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Profile of Ministry Staff at 30 June 2007
| Position | Number of staff |
|---|---|
Administration |
26 |
Management |
37 |
Technical |
16 |
Adviser A1/A2 |
101 |
Senior Adviser |
85 |
Senior Operator |
21 |
The number of Ministry’s staff as at 30 June, grew from 274 in 2006 to 286 in 2007, due to the Ministry’s expanded work programmes for 2006/07. The profile of the Ministry has remained similar to that of previous years with an increase in the proportion of advisers (from 68% to 72%)
Representation of women in management at 30 June 2007
|
Female |
Male |
|---|---|---|
Ministry 2003 |
46% |
54% |
Ministry 2004 |
50% |
50% |
Ministry 2005 |
43% |
57% |
Ministry 2006 |
37% |
63% |
Ministry 2007 |
36% |
64% |
EEO target 2010 |
40% |
60% |
Public Service |
38% |
62% |
In 2007 there was a slight drop in the proportion of women in management, from 37 per cent in 2006 to 36 per cent in 2007. The Ministry is slightly below the EEO target for 2010 of 40 per cent and the overall public service (38%) representation of women in management.
Average age of Ministry for the Environment staff at 30 June 2007
| Female | Male | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 39.85 | 37.6 | 38.5 |
| 2004 | 35.7 | 39.3 | 37.2 |
| 2005 | 35.71 | 39.4 | 37.3 |
| 2006 | 36.4 | 40.2 | 38 |
| 2007 | 35.9 | 39.8 | 37.5 |
At 30 June 2007, the average age for all Ministry staff was 37.5 years. The Ministry’s average age has dropped slightly from last year’s 38 years. Ministry staff are still relatively youthful, many of them having joined the Ministry in our graduate recruitment drives. A high percentage of the graduates recruited for the programme are female, which shows in the youthful average age of the female employees compared with that of their male counterparts.
Average length of service at 30 June 2007
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 4 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Advisory | 2.2 | 2.99 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Specialist roles | 4.2 | 5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| All | 2.8 | 4.05 | 3.62 | 3.9 |
The average length of service is 3.9 years, representing a slight increase from 2006. Those in management positions and, to a lesser extent, those in specialist roles have a longer service record compared with policy advisers.
The decrease in length of service for those in management positions is a reflection of turnover. The 2007 figure of 5.4 years of service is still ahead of the four years service in 2004.
Core unplanned turnover
| Ministry | Public Service | |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | |
| 2000 | 23 | 10.7 |
| 2001 | 13 | 12.6 |
| 2002 | 17.7 | 11 |
| 2003 | 15 | 11 |
| 2004 | 16.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.5 | 14 |
| 2006 | 18.3 | 13 |
| 2007 | 19.1 |
Turnover for this financial year is 19.1 per cent, an increase on the previous year’s turnover rate of 18.3 per cent. Much of this turnover has been from those in advisory and management positions; 31 female staff compared to 18 male staff have resigned. Of these figures 24 female staff and 12 male staff were in advisory positions.
