Current NEWS

The Department of Personnel Management is encouraging healthy living and practices amongst women employees within its walls through sports, but not just any sports – NETBALL. The creation of the DPM Netball Club headed by Evelyn Laho, the president of the Team DPM says the aim of the club is to promote health work life… Read more: DPM Netball Club Aims for Grand Final.

 Two final years students from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) have ended their four months trainee with the Department of Personnel Managements with the Public Service Information Center Division. DPM Media Officer Dianne Waketsi said the trainee’s Sebastina Maloat from Autonomous Region of Bougainville and Nicole Rema from Southern Highlands are both final… Read more: Trainee Students End Stint With DPM.

This month profile, we feature one of our very hard-working officers in the department, Ms. Kiniye Lepi, an Executive Assistant to Director’s Office Corporate Affairs & Capacity Building (CA &CB) with the Department of Personnel Management. Ms. Kiniye is 35 years of age who hails from Ialibu-Pangia district in the Southern Highlands Province. she graduated… Read more: STAFF PROFILE:  Ms. Kiniye Lepi Takes One Step at a Time.

  Joyce Koi- Manager Monitoring and Compliance Branch (Highlands Regional Directorate) “We have strict mechanism to ensure that payroll is monitored well in DPM and it is a one-stop-shop where everything is controlled at one place.” Amos Hillary- Senior Employee Relations Officer ” I think it is a good idea. Once the compliance is done… Read more: ” What are your thoughts on the Payroll being back in DPM”?

In a significant step towards strengthening governance and service delivery, the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) and the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) have approved a Work Attachment Program set for implementation in 2025. The program aims to enhance the skills and capabilities of the public service workforce, ensuring they can effectively contribute to the socio-economic… Read more: DPM and ABG Forged Partnership

The Performance Management System (PMS) team of DPM coordinated an orientation and awareness session for the Secretary, Mr. Philip Leo and members of his senior management team of the Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs (DPLGA) on the 24th January. DPLGA is one of the first PMS users when the online PMS was… Read more: PMS Orientation For DPLGA

Agencies in the Economic and Social sectors were part of consultation discussions with Department of Personnel Management regarding five agenda items. The consultations commenced on Monday the 28th of October to the 1st of November. The consultations are mainly on five agenda items; Current status of unattached/excess employees, Employee Bio Data Discrepancies/Challenges, Employee Leave Data… Read more: Agency Consultations

Two Officers from the Department of Personnel Management are proud recipients of the Australia Awards Somare-Whitlam Scholarship 2025 Cohort from the Public Sector category. The scholarship which was formerly known as the “Australia Awards Scholarship” has now been renamed to the Australia Awards Somare-Whitlam Scholarships to honor the legacy of two leaders late Grand Chief… Read more: Officers Awarded Somare Whitlam Scholarships

Eight probationary officers from the Department of Personnel Management were officially inducted into the Public Service on Friday 18th of October, at the Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance Port Moresby Campus. The week-long induction concluded last Friday with the officers signing their Public Service Oath of Loyalty and receiving their National Certificates 2 in… Read more:  DPM Officers Inducted into the Public Service.