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Office of the Director

The Office of the Director is responsible for the achievement of this corporate objective and the following outcomes and strategies have been developed:

1. Efficient and effective management of corporate resources:

• Maintain effective input into Corporate Performance Management system
• Assure that Executive Management Committee value-add to corporate decision making
• Provide compliance, policy and procedural advise to Secretary of DL&PP
• Establish systems and procedures in local offices to support operations

Financial Management

2. Finances managed within budget and applied to achieve departmental objectives:

• Assuring funding is available as per forecast activities according to the budget
• Assure management reporting is accurate and on time.
• Assisting and monitoring revenue collection process by, providing advice and support and reporting differences between forecast and actual collected
• Ensuring expenditure is supported by work plan and /or business case and that there is no pre-commitment of expenditure before approval
• Assuring compliance with financial Management Act, General Orders and DLPP Delegations

Human Resource Management

3. Ensures that the right people are in the right place at the right time:

• Disciplined, well trained and motivated workforce.
• Create a workforce Development Plan for the life of current Corporate Plan(2007)
• Implement Annual Leave Plan Database in consultation with ISC&T
• Routine payroll audit to remove 'ghost' employees and recover improper payments
• All staff and contract employees receiving correct remuneration
• Develop and implement OHS&W Policy and Guidelines

Asset (physical resource) Management

4. Staff have the physical resources and environment needed to carry out their work:

•  Create and maintain Asset Management database
•  Manage an effective vehicle fleet
•  Develop and document essential policy and procedures for procurement
•  Effective mailing, recoding and distribution of information and correspondence
•  Provide secure and appropriate office accommodation as required
•  Maintain appropriate levels and serviceability of office furniture and equipment
•  Cost recovery for non-work related damages
•  Develop Business case for Corporate File Management

Information and Technology Management

5. DLPP staff and stakeholders have access to necessary information:

• Develop and implement a DLPP communication system
• Transfer of historic information from PNGLIS to LAGIS
• Complete enhancement of LAGIS system making it available to all stakeholders
• Ensure completion of DLPP server upgrades
• Establish an effective Help Desk system
• Establish a computer training system
• Establish and effective and efficient operational system
• Preliminary analysis and development of business case for digitizing of titles.

6. ASFII Advisers