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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Explore partnering opportunities
   • Undertake rigorous assessment to establish the potential for private sector involvement in the delivery services and/or infrastructure.
   • Determine need, affordability and priority for private sector partnering to ensure the public interest is fully protected.
   • Identify the service and/or infrastructure requirement to be provided through a partnering arrangement, confirm benefits to the community and identify potential partners.
2. Assess feasibility
   • Conduct a full feasibility study that includes environmental analysis, social impact and cost-benefit analysis to confirm the merits of partnering options for financing, delivery and value for money.
   • Conduct a full risk assessment, including the risks and costs the government would be prepared to retain.
   • Undertake a detailed assessment of costs and potential revenue streams and compare with the costs associated with public sector provision.
   • Consult community stakeholders to provide input in the feasibility and planning stages of any partnering arrangement.
3. Establish partnering arrangements
   • Determine detailed requirements for the partnering arrangement.
   • Investigate procurement options, including a full public tender process.
   • Arrange contracts that specify partnering duration, outputs, benefits and performance incentives.
   • Allocate risk to whichever party is best able to manage it and develop an accountability structure and approval process.
   • Obtain government approvals and enter into contractual arrangements.
4. Foster productive partnering relationships
   • Affirm reasons for the partnering arrangement, roles, limitations and expectations throughout the life of the relationship.
   • Use ongoing communication to confirm vision, agreed goals, outcomes, measures of performance, agreed accountabilities and the limits of the arrangement for both parties.
   • Maintain and explain ethical standards and public sector accountabilities.
   • Agree upon and use strategies for solving problems and dealing with conflict to build trust/mutual respect for the benefit of both parties.
5. Explore partnering opportunities
   • Undertake rigorous assessment to establish the potential for private sector involvement in the delivery services and/or infrastructure.
   • Determine need, affordability and priority for private sector partnering to ensure the public interest is fully protected.
   • Identify the service and/or infrastructure requirement to be provided through a partnering arrangement, confirm benefits to the community and identify potential partners.
6. Assess feasibility
   • Conduct a full feasibility study that includes environmental analysis, social impact and cost-benefit analysis to confirm the merits of partnering options for financing, delivery and value for money.
   • Conduct a full risk assessment, including the risks and costs the government would be prepared to retain.
   • Undertake a detailed assessment of costs and potential revenue streams and compare with the costs associated with public sector provision.
   • Consult community stakeholders to provide input in the feasibility and planning stages of any partnering arrangement.
7. Establish partnering arrangements
   • Determine detailed requirements for the partnering arrangement.
   • Investigate procurement options, including a full public tender process.
   • Arrange contracts that specify partnering duration, outputs, benefits and performance incentives.
   • Allocate risk to whichever party is best able to manage it and develop an accountability structure and approval process.
   • Obtain government approvals and enter into contractual arrangements.
8. Foster productive partnering relationships
   • Affirm reasons for the partnering arrangement, roles, limitations and expectations throughout the life of the relationship.
   • Use ongoing communication to confirm vision, agreed goals, outcomes, measures of performance, agreed accountabilities and the limits of the arrangement for both parties.
   • Maintain and explain ethical standards and public sector accountabilities.
   • Agree upon and use strategies for solving problems and dealing with conflict to build trust/mutual respect for the benefit of both parties.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

establishing and fostering trusting, ongoing relationships with individuals and businesses

using communication styles to suit different audiences and purposes

explaining complex and formal policies and concepts to a variety of audiences

applying workplace safety procedures to partnering activities

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

public sector ethics and accountability

public sector values and codes of conduct

government policies and procedures relating to public private partnering

relationship contracting with the private sector

relationship management in the context of partnering

management of expectations in the context of partnering

principles of cultural awareness and crosscultural communication

workplace safety issues relating to public private partnering

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