TABLE OF CONTENTS DEFINITION OF TERMS .............................................. xiii SECTION A ................................................................... 1 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ....................................... 1 Values and Principles of Public Service ............................ 1 National Values and Principles of Governance .................. 2 Functions of State Departments ...................................... 3 Role of the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service ........ 3 Role of Cabinet Secretaries ............................................. 3 Role of Principal Secretaries ...........................................
4 Role of the Attorney General .......................................... 5 Functions and Powers of the Public Service Commission .................................................................. 5 Communication with the Public Service Commission ......... 6 Notification of the Commission’s Decisions ....................... 7 Role of the Ministry Responsible for Public Service ........... 7 Ministerial Human Resource Management Advisory and Ministerial Performance Management Committees ................................................................... 7 PART II: RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, APPOINTMENT AND TRANSFERS .........................................................
21 SECTION B ................................................................. 21 Introduction ................................................................ 21 RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT .............................. 21 Human Resource Plans ................................................ 21 Reporting of Vacancies ................................................ 22 Advertisement of Vacant Posts ..................................... 22 Recruitment ................................................................ 23 Application for Employment .......................................... 23