By Stella Odueme
The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has pledged to motivate the nation’s workforce for greater efficiency and service delivery through the adoption of a standardised process for Recognition and Rewards System (R&RS) for officers who distinguished themselves in Ministries, extra-ministerial Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
The Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office (SWO) in the Office of Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), Mr. Mahmud Adam Kambari, made this known at a two-day workshop on “Building Effective Implementation Rewards and Recognition System” for Directors of Human Resources Management (HRM) and Deputy Directors in charge of Staff Welfare, across MDAs in Abuja at the weekend.
He explained that the R&RS was institutionalised in the Federal Civil Service to recognise and showcase significant and outstanding value-adding contributions and performance of civil servants, in-line with pillar six of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-2025 (FCSSIP-25), aimed at “Enhanced Value Proposition of Civil Servants”
He also disclosed the new addition of “Work-Life Balance Award” to the categories of Awards.
Mr. Mahmud stated that the implementation of the R&RS has been successful thus far, with MDAs conducting Departmental Awards and Recognition, MDAs Awards and Recognition, as well as the Service-Wide Awards and Recognition being one of the major events of the annual Civil Service Week celebrations.
He, however, noted that there is need to improve on the implementation of the programme, particularly in the selection process to optimize efficiency, which is the purpose of the training workshop.
He canvassed the support of all stakeholders to achieve a seamless standardized selection process across MDAs, specifically in the Service-Wide Awards and Recognition Scheme.
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