Corporate Services Division
Corporate Services Division
Chief Operating Officer, Anne Hazell
Switchboard Ph: +61 2 6272 3933
The Corporate Services Division is responsible for the delivery of efficient and effective corporate services through a mix of internal and external service provider arrangements to DAFF including:
- People and information management
- Administrative and office systems
- Information technology
- Management of outsourced services contracts
- Human resource and physical planning, reporting and evaluation, and
- The collection and distribution of industry levies through the Levies Revenue Service
Information Services
Chief Information Officer, Steven Foley
Switchboard Ph: +61 2 6272 3933
The Information Services area is responsible for the following services:
- ICT Strategic Direction - Corporate ICT strategic and technology planning
- Corporate IT Contract Management - delivery of outsourced infrastructure and software support services
- Corporate Systems – delivery and management of corporate business systems
- Information Management – providing information / record practices and services
- Internet - providing on-line services via Internet, Intranet and portal technology
- ICT Security - application and system security advice, assessments and monitoring services
- Telecommunications – delivery of voice and telephone services
Human Resources
General Manager, Kate McRae
Switchboard Ph: +61 2 6272 3933
The Human Resources area is responsible for effectively managing the department’s human resources including:
- DAFF Collective Agreement
- Graduate Development Program
- Learning and development
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Pay and Conditions
- Performance Management/Workplan Agreements
- Recruiting and Staffing
- Values and Behaviour
- Workplace Diversity including the Department's Indigenous programs
Governance, Levies and Services
General Manager, Leanne Herrick (A/g)
Switchboard Ph: +61 2 6272 3933
The Governance, Levies and Services Branch is responsible for the following services:
- Levy financial management including collection and payments
- Compliance with levy legislation
- Levy Information and policy advice
- Copy centre – provides copying, printing and publishing services
- Contracts/Tenders Management Services – manages internal/external contracts and tender processes
- Despatch – mail services
- Job match Office Support Agency
- Property – building maintenance and relocation issues
- Outsourced management of legal, travel (domestic and overseas) and fleet services and property contracts
- Central oversight and management of compensation claims relating to the 2008 outbreak of equine influenza and DAFF's discretionary compensation schemes
- Support and coordinate the departments grants and project management practices
- Coordinating and providing advice on governance matters including privacy, delegations, Ombudsman investigations, Freedom of Information (FOI) and Chief Executive Instructions.
Audit and Evaluation
General Manager, Karen Nagle
Switchboard Ph: +61 2 6272 3933
- Security and Investigations
- Internal Audit
- Planning, Reporting and Risk Management
- Secretariat support to the Interim Inspector General of Biosecurity
- Administrative support to Professor Peter Shergold
Services include: corporate risk management, business continuity management, auditing, security, fraud prevention, secretariat services, annual report and PBS.
Last reviewed: 09 Mar 2010
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