Kolonia, Pohnpei: Program Director for the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI), Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo, spent 2 weeks in the Federated States of Micronesia providing in-person technical support to the staff at the state public audit offices of Pohnpei and Kosrae.
Ms Palamo-Iosefo started work at the Pohnpei office on 21 July, supporting staff to establish performance management processes, identify competencies needed for individuals and create a learning and professional development (LPD) plan.
“Audit offices can support staff competency development by refining job profiles, creating LPD plans and maintaining databases of staff progress towards professional certification,” Ms Palamo-Iosefo said.
Ms Palamo-Iosefo guided staff to develop their own performance agreements as a basis for monitoring performance and ensuring they contribute to achieving the SAI’s organisational goals.
She also trained staff on the importance of overall audit planning so audit offices can focus on key government priorities and matters of public interest, maximise their audit coverage, submit reports in a timely manner and conduct quality and impactful audits and investigations.
Locally-based Program Director, Sophia Pretrick, provided feedback on the office’s Investigation Division’s annual plan, ensuring it is integrated in the office’s annual operational plan.
From 28 July, Ms Palamo-Iosefo provided similar organisational technical assistance to the equivalent state office based in Tofol, Kosrae.
As well as technical support, Ms Palamo-Iosefo worked with the Public Auditor, Palikkun Kilafwasru, to review the bespoke capacity development plan used to guide the audit office’s training and development activities into 2026. A draft process for developing the office’s overall audit plan was prepared for it to finalise and adopt.
PASAI acknowledges the support of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
Pohnpei Public Auditor, Erick Paul, with PASAI Program Director, Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo
PASAI Program Director, Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo (sixth from right), with staff from the Pohnpei Office of the Public Auditor
PASAI Program Director, Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo (centre), with staff from the Kosrae Office of the Public Auditor
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Contact information:
Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo, Program Director PASAI
E: sina.iosefo@pasai.org P: +64 9 304 1275
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