- Profile - Public Sector Reforms Secretariat
- Mission
- Vision
- Core Values
- Functions
- Directorate of the PSRS
Mandate
Background
Ghana’s public sector is faced with a multiplicity of structural, institutional and fiduciary challenges which hinder the efficient and effective delivery of public goods and services. Successive Governments have therefore, undertaken several initiatives towards the reform of Ghana’s Public Sector. The reform initiatives were, however, unable to achieve the desired transformation and improvement in the performance of the public sector.
These reforms can be broadly grouped into four (4) phases: 1986 –2003, 2005–2009, 2009–2016 and 2017 to present. The first three phases were largely supply-driven and not informed by any reform strategy and were not effectively coordinated by a central body in a visible manner with little linkages to each other.
These reforms included Civil Service Reform Programme (CSRP), Civil Service Performance Improvement Programme (CSPIP), National Institutional Renewal Programme (NIRP), Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs), Economic Management Capacity Building Project (EMCB) which led to the establishment of the Ministry for Public Sector Reforms, now the Public Sector Reform Secretariat.
Reforms from 2017 to date are demand driven and guided by the National Public Sector Reform Strategy (NPSRS) 2018-2023 under review.
PSRS exists to improve public service delivery by initiating, facilitating and coordinating reforms for timely and transparent services to promote private sector-led growth and national development with the use of innovation and professional staff.
A responsive public sector with reformed services for national development
The core values are: (AIRRII)
- Accountability: Showing responsibility for one’s action at the workplace as well as implementing reforms to make public sector institutions take responsibility for both their performance and business outcomes.
- Inclusiveness: Creating a welcoming environment that embraces differences and offers respect for all stakeholders
- Results-Oriented: Focusing on outcomes rather than processes in the implementation of public sector reforms.
- Responsiveness: Formulating timely reform policies to serve the needs of citizens.
- Innovation: Applying new processes, new techniques and using emerging technologies in the implementation of reforms to create new value
- Integrity: Prioritizing government agenda in the interest of the public.
The core functions of PSRS are:
- Provide policy guidelines in the implementation of agreed reform initiatives.
- Facilitate, coordinate, monitor and evaluate reform policies and strategies in the public sector to ensure improved, timely and transparent service delivery.
- Promote and improve efficiency and effectiveness of performance in the Public Sector
- Facilitate the institutionalization of public campaign to imbue positive change in the attitude of the citizenry.
- Undertake such research as may be necessary for the effective development and implementation of the Secretariat’s policies.
- Maintain national database on public sector reforms
- Ensure the availability of appropriate administrative and financial management systems and support services for the effective and efficient running of the Secretariat to enhance service delivery.