GOVERNMENT OF TONGA
Public Service Commission
VACANCY
• Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Tourism
The Government of Tonga’s strategic vision for the future delivery of public services is aimed at streamlining its organizational platform to better deliver more efficient and effective public services for the people of Tonga. To help achieve this aim, the Government of Tonga seeks to appoint the following:
1. Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Tourism
Applications are welcomed from individuals who possess outstanding strategic thinking capacity, demonstrated leadership capability and superior management skills. Government CEOs are integral in supporting a productive and sustainable Public Service as Tonga continues its path towards constitutional reform. The CEO role is particularly suited to individuals who are commercially focused, skilled in supporting innovation and providing direction to substantial change management initiatives at the policy, systems and process levels.
The role will work closely with the Ministers responsible and central agencies, not only as Chief Executive Officer, but also in defining and developing major organizational reforms aimed at optimizing the return on Government’s investment in services and programs. High orders of communication, negotiation and influencing skills are essential, as is a demonstrated track record of effective resource management.
Essential skills required of the advertised CEO role will be to:
- Providing the Minister with high quality policy and program development advice
- Drive strategic planning and resource management accountabilities
- Provide executive directions to professional, technical, and operational teams
- Identify improvements in service delivery and efficiencies in cost to government
- Lead implementation of organizational & system changes to improve productivity
- Model cross-Ministry and whole of government collaboration to ensure high standards of communication and customer service
Term of appointment: Contract term of up to four (4) years.
Remuneration: Based on the Government of Tonga, CEO Remuneration package.
The Ministry of Tourism delivers policy advice for the promotion of tourism and a range of industry incentive and support programs including:
- Policy
- Research and Planning, including tourism statistics & market intelligence
- Tourism/Product Development
- Culture and Heritage
- Special Projects
- Collation and analysis of key Tourism related statistics
- Community Based Tourism Development
- Support to Marketing Promotion including Tonga Tourism Authority
- Beautification
Accountabilities-
The Chief Executive Officer is responsible to the Minister for Tourism for implementing government policies and decisions, and for managing the administrative, operational and broader functions and activities of the Ministry.
Specifically, the purpose of the role is to:
- Develop sustainable tourism development community-based tourism throughout Tonga
- Promote Tonga as a tourist destination to new and existing market segments
- Provide appropriate policy advice to Government in relation to tourism issues
- Provide appropriate policy advice to Government in relation to cultural and heritage issues
Experience and Qualification –
- Relevant degree qualification + considerable senior leadership experience in a complex organization, preferably in Government or regional or international agency or company as follows:
- PHD + 4 years senior leadership experience,
- Masters + 6 years senior leadership experience,
- Bachelor with Honors or Post Graduate Diploma + 10 years senior leadership experience,
- Bachelors + more than 10 years senior leadership experience.
How to Apply: -
- Applicants who possess most of the qualities described under the essential skills, accountability, experience and qualification to the CEO position should request an Application Information Kit. An Application Information Kit can be obtained by contacting the Office of the Public Service Commission on +676 7400323, or email ceomatters [at] psc [dot] gov [dot] to.
- Applications for the CEO position should be forwarded to the address below by 4:30pm on 17 December 2025.
Chairperson
Public Service Commission,
PSC Building - Old PMO Grounds,
Taufa’ahau Road,
Nuku’alofa.
Candidates should refer to the Application Information Kit in preparing an application, ensuring that all requirements are satisfied. Incomplete documentation may prevent proper consideration of the application. Given the brevity of time, signed emailed applications will be acceptable. Email applications should be forwarded to ceomatters [at] psc [dot] gov [dot] to by the closing date.
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