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The Senior Civil Service has four grades: Grade 5 – normally the head of a division (possibly managing several different branches) Grade 3 – head of a directorate or executive agency; Permanent Secretary – head of the department or Government Legal Services; Head of Service – Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) is a trade union in Northern Ireland affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.It is the largest trade union in Northern Ireland, with around 46,000 members, and is organised into two groups, the Civil Service Group, for the staff of public bodies employed on civil service terms and conditions, and the Public Officers Group, for ...
A list of Northern Ireland government departments, their agencies and their ministers and related organisations. The devolved government of Northern Ireland (the Northern Ireland Executive) is responsible for most public services in the region but some services are also provided by the United Kingdom Government and cross-border bodies under the North/South Ministerial Council.
Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland, first established in 1999 to uphold the Merit Principle in selection for appointment to the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS). Their aim is to ensure that this should be on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition. [1] [2]
Northern Ireland civil servants have been offered a pay deal worth 9% over two years. The offer consists of 3% backdated to August 2024 and a further 6% from August 2025. It covers about 25,000 ...
Jayne Brady, MBE (born 1972) is a senior civil servant who currently serves as Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, a position she has held since 1 September 2021. [1] [2] The role also has the responsibility of being principal policy adviser to the First Minister and deputy First Minister, and Secretary to the Northern Ireland Executive.
The holder of this office is distinct from other officials of permanent secretary rank within the Cabinet Office. By convention, the Prime Minister is Minister for the Civil Service and as such makes regulations regarding the service and has authority over it. These duties are delegated to the Minister for the Cabinet Office.
There has been a Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) since Sir Ernest Clark was appointed the first holder of that office in 1921. [1] As of 2017 and according to the Executive Office, the Head of the 23,500-people strong NICS "has primary leadership responsibility for creating, developing and sustaining the NICS as an organisation which serves the devolved administration, the ...