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SECTION 3: EXECUTIVE
LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT
12. Parliamentary Executive level
employees
12.1 The department recognises its Parliamentary
Executive level employees as a key group in the effective, efficient and timely
delivery of high quality services to senators and others.
12.2 Under this Agreement, Parliamentary Executive
level employees commit to:
(a) perform individually to a high level as leaders,
managers, mentors and role models;
(b) demonstrate and promote high standards and values;
(c) work in partnership with each other, and their
staff, to achieve the goals of this Agreement;
(d) lead an ongoing review of work practices and
service provision to achieve continuing improvements in the quality and
efficient delivery of those services; and
(e) rotate to other positions in accordance with
clause 19.2, and promote mobility to other employees, as a means to achieving
improved co-operation, capacity and understanding across work teams and the
department.
13. Senate Management Advisory Group
13.1 A Senate Management Advisory Group (SMAG),
consisting of all Parliamentary Executive Level 2 employees (including those on
temporary assignment for a continuous period of three months or more), will
contribute collectively to the management and leadership of the department by:
(a) recognising the strategic nature of their roles,
individually and collectively, as senior managers and leaders within the
department;
(b) providing informed, creative, constructive and
practical advice to the Program Manager Group on departmental and management
issues, on request or at the initiative of the group;
(c) committing, individually and collectively, to
high personal standards of performance, communication and co-operation in order
to attain departmental, office, section and individual goals; and
(d) meeting their responsibilities, as outlined in
clause 16.2 of this Agreement, for ensuring the Performance Communication
Scheme is being implemented consistently and appropriately.
13.2 Terms of reference and administrative
arrangements for SMAG will be agreed upon from time to time by Parliamentary
Executive Level 2 employees and the Program Manager Group. Arrangements will
include:
(a) the requirement for all members of SMAG to attend
and participate at meetings and collective training (unless otherwise agreed by
the program manager);
(b) SMAG convening at least four times per year to
formulate and provide advice to program managers on departmental and management
issues; and
(c) participating collectively in appropriate
training at least twice a year. Generally, one session should be focused on
increasing their knowledge of the parliamentary environment, and the other
session should aim to improve their corporate/people management knowledge or
skills.
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