{"id":22803,"date":"2026-06-23T03:42:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T03:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peopleconnexion-2026.ap.applyflow.com\/?page_id=22803"},"modified":"2026-06-30T01:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:04:46","slug":"png-pacific","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.peopleconnexion.com\/services\/png-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"PNG &#038; Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Basic Banner Start -->\n                              <h1>You can&#8217;t run PNG from a desk in Australia.<\/h1>\n                                            <p><strong>So we don&#8217;t. Our team is in Port Moresby &#8211; local, licensed and on the ground since 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recruitment, Employer of Record, payroll and immigration for PNG and the wider Pacific &#8211; delivered in-country, connected to our Australian team as one operation.<\/p>\n                                                    <a href=\"\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                    Talk to our PNG team                                      <\/a>\n                                                    <a href=\"\/submit-a-vacancy\" target=\"_self\">\n                    Submit a vacancy                                      <\/a>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/peopleconnexion-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/C.1.1-Basic-Banner.png\" alt=\"Banner Image\" \/>\n<!-- Basic Banner End --><!-- Content + Media Block Start -->\n                                      <h2>Why local presence matters<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n                                                                          <p>PNG rewards partners who are physically present and punishes those who aren&#8217;t. Compliance shifts, permits stall, and a remote provider can&#8217;t walk into an office to fix it. We can. Our consultants know the employers, the regulators and the realities &#8211; and our Australian team is one phone call, not one time zone, away.<\/p>\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/peopleconnexion-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-Containers-Media-Block-2-1.png\" alt=\"Media Image\" \/>\n<!-- Content + Media Block End --><!-- Multimedia Block Start -->\n                              <h2>The full suite &#8211; in-country<\/h2>\n                                                      <h4>Recruitment<\/h4>\n                                                                                <p>Permanent, contract and executive search, drawing on a global talent network.<\/p>\n                                                      <h4>Employer of Record &amp; On-Hire<\/h4>\n                                                                                <p>Operate in PNG without your own entity.<\/p>\n                                                      <h4>Payroll <\/h4>\n                                                                                <p>Compliant local-currency payroll, with real-time reporting.<\/p>\n                                                      <h4>Immigration &amp; Visa Support <\/h4>\n                                                                                <p>Work permits and visas handled end to end.<\/p>\n<!-- Multimedia Block End --><!-- Logos Start -->\n<section>\n                      <h3>Who we work with<\/h3>\n                                <p>We&#8217;re trusted by some of PNG&#8217;s most significant employers and programs<\/p>\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/peopleconnexion-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Frame-1707482611-7.png\" alt=\" Icon\" \/>\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/peopleconnexion-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Frame-1707482611-1-1.png\" alt=\" Icon\" \/>\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/peopleconnexion-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/logo-dt-global.svg\" alt=\" Icon\" \/>\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/peopleconnexion-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Frame-1707482612-1.png\" alt=\" Icon\" \/>\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/peopleconnexion-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/logo-bsp.svg\" alt=\" Icon\" \/>\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/peopleconnexion-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/logo-santos.svg\" alt=\" Icon\" \/>\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/peopleconnexion-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/logo-cocacola.svg\" alt=\" Icon\" \/>\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-ap-v2i.applyflow.com\/peopleconnexion-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/logo-png-australia-policing-partnership.svg\" alt=\" Icon\" \/>\n  <\/section>\n<!-- Logos End -->\n<!-- FAQs Accordion Start -->\n<section id=\"js-faqs-accordion-\">\n                          <h2>Frequesntly Asked Questions<\/h2>\n                <button\n                  type=\"button\"\n                  aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                    Are you actually based in PNG, or servicing it from Australia?                  \n                <\/button>\n                    <p>We&#8217;re in Port Moresby and have been since 2014. Our consultants live and work in-country, with our Australian team connected as one operation &#8211; so nothing is run at arm&#8217;s length.<\/p>\n                <button\n                  type=\"button\"\n                  aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    Are you a licensed recruiter in PNG?                  \n                <\/button>\n                    <p>Yes. We hold PNG Recruitment Licence No. 3033 and are an RCSA member, and we&#8217;re SAM.gov registered for donor-funded and international engagements.<\/p>\n                <button\n                  type=\"button\"\n                  aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    Can you help if we don&#8217;t have a PNG legal entity?                  \n                <\/button>\n                    <p>Yes. Through our Employer of Record service we become the legal employer, so you can put people on the ground without setting up a company first.<\/p>\n                <button\n                  type=\"button\"\n                  aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    Do you work across both Australia and PNG?                  \n                <\/button>\n                    <p>Yes. One team works across both markets, so cross-Pacific projects and talent moves are handled by people who already know your business on both sides of the Coral Sea.<\/p>\n                <button\n                  type=\"button\"\n                  aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    Which sectors do you recruit for in PNG?                  \n                <\/button>\n                    <p>Mining and resources, banking and financial services, government and development, engineering and infrastructure, FMCG, hospitality and professional services, among others.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<!-- FAQs Accordion End --><!-- CTA Feature Start -->\n                                  <h2>Hiring or mobilising in PNG?<\/h2>\n                                                  <p>Inspiring Greatness to Build Legacies.<\/p>\n                                                          <a href=\"\/submit-a-vacancy\" target=\"_self\">\n                      Submit a Vacancy                               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