Audit of Atlantic Region Governance

Appendix C: Detailed audit criteria

Governance processes
Governance and Strategic direction
  • Operational plans are in place to achieve objectives.
  • Communication protocols exist for internal stakeholders.
  • Communication protocols exist for external stakeholders (e.g. OGDs, Provincial ministries, NGOs etc).
Accountability
  • Processes exist to ensure that accountabilities and responsibilities are clearly delegated, communicated and adequately discharged.
  • A clear organization structure is established and documented.
Public service values
  • Management promotes/reinforces values and ethics.
Results and performance
  • Processes exist to ensure that planned results and outcomes are linked to organizational objectives.
  • Management has identified appropriate performance measures that are linked to planned results.
  • Management monitors actual performance against planned results and adjusts as required.
People
  • Staff are informed and aware of their roles and responsibilities.
  • Employees have appropriate tools and training to carry out their responsibilities.
  • Learning plans are in place and support employees’ and management’s goals.
  • Processes are in place for assessing employee performance.
Risk management
Risk management
  • Processes are in place to identify, assess, mitigate and monitor risks.
  • Management appropriately communicates risk and risk management strategies to key stakeholders.
  • Planning and resource allocation consider risk information.

 

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