Presentation to Irish Aid MfDR – 12 June 2013

STRATEGY &

PERFORMANCE DIVISION

WHO WE ARE…

1992 Inspection Unit created

2009 Strategy & Performance Unit:

with mandate to review business

processes & propose improvements

2012 Strategy & Performance Division

(in response to ORP)

WHO WE ARE…• Skills:

Foreign Policy

• Experience: Multilateral

• Skills: economic

• Experience: BRIC,

Trade, DCD

• Skills: Business

analyst• Experience:

Bilateral

• Skills: Change management

• Experience: operational

Foreign Policy

Trade

WHAT WE DO ... STRATEGY

DFAT input to Programme for Govt

DFAT Strategy Statement

Business Planning & Risk

Management

DFAT @ 100

WHAT WE DO ... PERFORMANCE

Annual Report

Performance Budgeting -Ireland Stat

Metrics

Inspection of Missions

HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO...

Knowledge Management

Business Process Improvement

Input into MAC sub-committees and

other reform processes

CONTEXT FOR OUR WORK

Planning for Sustainable Public

Expenditure

Multi-annual expenditure framework

Evidence-based Expenditure Policy

Performance-based budgeting

Accountability to Oireachtas & Public

WWW.IRELANDSTAT.GOV.IE

OUR ROLE IN DELIVERING ON PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Catalytic role

Public Sector vision discourse

Provoking critical discussion within

DFAT

Embedding not decoupling of reform

OUR PARTNERS IN DFAT

Business Units (Divisions/Missions)

Corporate Services Division

Evaluation & Audit Unit

Policy, Planning & Effectiveness

ICT Unit

HOW CAN WE SUPPORT BUSINESS UNITS?

Orla McBreenStrategy#2648

Lesley Ní BhriainPerformance

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