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CONNING FIJI AND RUGBY FANS: FRU TOP JOB GIFTED TO ‘CONMAN CARL’; Pio Tikoisuva, most successful FRU boss ever, couldn’t qualify to become CEO; Nor Steve Tew (NZRFU) or Brett Gosper (World Rugby)!

14/11/2015

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The Bainimarama-controlled Fiji Rugby Union appears to have deliberately rigged the selection process for the new CEO’s position by drawing up qualification criteria that advances regime-favourite ‘Conman Carl’ Ngamoki-Cameron.
 
The first (and therefore most important) criteria set by the board – chaired by Bainimarama’s thuggish brother-in-law Francis ‘Killer’ Kean who serves as the PM’s official nominee – is that the applicant has ‘a tertiary qualification in Business/Finance/Commerce/Sports Management or equivalent from a recognised institution’.
 
That requirement sets the standard astonishingly high, especially when put against past successful leadership of the FRU and some of the best-regarded CEOs leading the sport of rugby today. In the context of Fiji it seems a deliberate attempt to handicap out of the race anybody but ‘Conman Carl’ who is a regime favourite.
 
For instance, Pio Bosco Tikoisuva, who was FRU CEO for the Rugby World Cups of 2003 and 2007 and is credited with leading Rugby House’s most successful and profitable years, would not qualify to hold the CEO position in 2015. The former Fiji captain holds a degree but not in Business/Finance/Commerce or Sports Management.
 
And so specific is the requirement that neither Steve Tew, CEO of back-to-back RWC champions New Zealand, nor Brett Gosper, head of World Rugby since 2012, would qualify. Tew holds a masters in recreation and Gosper’s tertiary qualifications are economics and law.
 
By contrast, the job specs perfectly match what ‘Conman Carl’ has on his CV. The Maori lawyer, currently the FRU’s deputy chairman, holds an Executive Masters in Sport Organisations Management, thanks to a 12-month distance-learning course run in conjunction with the Olympic movement. He also has law and physical education degrees from Auckland and Otago universities respectively.
 
The double-whammy is that the job advert also does not specify a salary, or invite applicants to suggest an expected salary, or refer to the availability of expat terms. Taken together, according to human resources contacts spoken to by Fijileaks, this makes clear the FRU is communicating to applicants that the appointment will be someone locally based.
 
‘Conman Carl’ was the principal agitator and thorn in the side of Radrodro Tabualevu, the CEO who resigned earlier this week after less than 18 months in charge. The departure of Tabualevu, whose father coached the Tikoisuva-captained Fiji team that beat the British Lions in 1977, is widely understood to have led to a crisis of confidence with three key expatriate coaching staff at the FRU: Fiji’s 7s coach Ben Ryan, and the 15s coach and manager pairing of John McKee and Tony Thorpe. All three of them are not short of overseas offers.
 
Ngamoki-Cameron got the ‘Conman’ tag in 2011 following his removal after less than three months as a director and chairman of Fijian Holdings Ltd. He remains a record holder for the shortest time served as a chairman of a South Pacific Stock Exchange listed company and the first and only chairman and director to be removed following a staff and senior management revolt that led to a ‘special audit’ being called.
 
The job search is being conducted by KPMG on behalf of the FRU and applications close on November 27.


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Vacancies : Chief Executive Officer

Our client, the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) is the peak body involved in governing and administering rugby union in Fiji. The FRU is a member of World Rugby and the regional body Oceania Rugby.

The appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the FRU represents an important milestone in the delivery of key governance and administrative reforms for the FRU. This is a World Rugby supported position who in partnership with the FRU is seeking an experienced Executive who will be responsible for ensuring the FRU as a leading, well managed, effective and responsible national sporting federation with outstanding corporate governance.

