Section 3: Executive leadership and development

12. Parliamentary Executive level employees

12.1       The department recognises its Parliamentary Executive level employees as a key group in the effective, efficient and timely delivery of high quality services to senators and others.

12.2       Under this Agreement, Parliamentary Executive level employees commit to:

1. perform individually to a high level as leaders, managers, mentors and role models;
2. demonstrate and promote high standards and values in accordance with the Parliamentary Service Values and Code of Conduct;
3. work in partnership with each other, and their staff, to achieve the goals of this Agreement;
4. lead an ongoing review of work practices and service provision to achieve continuing improvements in the quality and efficient delivery of those services; and
5. rotate to other positions in accordance with clause 19.2, and promote mobility to other employees, as a means to achieving improved co-operation, capacity and understanding across work teams and the department.

13. Senate Management Advisory Group

13.1       A Senate Management Advisory Group (SMAG), consisting of all Parliamentary Executive Level 2 employees (including those on temporary assignment for a continuous period of 3 months or more), will contribute collectively to the management and leadership of the department by:

1. recognising the strategic nature of their roles, individually and collectively, as senior managers and leaders within the department;
2. providing informed, creative, constructive and practical advice to program managers on departmental and management issues, on request or at the initiative of the group;
3. committing, individually and collectively, to high personal standards of performance, communication and co-operation in order to attain departmental, office, section and individual goals; and
4. meeting their responsibilities, as outlined in clause 16.2 of this Agreement, for ensuring the Performance Communication Scheme is being implemented consistently and appropriately.

13.2       Terms of reference and administrative arrangements for SMAG will be agreed upon from time to time by Parliamentary Executive Level 2 employees and the Program Manager Group.  Arrangements will include:

1. the requirement for all members of SMAG to attend and participate at meetings and collective training (unless otherwise agreed by the program manager);
2. SMAG convening at least four times per year to formulate and provide advice to program managers on departmental and management issues; and
3. participating collectively in appropriate training at least twice a year.  Generally, one session should be focused on increasing their knowledge of the parliamentary environment, and the other session should aim to improve their people or resource management knowledge or skills.

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