INTRODUCTION
Leadership Management and Succession Planning Department (LMSP) was created in May, 2013 as part of the effort at re-positioning, rebuilding and transforming the Federal Civil Service into a world class Public Service within the context of the development agenda of Government.
OBJECTIVE
The Department has the mandate to develop, coordinate and drive the process of the new concept of Leadership Management and Succession Planning to address the current leadership challenges in the Federal Civil Service. The Department is under the Service Policies and Strategies Office (SPSO) of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF).
STRUCTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department is under the Service Policies and Strategies Office (SPSO) of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF). It is structured into two Divisions and three Branches as follows:
a. LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
i. Programme Development Branch
ii. Monitoring and Evaluation Branch
b. SUCCESSION PLANNING DIVISION
i. Leadership Succession Branch
KEY FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT:
i. Identification of leadership positions
ii. Identification of potential leaders
iii. Creation/Development/Updating of structured Plans
iv. Implementation of Succession Plan
v. Development and Management of Leadership Development of Senior Civil Service
vi. Scheduling potential leaders and Managers for customized leadership building programmes.
MAJOR PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT
At inception the Department had two major projects tied to the Strategic Plan of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The Projects are:
i. Development and Implementation of Succession Planning Framework and Programmes for the Federal Civil Service
ii. Development and Implementation of a Senior Executive Service (SES) Scheme.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department, working with some stakeholders articulated the following documents:
i. Draft Leadership Management and Succession Planning Framework for the Federal Civil Service.
ii. Draft Leadership Management and Succession Policy for the Federal Civil Service.
iii. Draft Senior Executive Service (SES) Scheme for the Federal Civil Service.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT SO FAR
The three (3) draft documents developed by the Department were presented to the In-House meeting of the Permanent Secretaries and Director in OHCSF for comments and input as follows:
NOTE
The three (3) draft documents: The Draft National Policy on LMSP document, the Draft Framework for Mentorship Programme, and the Mentorship Implementation Manual has been sent to the Head of Service (HOS) through her SA (technical) since November 2017 for her comments and observations.
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