This tool has been designed for policy managers in the New Zealand public service.

It can be used for: 

• Planning: periodically diagnosing the skills make-up of your team and assessing any gaps and overlaps.
• Recruitment: as a reference menu to construct policy roles (recruit to specification); or ask candidates to articulate their policy skills profile using the PSF tool.
• Constructing or building policy teams (including cross agency teams or specific project teams).
• Staff development: to illustrate a range of career pathways for staff; to support performance and development conversations (ask your staff to articulate their current and desired future skills profile using the PSF tool.

This resource is one of the Policy Project resources.