Public Sector Commissioner and CEO responsibilities

• Create executive positions subject to the Commissioner’s assessment and classification determination
• Reclassify executive positions following the Commissioner’s assessment and determination
• Advertise and fill vacant executive positions
• Use the SES and Special Division contracts templates
• Fill other management executive positions on a temporary or permanent basis
• Appoint and reappoint executive officers on contracts for up to 5 years (or as prescribed by industrial instruments)
• Make variations to executive positions following consultation with the Commissioner on any potential work value impacts
• May approve where appropriate the substantive occupant of a reclassified executive position receiving the benefit of the position’s new classification, following the Commissioner’s determination of the new classification and the officer meeting the eligibility criteria
• Transfer an SES officer to the performance of other functions in the SES following approval from the Commissioner
• Transfer an officer in an executive position to another executive position inside or outside the agency
• Enter into executive officer secondment arrangements with another agency where responsibility for the executive officer’s salary cost under the Executive Salary Expenditure Limit is agreed before the secondment term commences
• Manage surplus SES officers and SES officers transferred to the performance of other functions in the SES effectively and efficiently
• Abolish executive positions
• Terminate, in exceptional circumstances, the employment contract of an officer in an executive position

CEOs and employing authorities must comply with relevant Commissioner’s instructions and other obligations when undertaking these actions.

• Determines classification and reclassification of positions
• Determines the status of positions (for example, SES, other management executive, inclusion in the special division)
• Approves the transfer of SES officers to the performance of other functions in the SES
• Approves Section 59 compensation payment offers being made to SES officers
• Approves temporary special allowances
• Approves attraction and retention incentive payments to SES officers or positions
• Prepares and maintains attraction and retention incentive agreements for SES officers
• Provides advice on position variations (for example, title changes, inclusion or exclusion from the Special Division) which may lead to position work value and financial changes
• Sets, reviews and quality assures SES contracts
• Collects position and person information for SES and other management executive contracts for planning and reporting purposes
• Approves and collects contract arrangements under Commissioner’s Instruction 33: Determining Remuneration of Specialist Positions