Secretary General of the Department of Defence

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