Minn fuq dahar il-poplu – what Astrid doesn't consider a waste of tax-payers' money

Published: February 17, 2009 at 4:00pm

Might I humbly suggest that if the Che Guevaras of Tower Road want a project manager to help them disturb the public peace, they pay for this person themselves? From the FAA website:

25th January 2009

Situations Vacant

Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) seeks a Project Manager who would be seconded from within the Public Service. The work to further FAA’s different projects would include liaising with government departments and members of the public, as well as an element of administrative work including help with FAA’s website. The right applicant should be dynamic, motivated, capable of working under on her or his own initiative and computer literate. This personally-rewarding post would suit a graduate with an interest in Malta’s urban and rural environment, heritage, sustainable tourism or rural affairs. The vacancy is available to candidates up to Grade 7, present terms and conditions of Government employment including promotion opportunities would continue to apply. Could interested parties kindly send an application and CV to [email protected] or mail to:

FAA
P.O. Box 13
Birkirkara

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.




6 Comments Comment

  1. H.P. Baxxter says:

    Can I arrange to have the contract starting from October 2009?

  2. Vanni says:

    As far as I know, seconded personel ‘belong’ to their original employer, in this case the goverment of Malta. Thus it seems odd that on the one hand the FAA is slagging off the government, but then recruits from within the government. So people in government service are to be trusted after all?

    However, I am not sure about something you wrote, Daphne. When an entity loans out an officer, it always recuperates from the place where the person is seconded any emoluments paid. This is standard practice as wages form part of the departmental budget.

  3. Mario Debono says:

    Of course, that’s why she is saying she’s an NGO, so that she can get a free employee off the government. But there are rules about this. First she needs to have the FAA’s membership AUDITED. I wonder what that will turn up.

  4. Antoine says:

    She’s got the e-mail address wrong – so all interested parties who are computer literate are only going to submit an application despite FAA’s efforts

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  5. P Shaw says:

    Maybe somebody working at MEPA can apply for this job. A little inside information can always be useful.

    It’s a pity that Roderick Galdes is already working for the MLP, wearing two hats. Sort of working at MEPA, and being the MLP spokeperson for MEPA at he same time.

    [Daphne – There are around 450 people working at the MEPA and my very reliable sources tell me that around 400 of them are Labour supporters, brought in by a key Labour-supporting architect who has since retired. This is the root cause of many of the problems. There is no incentive to change, to perform or the improve relations with the public, because the worse the MEPA is, the sooner Labour is returned to government. I know somebody who works there and who spent the last election campaign on the verge of a nervous breakdown, threatened by his colleagues, told to clear his desk by his superiors, and mocked while future spoils were discussed. U imbaghad baqalhom f’wicchom.]

  6. Tonio Farrugia says:

    It would be interesting to know whether this means that FAA is benefiting from government assistance under the Voluntary Organisations Act. Among other things, the VOA refers to an organisation’s statute. Does FAA have one? If so, it does not seem to be on their website.

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