also highlighted that implementing EITI would greatly increase the transparency and accountability of extractive industries revenues to the national government and redistribution to the provincial and local level governments.
In 2011, based on the findings of the scoping study, NEC Decision No. 47/2011 endorsed for the establishment of a State Working Group (SWG) to assess the advantages and disadvantages of signing up to the EITI standard. In particular, the SWG was tasked to further investigate the possibility of implementing the EITI in PNG and report back to NEC with a detailed work plan for endorsement. As a result, the SWG engaged with major extractive industry participants and civil society organizations to gauge their views. A key recommendation by the SWG to Cabinet after consultations with stakeholders was to implement EITI and approved for the establishment of a Multi Stakeholder Group (MSG) to develop a detailed work plan for EITI implementation in the country.
The Treasurer made public announcement on behalf of the Government that
PNG would sign up to the EITI and eventually submitted its application for candidacy at the end of 2013. During the same time the PNGEITI MSG signed the MSG Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that established a platform for collaborative efforts by these stakeholders to bring about revenue transparency and accountability to the extractive industry.
In 2014 the EITI International Board made a decision to accept PNG as an EITI candidate country.
The PNGEITI National Secretariat was therefore established in 2015 to support MSG administratively and has been operating out of the Department of Treasury since then.
Papua New Guinea undergone its first country validation in 2018.
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