PERMANENT SECRETARY
PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

With almost three decades of service to the Government and people of Barbados, Alies Jordan, who holds a post-graduate diploma in Public Sector Management and is a Certified Knowledge Manager, remains committed to Public Service excellence.  Her exposure to and mentoring by some of “the brightest and best” Permanent Secretaries during her tenure in the Service has helped to hone her leadership and management skills and understand the philosophy undergirding need for the pursuit of excellence as a Public Officer. A trained Educational Psychologist, her Public Service career has encompassed sojourns in the following Ministries/agencies: Education, National HIV/AIDS Commission, Cabinet Office, Housing and now Prime Minister’s Office where she is assigned as acting Permanent Secretary.

Always seeking to bring out the best in her officers, Alies encourages them to engage in professional and personal development opportunities that will enable them to offer an even higher level of service to the public. A firm believer in the provision of the best possible advice to the political directorate, she strives to deliver quality work in a timely manner.