By Rosemund Warrington, HR & ODE Specialist, CARICAD T he Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has once again sought the services of CARICAD to undertake a multi-pronged assignment in the Public Service. On November 1, 2020, CARICAD will begin a Job Re-Classification and Organisational Review Assignment, scheduled to extend over a 12-month period. Components of the assignment include, organisational reviews of 16 ministries and four departments; a Job Re-classification exercise; rationalisation of allowances; and capacity development in critical strategic HR areas. This assignment is seen as a logical flow from a recently-completed Public Sector Transformation Strategy (PST) assignment by CARICAD for the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The PST Strategy was submitted in September, 2020. The process to develop the Strategy included consultations, research, regional round table discussions on public sector transformation, a presentation by Dr. Lennox Honychurch on the History of Reform in Dominica, as well as a formal evaluation of the previous Modernisation Strategy. The overall project was coordinated by Mrs. Rosemund Warrington, Strategic HR & ODE specialist at CARICAD and executed by a number of CARICAD’s Associates including UNIVERSALIA, Dr. Cletus Bertin, Maria Mason-Roberts and Dr. Gwendoline Williams. During the period 2009 to 2015, under the leadership of Ms. Irma Edwards, then Chief Personnel Officer and Board Director of CARICAD, CARICAD’s services were engaged for a number of assignments. In 2010, CARICAD undertook a comprehensive HR Audit and Workforce Analysis of the Public Service. This assignment extended over a period of 12 months and included a number of CARICAD’s Associate Consultants such as Dr. Valda Henry, Maria Mason-Roberts, Marsha Thomas Frederick, Lynette Andrews (now deceased) and Dr. Gwendoline Williams. Additionally, in 2012, CARICAD conducted a Job Evaluation of the Public Service. This was carried out in partnership with the KPMG. Recommendations were made for salary grades of all jobs. Mrs. Warrington was the Task Leader for both projects. In 2009, CARICAD initiated and led a Consultation/Policy Retreat for Permanent Secretaries and Chief Personnel Officers of the OECS on the Integration of the magistrates’ courts under the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. This was led by former Executive Director, Mrs. Jennifer Astaphan. In 2015, following the passage of Hurricane Maria, the Government of Dominica accepted CARICAD’s offer for a one-week advisory intervention by Mr. Franklyn Michael in support of the recovery efforts. His efforts and suggestions were well received. Over the years, CARICAD has engaged in many other activities by invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica including a Comprehensive Review of Social Services with funding from DFID in 2006, and Change Management interventions during the Economic Stabilisation Programme in 2003. CARICAD hopes that the example set by the Commonwealth of Dominica in regards to CARICAD as the first-choice-partner for Public Sector Transformation will be followed by other Member States. 23
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