Other Information
Mandate
The mandate of Treasury Board Secretariat is to provide:
- Timely analysis and advice to government departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, Cabinet, and the Committees of Cabinet, particularly Treasury Board;
- Government-wide financial management and comptrollership oversight to ensure the appropriate use of and reporting of public funds, as well as compensation and benefits services including pensioner payroll, and direction on the Financial Administration Act;
- Leadership, strategic advice, and support for effective human resource management, policy development, and delivery of services to support the needs of employees, including collective bargaining; and
- Leadership of government’s commitment to enhanced accountability, evaluation and continuous improvement.
Lines of Business
Treasury Board Secretariat engages in multiple lines of business, including:
- Treasury Board Operations
- Supports the Treasury Board Committee of Cabinet, including analysis of financial, human resource and administrative submissions to the committee, and management of the committee process.
- Maintains and administers job evaluation processes for government departments and select agencies, boards, and commissions.
- Provides consultative and strategic services related to organizational structure reviews, and information management services for Treasury Board Secretariat.
- Human Resources
- Manages and develops human resource advisory and consulting services to address the needs of employees and advancing strategic partnerships with client departments.
- Provides strategic labour relations and employee relations advice and services to Treasury Board, government departments and public sector organizations.
- Provides oversight of Government of Newfoundland and Labrador sponsored pension plans, and administration of benefits programs.
- Negotiates public service collective agreements and represents the employer in grievance and arbitration processes.
- Comptrollership
- Administers and controls the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Province with respect to the receipt and payment of public money, oversight of financial and human resource management systems, accounting policy, Public Accounts of the Province, financial reporting and analysis, and the provision of advice and internal auditing, payroll, banking, and other related services.
- Policy, Evaluation and Accountability
- Develops, implements, and provides oversight of the Accountability Framework which applies to departments, entities, community-based organizations, and any organization in receipt of public funds.
- Develops and sets the framework for corporate human resource policy, planning, and research for the public service.
- Provides leadership to a broad range of stakeholders to ensure that Treasury Board policies are applied consistently across the public service.