Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine the context of organisational policies and procedures.
- Access and interpret relevant legislation that impacts on the operation of the outdoor organisation.
- Establish the scope of policy and or procedures that contribute to enhanced organisational performance.
- Identify and document the desired outcomes to be achieved through the implementation of policy and or procedures.
- Determine the relationship between the policy and or procedures and the organisation's strategic or corporate plan and responsibilities.
- Prepare to review current policy and or procedures.
- Determine whether procedures exist for reviewing the impact of policy and or procedures on the organisation's performance.
- Develop criteria to evaluate policy and or procedures as required, including timeframes for the evaluation process.
- Identify and access resources required for the review of organisational policy and or procedures.
- Identify relevant parties to be included in the review of organisational policy and or procedures.
- Prepare terms of reference and guidelines for the review and make available to personnel contributing to the review.
- Review the organisation's policy and procedures.
- Identify and document the objectives of the policy and or procedures and rationale for their development.
- Consult with appropriate personnel to determine whether the policy and or procedures comply with relevant legal and ethical responsibilities of the outdoor recreation organisation.
- Determine whether the policy and or procedures clearly define individual responsibilities and duties in relation to the implementation of organisational objectives.
- Determine whether the policy and or procedures incorporate responses to the possible impact of outside influences and changes in direction and or new trends.
- Apply evaluation criteria to assess the effectiveness of the policy and or procedures in achieving the organisation's business aims.
- Seek feedback from relevant personnel to identify implementation issues in relation to specific areas and identify improvements to policy and or procedures.
- Recommend, where appropriate, modifications to policy and or procedures.
- Prepare draft policy and or procedures.
- Draft new or modified policy and or procedures which comply with all relevant legislation and are consistent with organisational objectives, taking into account availability of resources and timeframes for implementation.
- Identify personnel responsible for implementing policy and or procedures within the organisation.
- Determine the feasibility of establishing a team or infrastructure to communicate details of policy and or procedures and implement them within the organisation.
- Establish or modify performance management processes for monitoring the implementation of policy and or procedures within the organisation.
- Establish a record keeping system to document issues which are relevant to the implementation of organisational policies and procedures.
- Implement new or revised policy and or procedures.
- Advise all relevant parties of their responsibilities under the new or modified policy and or procedures.
- Provide education and training opportunities to all relevant parties as required to support implementation.
- Monitor activities to ensure that policy and or procedures are adopted effectively.
- Implement procedures for ongoing assessment of policy and or procedures within systems of work in the organisation or business.