Roles and Responsibilities

Recognition Coordinators are designated by Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADM) to coordinate recognition activities within their Branch or Region, including ADM Awards of Excellence. They also assist the Departmental Recognition Team in promoting and coordinating corporate recognition activities, such as National Public Service Week and the Deputy Ministers' Awards of Excellence.

Branch/Regional Recognition Coordinators are responsible for:

• supporting ADMs or their delegates in promoting the Departmental Recognition Program;
• promoting recognition activities in their Branch/Region;
• monitoring the Branch/Region’s recognition activities, providing information in response to ad hoc enquiries, and sending input to the Departmental Recognition Team;
• providing advice to Branch/Regional managers and employees on the policy and procedures;
• tracking Branch/Regional employees’ eligibility for Long Service Awards;
• ordering and coordinating Long Service Awards, Retirement and Instant Awards for the Branch/Region, including for PMB members within their respective Branch/Region;
• organizing and/or coordinating National Public Service Week activities and keeping employees apprised of activities in their respective Branch/Region; and,
• supporting Departmental recognition activities such as National Public Service Week, the Deputy Ministers’ Awards of Excellence, ADM Awards of Excellence and external awards, as well as recognition of nominations.

Each Branch/Region is to create their own Recognition network according to their needs.

For more information, please visit the Recognition Coordinators' SharePoint site.