CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Public Service Award of Excellence is the highest honour an employee can receive from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Open to all employees, this award highlights excellence and outstanding job performance at both individual and team levels. It celebrates the exceptional work, commitment and creativity of employees who are making a notable contribution to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Nomination Guidelines

Employees are asked to nominate any fellow employee or team demonstrating exceptional work performance. Recipients are selected for their overall achievements. These guidelines are intended to help focus your thinking when completing the nomination form. They are not all-inclusive nor are they intended as categories.

Service Delivery Excellence

  • Gives service beyond clients’ expectations, looks to understand the needs of the client and recommends actions to address these needs
  • Accomplishes results beyond normal expectations which support government and/or departmental priorities
  • Increases client satisfaction
  • Increases operational and financial efficiency
  • Provides consistent, high quality reliable service; is accessible to the client; provides efficient timely responses and is willing to go the extra mile
  • Displays respect, consideration and overall helpfulness that goes far beyond the norm in the performance of daily duties

Leadership

  • Anticipates future trends and events and works with others to develop strategies to meet future challenges
  • Positively influences people by demonstrating leadership
  • Successfully deals with complex and challenging issues including the scope of work, risk, creativity, technical and/or organizational difficulty, resource limitations, timelines, and lack of models to follow
  • Values people by recognizing the importance of others, both as individuals and as team members

Innovation

  • Uses original and creative ideas to make improvements and/or develop and initiate new approaches
  • Improves performance by doing things that may be unique, leading-edge, or new to the public sector
  • Acts in a way which generates breakthrough ideas, fresh perspectives and new opportunities
  • Achieves cost and/or time savings (or both) in the short term and/or long term
  • Changes the organizational culture or the traditional approach to management or problem solving

RelationshipBuilding

  • Achieves stated objectives by enhancing existing working relationships and/or developing new working relationships
  • Demonstrates exceptional ability to work with others by anticipating needs and expectations and initiating joint problem solving
  • Builds relationships to support actions and contribute to program/policy advancement at the overall departmental and government-wide level

When completing your nomination provide information that demonstrates excellence in the performance of tasks associated with the individual’s or team’s work or project. In addition, show how this work has had a positive impact upon either the work environment or the quality of service delivery to clients. Volunteer activities are not eligible.

Nomination Form
Nominee Type: /
/ Individual Nomination /
/ Team Nomination
Individual Nomination: Please complete sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 below
Team Nomination: Please complete sections 1 and 4. Also, provide contact and supervisor information for each team member on the Team Information form provided
1 /
Name of Nominee:
or
Name of Team:
2 / Nominee’s Position Title:
Department: / Division:
Work address: /
Postal Code:
Telephone: / Fax: / e-mail:
Signature:
I consent to stand for nomination and to participate in the Public Service Award of Excellence. My name and photo may be used in any internal and external communication that will showcase the recipients and/or nominees of the award.
3 / Supervisor of Nominee
Name:
Title:
Work address: / Postal Code:
Telephone: / Fax: / e-mail:
4 / Nominator
Name:
Title:
Department: / Division:
Work address: /
Postal Code:
Telephone: /
Fax: /
e-mail:
How long have you known the Nominee(s)?
In what capacity?
I am willing to be recognized as the nominator /
/ YES /
/ NO
Signature: / Date:
Seconder
Name:
Title:
Department: / Division:
Work address: /
Postal Code:
Telephone: / Fax: / e-mail:
How long have you known the Nominee(s)?
In what capacity?
Signature: /
Date:

The nominator and seconder may be contacted for further information or clarification.

Check to ensure that the nomination package includes the following:

Completed nomination form including all contact information for the nominees (both individual and team members), and their supervisor(s), as well as the nominator and seconder.

Signatures of all nominees (both individual and team members) and the nominator and seconder. Signatures are required before a nomination form can be forwarded to the Selection Committee.

For teams - identify one member as Team Contact.

Summary of Achievement - A summary outlining the achievement and its value.

Description of Achievement - A description of the exceptional work performance, as per the questions provided.

Letters of support from individuals who can validate the nominee’s achievements.

Additional Material (optional).

FORWARD NOMINATIONS TO:
By mail:
Public Service Award of Excellence
Office of the Clerk of the Executive Council
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
P.O. Box 8700, St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6 /
By Fax: 709.729.5218
or e-mail:
Contact Information and Coaches List: / DEADLINE FOR
NOMINATIONS

Tel: 709.729.3812
Fax: 709.729.5218
e-mail:
Web:

Required Information
This nomination can be completed electronically or in hard copy. Templates are available on-line.

1. Summary of Achievement/Work - The name of the achievement and a summary of the nomination. Describe the achievement/work, key features and the outcomes/effectiveness. (No more than 100 words)
2. Description of Achievement/Work – Use plain language to describe the achievement/work of the team or individual. Use the questions below to help in your description. Please indicate if a question is not applicable. (No more than 1,000 words in total)
How did the nominee’s achievement/work demonstrate Service Delivery Excellence, Leadership, Innovation and/or RelationshipBuilding as outlined in the Nomination Guidelines section of this form?
What benefits/changes occurred as a result of this achievement /work (departmental or government-wide)? Emphasize the results of this benefit/change. How were things different before and after the initiative? Explain the extent to which goals and outcomes were achieved.
What problems had to be overcome in accomplishing the achievement/work?
How did the achievement/work benefit internal clients (co-workers, executive, staff of other departments, etc.)?
How did the achievement/work benefit external clients (the general public, business clients, other governments, etc.)?
How did the achievement/work result in the development of best practices?
Was this a one-time project or is it an on-going project? Did it result in long-term change?
Are there other aspects of the nominee’s achievement/work you would like to highlight?
3. Letters of Support – Include letters of support from individuals (other than the nominator and seconder) who can validate the nomination and provide information about the value and impact of the achievement/work. (Minimum of two letters)

Optional Information

  • A resume(s) for the nominee(s)
  • Any other information, such as photographs, publications, media stories, and testimonials, which may be helpful for the selection committee in its deliberations. Please note materials will not be returned.

Coaches are available to help in completing your nomination.
For information go to the Award of Excellence Web site –