Elements and Performance Criteria
- Coordinate organisation planning
- Identify appropriate strategic alliances and negotiate and maintain participation
- Identify overall purpose and philosophy of the organisation and translate into a written or recorded set of aims and objectives which are clearly understood, measurable and attainable and evaluated as appropriate
- Implement appropriate corporate planning processes that make best use of internal and external consultation processes
- Implement appropriate corporate planning processes to ensure responsiveness to client needs
- Undertake appropriate consultation with relevant people and agencies
- Establish appropriate management structure and process to coordinate corporate planning, advise decision-makers and reflect principles and philosophy of the organisation
- Analyse the way in which values and beliefs of workers and stakeholders may influence defined organisation purpose and philosophy and communicate to all relevant participants
- Make resources available as appropriate to support the planning processes at all levels
- Develop systems, processes and timeframes for all aspects and components of the planning process
- Design and implement the structures and process of the organisation
- Determine appropriate structure for the organisation to match organisation philosophy and purpose
- Develop, agree, implement and monitor lines of decision-making and accountability
- Prepare budgets in line with strategic plan and make allowance for all requirements and components of planning and implementation of programs and services
- Establish financial accountability systems which meet agreed organisation best practice provisions
- Ensure planning guidelines provide for inclusion of appropriate statutory, legislative and practice provisions
- Develop clear, fully documented planning guidelines and systems and make them accessible to all involved
- Implement evaluation processes
- Hold appropriate consultations with stakeholders to examine issues and trends and advise decision-makers of outcomes as required
- Complete all required reporting in a timely way in accordance with organisation requirements
- Identify, develop and implement appropriate evaluation arrangements with representation from relevant stakeholder groups
- Prepare advice and provide to decision-makers within the negotiated format and timeframe
- Enable organisation to meet legal requirements
- Establish the profile of the organisation and market its services
- Use formal and informal networks as channels to communicate the organisation's activities and achievements
- Use a range of communication media and activities to convey information about activities and achievements of the organisation to encourage support and interest
- Seek and utilise opportunities to promote the organisation through media, government and the community
- Display confidentiality and sensitivity in details, content and extent of public comment on organisation's activities
- Give direction for the effective management of the organisation
- When required, develop and articulate policies and procedures for the employment role of the organisation and monitor their implementation
- Promptly address problems in implementing defined procedures to ensure resolution
- Prepare reports to comprehensively and accurately describe organisation's activities and achievements and present to relevant stakeholders and management, as required
- When required, facilitate processes of management and/or board meetings to ensure effective and informed deliberations and decision-making
- Identify and implement mechanisms for effective coordination of activities and services
- Manage changes in the organisation
- Identify policy, social, political and economic trends and assess their potential impact on the organisation
- Assess and revise management and work practices relative to social, political and economic trends and impacts
- Define and monitor indicators for change within the organisation
- Identify and promote opportunities for positive change and undertake appropriate work to maximise support from staff, clients and stakeholders