Role
Secretary General of the Department of Defence
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The Secretary General of the Department of Defence has the following responsibilities:
- 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
- providing progress reports to the Minister on the implementation of the Statement of Strategy
- ensuring proper use of resources and the provision of cost-effective public services
- preparing an outline of how specific responsibilities are to be assigned to other officers down through the department
- managing matters relating to appointments, performance, discipline and dismissal of civil servants below the grade of Principal or its equivalent
