ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Job Evaluation Project for the Public Service has been launched by the Office of the Deputy Governor and the Department of Human Resources.
In a press release, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Deputy Governor, Mrs Sharleen S. DaBreo-Lettsome said through the project, the team would utilise data on job profiles within the Public Service to determine the relative value the role brings to the organisation.
Executed jointly by the Office of the Deputy Governor and the Department of Human Resources, the project will receive a customised evaluation tool provided by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Trinidad and Tobago that will weigh the job profiles within the Public Service against international standards.
The contract for the purchase of the software and relevant training to guide the project is valued at $40,849 and was granted to PwC Trinidad and Tobago.
Project is part of ensuring efficiency & effectiveness
According to Mrs DaBreo-Lettsome, the start of the project is the next step in ensuring efficiency and effectiveness across all levels in the Public Service.
“The Job Evaluation Project allows us to carefully examine the job profiles within the Public Service, ensure they are correctly weighted, described and graded…This exercise will take us further in ensuring that we build an employment structure that adequately considers the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies required for the successful execution of all roles within the Public Service,” she said.
Over 3000 positions to be assessed
Three thousand five hundred and six (3506) position within the Public Service will be individually assessed during the six months execution of the project. All positions will receive streamlined role profiles encouraging increased efficiency and effectiveness at the end of the project period.
Human Resources Manager for the Organisational Development and Workforce Planning Unit within the Department of Human Resources, Ms Cara Christopher said the project’s completion is critical to ensuring there is a cohesive approach to roles and payment structures within the Public Service.
“We will achieve further clarity on our existing 3506 roles while forming a framework with a strong basis for pay justification. The Job Evaluation Project will allow us to establish more concise and industry-accurate structures as well as standards for the assignment of roles and responsibilities for the Public Service,” she stated.
