The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) is looking for qualified, goal-oriented and results-driven persons with exceptional qualities for appointment to the following position: Director, Performance Management

Job Purpose

• To provide leadership, technical and operational direction in the implementation of Performance Management with the aim of ensuring a linkage between pay and performance/productivity in the public service.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides technical inputs to management on the formulation and implementation of Government Policy to manage performance in the public service;
• Oversees the management of the human, material and financial resources of the Directorate to improve efficiency;
• Coordinates the development and implementation of operational work plan for the Directorate;
• Oversees the design of framework for the implementation and management of performance in the public service with a view to linking pay to productivity;
• Leads processes towards the determination of performance management and productivity indicators and their measurement at various levels of the Performance Management System;
• Coordinates the implementation of a merit-based reward, incentive and corrections system in the Public Service and ensure a linkage of pay to productivity in the public service;
• Coordinates the development and institution of Change-Management and organisational development programmes in the public services to facilitate improved performance;
• Supervises the preparation and submission of annual budget, quarterly and annual report of the Directorate;
• Oversees the implementation of performance management in the Directorate.

Qualification Required & Experience

• A Master's Degree in Human Resource Management, Industrial Psychology or any related Social Science discipline with not less than 10 years work experience in Human Resource Management role, 6 years of which must be in a Senior Management position

Competencies, Skills and Technical Abilities

• Excellent skills in performance management and indicators;
• Good knowledge in the use of monitoring and evaluation frameworks;
• Good Policy Analysis skills;
• Good Report Writing Skills;
• Average Performance Management skills;
• Good knowledge of the public service;
• Good Grievances handling and Negotiations skills;
• Average Change Management skills;
• Good Strategic Thinking;
• Good communication and presentation skills;
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills;
• Good knowledge in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.

Value Set

• Fairness
• Honesty
• Belief in dialogue
• Team- player
• Professionalism

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Applications for category A should be forwarded, together with statements of the applicant's vision for the position, current CV, office and residential telephone numbers, email address and addresses of three referees to:

The Secretary,
Public Services Commission
P. O. BOX GP 1618,
Accra

Closing Date: 31 March, 2020