Who is responsible for developing an intra-agency career ladder program? (The program must require intra-agency postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.)

Who is responsible for developing an intra-agency career ladder program? (The program must require intra-agency postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.)

• A. The board
• B. The executive director or the executive director's designee
• C. The Governor
• D. The Human Resources Director

Answer: (B)

Authority to develop an intra-agency career ladder program sits with the agency’s leadership, who set and oversee personnel policies. The executive director is responsible for overall agency policy, including how postings are handled, and can designate someone to implement and fine-tune the program. That’s why the executive director or the executive director’s designee is the best answer: they have the authority to create and approve internal career policies and ensure the rule requiring intra-agency postings of nonentry level positions concurrent with public postings is followed. The Governor operates at a higher, state-wide level and isn’t involved in TBCE’s internal HR program design; the board tends to oversee regulatory scope rather than day-to-day HR policy development; a Human Resources Director implements policies but does so under the authority granted by the executive director.

Authority to develop an intra-agency career ladder program sits with the agency’s leadership, who set and oversee personnel policies. The executive director is responsible for overall agency policy, including how postings are handled, and can designate someone to implement and fine-tune the program. That’s why the executive director or the executive director’s designee is the best answer: they have the authority to create and approve internal career policies and ensure the rule requiring intra-agency postings of nonentry level positions concurrent with public postings is followed. The Governor operates at a higher, state-wide level and isn’t involved in TBCE’s internal HR program design; the board tends to oversee regulatory scope rather than day-to-day HR policy development; a Human Resources Director implements policies but does so under the authority granted by the executive director.