Senior Executive Service staffing

Appendix I

Table 36: Advertised SES employment opportunities—Filling Method by Band 2005-06
Bands	Promotion	Movement	Engagement	Total
Band 1	256	34	69	359
Band 2	60	6	16	82
Band 3	18	–	–	18
Total	334	40	85	459
‘Promotion’ refers to the elevation of an ongoing APS employee to a higher classification, in this case Senior Executive Bands 1, 2 or 3 ‘Movement’ refers to the movement, at level or to a lower classification, of SES employees within and between agencies ‘Engagement’ refers to the employment, on either an ongoing basis or for a specified term, of a person not already an ongoing employee of the APS Source: Senior Executive Management System (SEMS), APS Commission

Table 37: Profile of the SES by Band and gender at 30 June 2006

This table covers both Senior Executive and Senior Executive (Specialist) classifications and includes both ongoing SES employees and SES employees engaged for specified terms of up to five years.

Bands	Males	Females	Total
Band 1	995	566	1561
Band 2	281	123	404
Band 3	74	21	95
Total	1350	710	2060
Source: Senior Executive Management System (SEMS), APS Commission

Table 38: Comparison of incoming and outgoing SES in 2004–05 and 2005-06

This table compares SES promotions and engagements, SES separations and total SES numbers over the past two financial years.

Bands	Promotions/ Engagements		Separations		Total SES
	2004-05	2005-06	2004-05	2005-06	30/6/05	30/6/06
Band 1	216	325	89	76	1358	1561
Band 2	70	76	18	28	380	404
Band 3	18	18	12	11	84	95
Total	304	419	119	115	1822	2060
Source: Senior Executive Management System (SEMS), APS Commission

Table 39: Filling of Senior Executive Service employment opportunities advertised in the *Commonwealth of Australia Gazette* from 2003-04 to 2005-06
Method filled	Gender	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Promotions between agencies	M	5	22	41
Promotions between agencies	F	7	21	23
Promotions within agencies	M	84	124	161
Promotions within agencies	F	62	68	109
Total promotions	M	89	146	202
Total promotions	F	69	89	132
Movements between agencies	M	17	7	13
Movements between agencies	F	9	13	17
Movements within agencies	M	4	2	5
Movements within agencies	F	6	1	5
Total movements	M	21	9	18
Total movements	F	15	14	22
Engagement as Ongoing Employee	M	24	37	44
Engagement as Ongoing Employee	F	10	8	23
Engagement for a Specified Term	M	11	18	13
Engagement for a Specified Term	F	4	6	5
Total engagements	M	35	55	57
Total engagements	F	14	14	28
Total filled		243	327	459
Source: Senior Executive Management System (SEMS), APS Commission

Table 40: SES Retirements under section 37 in 2005-06

The following table lists retirements of SES employees under section 37 of the Public Service Act 1999 which took effect in 2005-06

Agency	Number
Australian Communications and Media Authority	2
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission	1
Australian Crime Commission	1
Australian Public Service Commission	1
Australian Taxation Office	2
Centrelink	3
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	1
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	2
Department of Defence	2
Department of Education, Science and Training	2
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	2
Department of the Environment and Heritage	1
Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	1
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	4
Department of Human Services	1
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs	4
Department of Health and Ageing	3
Department of Veterans’ Affairs	3
Total	36

Table 41: SES separations by type in 2005-06
Separation type	Number
Retirement Under Section 37	36
Resignation	32
Retirement	26
End term engagement	5
Appointment to Public Office/Agency Head	10
Invalidity retirement	1
By reduction	5
Total	115