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Is your team doing great things for New Zealand? It’s time to share your achievements. The Spirit of Service Awards celebrate outstanding public sector leadership, services and initiatives motivated by a spirit of service to deliver great outcomes for New Zealanders.
We want to hear your story.
Entry Guidelines
How to Enter The Spirit of Service Awards are free to enter. Just complete the entry form, save it as a PDF file and email your entry to [email protected] by:
4pm on Friday, 31 May 2019.
If you have any questions please, send them to us at [email protected].
We will let you know when we have received your entry.
Award Categories • Better Outcomes | Te Tohu mō ngā Hua E Pai Ake
Ana
• Service Excellence | Te Tohu mō te Ratonga Whakahirahira
• Māori/Crown Relationships | Te Tohu mō te Tūhonotanga i a Ngāi Māori me te Karauna
• Leadership in Governance | Te Tohu mō te Kaiārahi Mahi Whakahaere
• Young Leader of the Year | Te Tohu mō te Kaiārahi Rangatahi o te Tau
• Lifetime Achievement Award | Te Tohu Oranga Angitu
• The Prime Minister’s Award | Te Tohu a te Pirimia.
A Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to honour an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to their community and exemplifies a spirit of service. Nominations will not be accepted for this award.
The Prime Minister’s Award will be selected from the winners of the first four categories.
You may enter more than one award category, but not for the same initiative.
Timeline for 2019• 8 April – entries open
• 31 May – entries close
• June – shortlisting completed and finalists chosen
• July – finalists’ presentations to the judging panel
• 12 September – Spirit of Service Awards event at Te Papa
Who can enter the Spirit of Service Awards? Entries are invited from public sector organisations, including:
• Central government departments (Public Service departments, departmental agencies and non-Public Service departments)
• Local government organisations, excluding council-controlled organisations
• Crown entities, excluding Crown entity subsidiaries, and school boards of trustees
• Tertiary education institutions in the state sector (universities, polytechnics, wānanga)
• Offices of Parliament
• State-owned enterprises, excluding mixed ownership model companies
• Public Finance Act Fourth Schedule Organisations.
To be considered for the Young Leader of the Year Award, nominees must be aged 35 years or younger as at 31 December 2019. Self-nominations will not be accepted for this award.
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The Judging Process Judging will take place in two stages.
At the first stage, a subcommittee of the judges will evaluate each entry and choose a small number of finalists for each award category.
When shortlisting is completed we will advise all applicants whether they have been chosen as a finalist.
Finalists will be given full details and advice on how to prepare in advance of the judging days in July.
Finalists must attend the judging day in person, where they will make a 10-minute presentation to the judges and have 20 minutes to answer questions.
Judging days will be held in Wellington. Agencies will be expected to cover the cost of travel and accommodation for finalists.
Judges’ decisions will be final. All winners will be announced at an evening event at Te Papa on 12 September.
Sharing your great workEntry forms will be shared with members of the judging panel and used to consider your entry for the 2019 Spirit of Service Awards.
If you are chosen as a finalist, a brief description of your work and achievements will be taken from the information you have provided and shared on SSC’s website and on social media prior to the Awards ceremony.
Finalists will be photographed and filmed so that your achievements and spirit of service can be showcased at the Awards event and used to inspire public servants around the country.
In addition, winners will be invited to share their story to motivate and inspire other public servants at events after the Awards presentation ceremony.
Your information will be held by SSC. You have the right to access it and request that we correct any inaccurate information.
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