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                2003/04 – 2005/06 SERVICE 
                  PLAN 
                  Office of the Premier | 
               
               
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            Human Resource Management Plan
            In meeting the government’s strategic priorities, the Office of 
              the Premier will draw upon the skills, abilities, commitment and 
              teamwork of the staff who work in the office. Our employees, their 
              expertise and their knowledge are the fundamental and most valuable 
              assets we possess to meet future challenges, and to secure our Service 
              Plan goals, objectives and performance standards. 
            Accordingly, our Human Resource Management Plan has the following 
              goals at its core: 
            
              -  Ensuring that the organization has the structure, staff resources, 
                performance plans and succession plans to achieve its present 
                and future performance commitments.
 
              -  Acquiring, developing, retaining and sharing critically important 
                knowledge and skills.
 
              -  Providing a motivating and rewarding work environment where 
                effective communication allows for, and fosters, the achievement 
                of individual and group goals and objectives.
 
             
            
               
                | Goal | 
                Objectives | 
                Strategies | 
                Performance Measures/ 
                  Outcomes   | 
               
               
                | Organization Planning 
                  
                   A skilled and competent workforce 
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                To attract and retain high-calibre 
                  employees 
                  
                   To ensure smooth succession and fulfil long-term planning 
                    requirements 
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                Recruit qualified people with 
                  appropriate specialties and skills 
                  
                   Provide developmental opportunities and recognize employee 
                    contributions 
                  Develop a succession plan to address potential knowledge 
                    loss 
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                Detailed human resource management 
                  plans for reporting entities to be completed 
                  
                   Organizational plans in place 
                  Competency-based staffing framework in place 
                  All staff recruitment will be competency based 
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                | Performance Management  
                  
                   Clear expectations and goals for every employee 
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                Clearly define the goals of 
                  the Office of the Premier to all staff 
                  
                   Ensure every employee develops personal objectives to support 
                    these goals 
                  Ensure staff have a strong sense of participation in, and 
                    responsibility for, the performance of the office 
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                Performance management policy 
                  and goals in place 
                  
                   Conduct performance management planning based on clear, competency-based 
                    performance planning framework 
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                Employees have annual performance 
                  plans linked to service plan goals 
                  
                   Employees’ performance reviewed once per year 
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                | Employee Learning  
                  
                   Skilled, capable, learning employees 
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                Ensure that employees have, 
                  or can acquire, the knowledge, technical skills and other competencies 
                  they need to undertake their current position and enable them 
                  to advance their careers in the public service | 
                Identify cross training or 
                  enhanced skill development requirements 
                  
                   Allocate funding for staff training and development  
                  Each employee has a development plan approved by the employee’s 
                    supervisor 
                  Training and development will be integrated with performance 
                    management 
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                Employee development plans 
                  completed in time for budget cycles 
                  
                   Provide “Leadership in New Era” training 
                  Staff supported and involved in educational, training and 
                    developmental opportunities 
                  Highly skilled employees performing job duties 
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                | Public Service Renewal 
                  
                   Renewed public service 
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                Ensure that employees are flexible, 
                  resilient, motivated and competent, and that they exercise initiative | 
                Support and contribute to the 
                  public service renewal initiative of the Public Service Employee 
                  Relations Commission (PSERC) | 
                Employees who are competent, 
                  innovative and motivated 
                  
                   Employees who exercise initiative and operate independently 
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                | Consolidated Human Resource 
                  Service Delivery System 
                  
                   Renewed delivery model for Human Resource Services 
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                Ensure a smooth transition 
                  to a new, consolidated delivery model for human resource services | 
                Support PSERC in the transition 
                  to a more centralized model of human resource delivery | 
                Effective liaison and coordination 
                  with new government structure | 
               
             
              
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