PRESS STATEMENT
22ND AUGUST 2003

Commission on the Restructuring of the Senior Civil Service

A Presidential Commission on the Restructuring of the Senior Civil Service has been established to examine and review the present structure and capacity of the leadership level of the Civil Service. On the basis of its findings the commission will make recommendations for rapidly improving and strengthening the effectiveness and competence of the management levels of the Civil Service.

Specifically, the Commission will submit findings on the following:

• Restructuring of the management levels of the public service to create a senior executive service,
• Definition of the role and principal functions of the senior executive service;
• Level and type of posts to be included in the senior service;
• Terms of reference for all generic posts to be re-profiled as part of the restructuring exercise;
• Definition of competencies and qualifications required of candidates for the re-profiled posts to be included in the senior service;
• Terms of reference for an independent competency assessment centre that will assess and recommend candidates for the re-profiled posts;
• Proposals for a remuneration package for the civil servants who will make up the senior service;
• Action strategy and timeline to implement the restructuring and re-profiling programme.
  

Duration of the Commission

The Commission will sit for three months beginning September 2003 and deliver its report to the President within one month of the completion of its deliberations.

Membership of the Commission

The Commission will comprise the following:

• Dr. Sheku Sesay - Chairman
• Mr. David Sheku - Member
• Mr. E.B.O. Coker - Member
• Mrs. A. Lansana - Member
• Dr. Osman K. Sankoh - Member
• Mr. David Minah - Member

In support of its work, the Commission may call upon specialized expertise and knowledge from within and outside Sierra Leone.

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