A Minister may require a Departmental Secretary to act as the Minister’s delegate during the recruitment process. This can involve responsibility for:
- approving the recruitment process proposed by the responsible governance area
- approving selection criteria proposed by the responsible governance area
- approving the selection panel proposed by the responsible governance area
- nominating potential candidates
- meeting potential candidates.
A Departmental Secretary may be asked by the Minister to sit on the selection panel during the recruitment process.