No Formal Aims Set For States Chief Exec

Thursday, 8 November 2018 07:23

A set of objectives on which to judge the States Chief Executive still haven’t been set – nearly a year after he took on the job.

A response to a written question by Deputy Jeremy Maçon revealed that ‘Key Performance Indicators’ for Charlie Parker are still being worked on and should be finalised ‘in the next few weeks’.

Answer to my written question - it’s shocking that the previous government (minister) signed off such a position without fully knowing what they’d be delivering on! More mopping up having to be done. However, a least the KPI’s should be publish essential to hold to them account pic.twitter.com/amINcysx5Q
— Deputy Jeremy Maçon (@DeputyMacon) November 6, 2018

Deputy Maçon says the previous government should have set clear aims for him long ago.

“Obviously it’s very frustrating, considering that one of our jobs as a States member is to hold the civil service to account.

“But if they don’t have a clear framework to demonstrate what they’re supposed to be doing, how are we supposed to do that?”

Mr Parker has been granted the power to transform ministerial government and given full housing qualifications as part of his contract.

He officially took on the role in January 2018, after his predecessor John Richardson left the position early to avoid an overlap.

Deputy Maçon says there’s been plenty of time to sort the KPI’s and that a person with Mr Parker’s power needs to be judged on his work.

“I understand why it doesn’t give the public confidence. This decision made by the last government, giving benefits to the post-holder without having the relevant KPI’s in place in order to hold him to account to deliver on that, is not good enough is it?”