The Office of the Deputy Governor and the Department of Human Resources have launched a Job Evaluation Project for the Public Service.

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Sharleen DaBreo-Lettsome said through the project, the team would utilise data on job profiles within the Public Service to determine the relative value the role brings to the organisation.

The project will be executed jointly by the Office of the Deputy Governor and the Department of Human Resources while PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will provide a customised job evaluation tool that will weigh the job profiles within the Public Service against international standards.

Mrs.  DaBreo-Lettsome said the start of the project is the next step in ensuring the Public Service functions efficiently and effectively across all levels.

 “The Job Evaluation Project allows us to carefully examine the job profiles within the Public Service, ensure they are correctly weighted, described and graded,” the Permanent Secretary said. She added, “This exercise will take us further in ensuring that we build an employment structure that adequately considers the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies required for the successful execution of all roles within the Public Service.”

The project will be executed in six (6) months and will individually assess 3506 positions within the Public Service. At the end of the project period, all positions will receive streamlined role profiles that encourage increased efficiency and effectiveness.

Human Resources Manager for the Organisational Development and Workforce Planning Unit within the Department of Human Resources, Ms. Cara Christopher said the completion of this project is critical to ensuring there is a cohesive approach to roles and payment structures within the Public Service.

Ms. Christopher said, “We will achieve further clarity on our existing 3506 roles while forming a framework with a strong basis for pay justification. The Job Evaluation Project will allow us to establish more concise and industry-accurate structures as well as standards for the assignment of roles and responsibilities for the Public Service.”

            The contract for the purchase of the software and relevant training to guide the project is valued at $40,849 and was granted to PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Trinidad and Tobago.

            The Office of the Deputy Governor remains committed to the transformation of the Public Service in to a world-class organisation.