The CEO will be accountable for driving a high performance culture as well as building effective working relationships with all stakeholders to ensure the FRU meets its objectives. The CEO will be responsible for:
  • Creating effective partnerships with international, government and community organisations
  • Building a robust and efficient organisation across all strategic areas that is committed to developing its people and administration capabilities
  • Developing and implementing strategic initiatives
  • Overseeing and driving responsible budgeting
  • Developing effective relationships with key stakeholders including non government organisations, all levels of government and sports organisations
  • Ensuring excellent corporate governance is in place at all times
  • Providing the agenda process, strategic support and recommendations to the Board including administering a healthy board reporting process from throughout the organisation
  • Overseeing the sustainable delivery of all programmes across both the high performance and development spectrum.
Qualification & Experience

  • A tertiary qualification in Business/Finance/Commerce/Sports Management or equivalent from a recognised institution
  • A record of outstanding business leadership, team development and viable organisational development
  • Business acumen and commercial astuteness
  • Strategic planning with development and implementation of initiatives
  • Partnership development and management
  • Financial Management with a demonstrated ability to prepare and manage budgets, analyse financial records and prepare reports
  • Presentation skills and demonstrated communication abilities across a range of staff and stakeholders
  • Governance knowledge and acumen with the ability to deliver all aspects of Board processes
  • Demonstrated cultural awareness and ability to work in a diverse cultural environment.
Application, together with a detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter including details of your qualifications, experience and how you will address the key responsibilities, three referees and telephone contact should be forwarded to “Chief Executive Officer”, c/o KPMG, P O Box 32, Suva, Fiji or email recruitment@kpmg.com.fj by no later than 4pm, Friday 27 November 2015.

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4 Comments
Dekho
14/11/2015 10:40:07 pm

Look if this Thug Ruler can tailor make a Self- serving Constitution to suit his corrupt scheme what's to stop him from doing mischief in designing a selection criteria to rule out people he doesn't want and getting in the person he wants as CEO FRU?
In the " New Fiji " of his creation installing people of his choice, including his close relatives, has become pretty much the norm.
And this thug from the Fijian military came to " clean up " corruption and bad governance in the country. What a joke! Where is Graham Davis?

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rajend Naidu
14/11/2015 11:41:49 pm

Editor,
Media Wallahs Doing A Make Over To Make Politicians Look Nice
This is the subject of Lucille Roger's letter in the Canberra Times 14/11 which has parrallels Fijileaks followers will quickly recognise.
Her letter reads :
" in response to Annabel Crabb's reply ( " When policy combat is off menu " Sunday Focus, Nov8,p.20 ) to Ben Pobjie's review of Kitchen Cabinet I firstly must say that I seldom watch the program ( I don't watch it at all because there are far better documentaries to watch ).
It is sickly and cutesy-pie, more suited to a commercial broadcast than the ABC.
Her argument that it humanises the politicians is weak. We regularly see them at work and are capable of judging their humanity, or lack of it.
In the case of Scott Morrison, his inhumane treatment of refugees has caused many Australians to feel ashamed and in despair. The program actually seeks to white- wash his conduct by showing what a nice bloke he is ( Elements of the mainstream media in Fiji do the same in regard to Aiyaz and Frank ).And what about the people who have been directly affected by his policies?
Perhaps Annabel could feature a refugee and bring along a wicker-basket of meringues.Surely it is time to humanise the poor ( persecuted ) souls in detention camps, many who have numbers, not names.
What a waste of a talented journalist, whose political analysis was once worth reading ".
And we can easily say the same in the Fiji context when we look at what has become of the veteran journalist Nemani Delaitabiki and award winning journalist Graham Davis.
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu

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And
15/11/2015 03:10:20 am

And, it's not only Khaiyum and Bainimarama the spineless gutless lapdog media in Fiji are presenting as nice blokes with an altruistic concern for Fiji and its people and all that. They have been doing that for all the thugs in power including Rat U Nailatikau and Con Rat , another rotten military General who has now become president.

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Bahuki
20/11/2015 02:15:41 am

Frankie is just basically going to mess up the whole damn complex on gordon street further with his tentacles of nepotism and favoritism thats forever prevalent.

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