Policy and Planning

Director

• Coordination and supervision of the department’s sections.
• Preparation and implementation of the department’s five year strategic plan and budget.
• Preparation and implementation of the department’s annual plan and financial estimates.
• Preparation of the department’s formal, periodic and other reports.
• Preparation and implementation of the department’s risk management framework and  reporting.
• Preparation and implementation of the department’s monitoring and evaluation system.
• Coordination of capacity development for all the department’s staff.

Policy and Planning Section

• Development of defence policy and other relevant policies, coordinated with other national policies and priorities; and the periodic review of policy.
• Oversight of the implementation of policy, in order to ensure that the management and use of resources is effective, efficient and in line with legislation and government direction.
• Preparation and implementation of the five year strategic plan for the MoD and National Army – the Defence Strategic Plan (DSP) – and budget, in line with the National Development Plan and other government policies.
• Coordination of the MoD’s and National Army’s annual plans and budgets.
• Liaison with other government departments, in particular MoNDP, and international partners on strategic planning and policy formulation.
• Development of strategic plans for major defence resources (e.g. Army infrastructure and major equipment), including audit of current holdings and comparison against required force structure.
• Preparation and support of Defence Development Committee (DDC) meetings.
• Coordination of the annual report on the activities of the MoD and National Army.
• Preparing and reviewing formal, periodic and other reports on MoD policy and planning.
• Preparing a MoD manual on policy and planning.