Deputy-Ministry for Planning and Institutional Excellence

Departments

General Department of Strategic Planning and Performance

General Directorate of Institutional Excellence

Vision Realization Office

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Collecting data, information, statistics and preparing the strategic plan of the Ministry and constantly updating it in cooperation with all organizational units, developing work plans and disseminating the forms necessary for their implementation.

• Identifying the strategic programs, projects, and initiatives which are fall under the strategic plan of the Ministry. Create suggestions regarding promotional and developmental projects and programs in addition to the strategic goals for the next year and follow-up their implementation.

• Updating plans and strategic objectives according to the external and internal factors in conformity with the Ministry's directions. Evaluating the strategic plans for the organizational units in the Ministry and ensuring their consistency with the general strategy.

• Managing the process of developing and updating the Balanced Scorecard and KPI’s related to the strategic planning and performance according to strategic plans and objectives of the Ministry, and the leading practices.

• Collecting information that are related to KPI’s from the organizational units and analyzing them, continued following up their application and achieving their objectives according to all organizational units.

• Evaluating the institutional performance and identifying the opportunities for improvement and development based on the performance results. Providing the reports to the senior management and ensure updating the objectives and strategies of the Ministry based on the evaluation results.

• Collecting the necessary information for analyzing risk management plans in various activities and programs of the Ministry. Developing the mechanisms, regulations, and procedures to ensure the implementation of the plans. Determining how to assess the level of compliance with approved procedures.

• Identifying the various risks in the Ministry and developing the necessary plans to avoid them, reduce their negative effects and identifying the methods that will be taken to deal with them. Set the different priorities and providing the reports in this regard.

• Working with the concerned organizational units in order to develop the general strategies of the Ministry to ensure that the risk management strategies are aligned with the goals and strategic plans of the Ministry. Identifying and assessing the risks that are related to various initiatives, projects and programs and providing reports in this regard.

• Continued following up the application of the plans of risk management in coordination with the organizational units in the Ministry and reporting them.

About Vision Realization Office:

Pursuant to the Royal Decree No. (44643) dated 15/9/1437A.H. (20/6/2016), which approved the establishment of an office to manage the transformative programs in ministries concerned to implement the initiatives of the National Transformation Program. And in accordance with the recommendation made by the Council of Economic and Development Affairs on 25/9/1437H (30/6/2016), these offices were designated as (Vision Realization Offices).

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has established the Vision Realization Office to achieve the following objectives:

- Ensure the Ministry's orientations and strategic objectives are aligned with the Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program.

- Achieve integration between the concerned bodies inside and outside the Ministry to unite their efforts and achieve tangible results.

- Support the implementation of the Program’s initiatives, address issues according to the approved mechanisms.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

1) Contribute to demonstrating the Ministry's strategic plans and align them with the objectives of the Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program 2020.

2) Review the performance periodically and measure the achievement of the Ministry's strategies and objectives.

3) Support developing strategic maps and the balanced scorecard for the Ministry's sectors.

4) Support budgeting and budget revision of the National Transformation Program's initiatives.

5) Support prioritizing the Ministry's initiatives and programs and ensure they are aligned with the National Transformation Program.

6) Submit periodic performance reports to evaluate the level of achievement of the National Transformation Program's objectives.

7) Manage all procedures related to the Delivery and Rapid Intervention Center and the National Centre for Performance Measurement "Adaa".

8) Ensure there are operational plans at the sector level to achieve the goals of National Transformation Program.

9) Contribute to the preparation of detailed plans for programs, projects and initiatives of the National Transformation Program of the Ministry in coordination with all organizational units.

10) Contribute to the preparation of the change management plan in the Ministry, including the communication plan and stakeholders' engagement.

11) Cooperate with related entities to ensure that necessary support and guidance are provided in terms of the changes being implemented.

12) Provide project managers with business models and best practices, training and knowledge sharing in this area.

13) Arrange meetings of the steering committee of the Ministry regarding the National Transformation Program and any other related meetings.

Saudi Vision 2030 & the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture is associated with 9 programs of the Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 Programs through many initiatives and projects led by the Ministry's sectors and sister entities.