PoCS receives CIPD award
2020 Jasmine Dress for a Cause Day
Winning Team at DG Awards
WHAT WE DO
The Portfolio of the Civil Service (PoCS) provides policy advice and support to Her Excellency The Governor and the Deputy Governor in overseeing the operation of the Civil Service. The Portfolio also provides strategic HR advice and operational HR functions to Public Authorities. PoCS has a central role in the diagnosis, design, implementation and evaluation of public sector reforms both within the Cayman Islands, and, on occasion, in other overseas territories.
 
As part of its responsibilities, the Portfolio monitors employee engagement to assess whether the conditions within the Civil Service are conducive to employees giving their best efforts.  Since 2020, PoCS has also made significant contributions to the Government's COVID-19 Response, such as the creation of CIG's first ever dynamic policy - the COVID-19 Policy. The Portfolio also leads a number of initiatives including leadership events and community outreach programmes.
 
The Portfolio received international recognition when it won big in the prestigious 2021 People Management Awards hosted by the UK-based Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). PoCS was awarded as "People Team of the Year - Public Sector", winning the title from a field of seven finalists in that category. The Portfolio's entry cited the range of initiatives it undertook, as a People Team, to help the Civil Service and the country manage the various challenges of 2020, the largest being the COVID-19 emergency. The judges noted that this "showed an example of an HR team rising to and succeeding above all expectations."
 

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DG Team Awards
Honouring Women Month Tea Party
HWM Tea Party Coast Guard pinning a seafaring corsage
ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONS

The Portfolio of the Civil Service is responsible for supporting Her Excellency The Governor and the Deputy Governor in the fulfillment of their obligations for the Civil Service in the areas of HR policies and compliance, public sector management an reform, and good governance practices.

PoCS is comprised of 12 departments, sections and units. The Portfolio also has oversight of one statutory authority, namely the Cayman Islands Public Service Pensions Board (PSPB). Learn more here.

HR Centre of Expertise & Management Practice

  • Strategic and Corporate HR Unit
  • Finance  and Administration Section
  • Civil Service College
  • Cayman Islands National Archive
 

Public Sector Reform

  • Management Support Unit (MSU)
 

Good Governance

  • Elections Office
  • Office of HE The Governor
  • Office of the Deputy Governor
  • Internal Audit Service
  • Commissions Secretariat
  • Office of Education Standards
  • Passport and Corporate Services Office

 

Our Vision

To be a valued partner in achieving performance excellence across the Cayman Islands Government.

 

Our Mission

To promote and support democracy and good governance through efficient and effective Human Resource and General Management practices across the Cayman Islands Government.

 

Governing Legislation and Regulation

In relation to Civil Service Human Resources matters, the responsibilities of the Portfolio of the Civil Service are defined in The Public Service Management Law, 2005 Sections 24 and 25.