Politics
New Senior Civil Servant Appointed
Dr Mathias has served as Jersey’s director of delivery and improvement since September 2022.
Dr Megan Mathias MBE has been appointed as the first Chief Operating Officer for the Cabinet Office.
Dr Mathias has served as Jersey’s director of delivery and improvement since September 2022.
The appointment of Dr Mathias as the Cabinet Office COO follows a review of the role of the Chief Secretary which followed the mass number of departures after the Dr Rosalind Ranson tribunal.
The new COO role, which will commence in November, will support the delivery of gov programmes and cross-departmental initiatives whilst also heading up central operational functions.
Dr Mathias said: ‘I’m very much looking forward to taking up my new post and to supporting the delivery of Government programmes. I am excited to be working with new colleagues on our delivery of public services to the Isle of Man community.’
Kate Lord-Brennan, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chair of the PSC said: ‘I am delighted that Megan will be joining the Cabinet Office and the Isle of Man Government Public Sector, especially as Megan brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience. I am very much looking forward to working together to develop and continue to improve the functions and role of the centre of government and to deliver on the ambitions set out in the Department Plan and Our Island Plan.’
Despite applications closing for a new CEO for the gov in April, there has still not yet been any announcement as to who will take the top job in the island’s civil service.
