Cabinet secretariat ends training in performance management

Freetown, June 22 (SLENA) – In a bid to ensure that officers in grade 11 and above are properly appraised, the Office of the Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service has last week Wednesday 17th June, 2015 ended a two day refresher training for its Performance Management Technical staff at its Tower Hill office in Freetown. (Photo: Participants at the training)

Addressing the participants on behalf of the Head of the Civil Service, the Director of Corporate, Samuel Bangura said performance management is an important tool to maximize service delivery within the Civil Service.

Mr. Bangura disclosed that one of the activities of the Rapid Result Initiative Team Work Plan under the Pay and Performance Project is to ensure that the Performance Management Technical Staff receive refresher training to support the Head of the Civil Service conduct reviews/appraisals of Civil Servants in Grade 11 and above.

He recalled that over 130 Civil Servants in grade 11 and above have signed the 2015 Individual Performance Contracts with the Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service, Dr. Ernest Surrur.

Mr. Bangura maintained that the conduct of the appraisal process will commence any time from now, stressing that it is necessary to get the appraisal team prepared.

Director of Civil/Public Service, Cabinet Secretariat, Lamin Massaquoi noted that the knowledge gained from the training would also help the participants to effectively appraise Civil Servants in grade 10 and below.

Mr. Massaquoi commended officers from Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) for serving as facilitators and also expressed the hope that the participants would effectively and efficiently utilize the skills that they have acquired.

Director of Performance Management, HRMO, Osman Conteh said Performance Management is a new concept which was introduced in late 2011 to make room for improvement in service delivery in the Civil Service.

He recalled that before the introduction of Performance Management, officers were appraised by the use of the Annual Confidential Form wherein the appraisee had no say. Mr. Conteh maintained that the Report did not meet the need for modern day management as it was ‘one sided’ where a single individual had to determine the fate of many officers and did not create room for feedback.

He added that the Report focused on the human attributes rather than the capabilities of officers to deliver on their mandates.

By: Amadu Femoh Sesay, PRO, Cab Sec

Credit SLENA

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