Enabling a highly capable, future ready workforce with a unified purpose, clear priorities and a coherent value proposition – equipped, trusted and empowered to take considered risks, make decisions, and deliver for government.

Desired future state

PM&C has a highly capable, adaptive and future-ready workforce that is confident in its purpose and equipped with the knowledge and skills to lead from the centre. We support the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, portfolio ministers and senior officials to make well-informed decisions based on evidence and objective analysis.

Our people have access to meaningful development pathways, within a culture that values integrity, autonomy, learning and wellbeing. We invest in staff development, giving them the skills they need to work effectively in a central agency – strategic policy, partnership brokering, delivery management, and APS stewardship. We trust our people and foster an environment where they can thrive.

For their part, our leaders model high standards, delegate confidently, nurture talent, and build teams with diverse perspectives and experience while managing workload and risk. Staff have clarity about their purpose, understand how their work delivers on government and departmental priorities, and feel empowered to exercise judgement.

Mobility within the department enables us to rally to meet emerging priorities, ensuring people and resources can be called on where they are needed most. We encourage and reward collaboration and evidence-based approaches, supported by systems that help our people easily draw on our organisational knowledge.