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As Secretary General, Ken has the following responsibilities:
• facilitating high performance through a positive culture and encouraging working environment
• ensuring high standards of governance within the department and its agencies
• leading and managing the business generally of the department
• implementing government policies appropriate to the department
• monitoring government policies that affect the department
• delivering outputs as determined by the Minister
• providing policy advice to the Minister on all matters within the remit of the department
• preparing Statements of Strategy for submission to the Minister and implementing those strategies
• ensuring proper use of resources and the provision of cost-effective public services
• delegation of responsibilities to other officers down through the department
• all HR matters relating to appointments, performance, discipline and dismissal of civil servants (up to the Principal grade).