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Yvonne White is the Assistant Secretary with Responsibility for Corporate Affairs and Central Policy Coordination.
The Corporate Affairs function aims to provide the Department and its staff with the necessary professional supports to enable the successful delivery of business objectives. As the Assistant Secretary who is Head of Corporate Affairs, Yvonne White is responsible for Finance, ICT, Human Resources, Corporate Services and Agency Governance, Communications, Reform & Emergency Planning. The role also encompasses responsibility for in-house legal professional services; supporting the Secretary General and Management Board on Departmental Business Planning and development of our Statement of Strategy; Representing the Department on Emergency Planning Groups and overseeing procedures for major transport emergencies under the Taskforce on Emergency Planning; and leading a process of organisational and cultural change in response to COVID-19 and the ongoing Reform and Innovation in line with Civil Service and Public Service reform agendas.
Yvonne is also responsible for overseeing the Department’s leadership, management and coordination of inputs to wider Government policy and programmes, including the National Resilience and Recovery Fund and revisions of the National Development Plan and the Climate Action Plan.
