A new guide is now available to help Pacific Island SAIs navigate human resource management (HRM), providing the tools to deal with the challenges of attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining staff, based on global knowhow and regional experience.

The Human Resources Guide is on our Manuals and guidelines page and was made possible through a lengthy collaboration with senior advisors from the Swedish National Audit Office (SNAO).

SNAO has helped us improve the HRM capabilities of staff from Pacific Island SAIs for some years now and is currently co-facilitating our HR Champions Programme for eight of our member offices. Programme participants have already “road-tested” the guide and provided valuable insights to help customise it to our members’ needs, recognising many Pacific Island SAIs have very limited HR resources.

Chapters focus on topics that include HR policies, managing competencies, recruitment, staff well-being, professional development and diversity. We have also compiled supportive material (such as templates, SAI example documents and good practice guidelines) for most chapters in the guide. Users are free to adapt these to suit their specific needs.

Now that almost all member SAIs have recently revised HR strategies and operational plans, the guide will help SAIs formalise processes and policies on recruitment, induction and staff competency to suit their local circumstances but aligned with international good practices.

The guide encourages SAIs to provide equal employment, training and progression opportunities in a human-centric approach. A SAI can perform at its best with professional and engaged staff supported in an inclusive work environment.