Special adviser (Norway)
A special adviser or special advisor (
In government departments
Special advisers are high-ranking advisers, generally without managerial responsibilities. The Ministry of Finance has stated that special advisers belong to the "highest career level" in government departments.[1] They tend to have a particularly independent role within their organization. They may be highly qualified experts or people with high-level experience from the government service, including former top executives of government agencies who go on to work in a government ministry. There is only a small number of special advisers. As of 2021, there were 81 special advisers, 310 policy directors (fagdirektør) og 2,114 senior advisers among the three highest classes of advisers across the government departments.[3] Special advisers are the single most highly paid category in the government administration and some earn more than the Prime Minister.[4] For example, Jonas Gahr Støre, Kai Eide, Bjørn Tore Godal, Erik Solheim, Georg Fredrik Rieber-Mohn, Ann-Marit Sæbønes, Harald Rensvik, Anne Kari Lande Hasle, Janne Kristiansen, Tore Eriksen, Hans Brattskar, and Joakim Lystad are or have been special advisers in the Norwegian central government.
In some respects, they are similar to
Director General | Special Adviser, management-level but no set position |
Deputy Director General | |
Assistant Director General | |
Policy Director | |
Senior Adviser | |
Adviser | |
Higher Executive Officer |
References
- ^ a b Ny jobb, samme topplønn
- ^ Hovedtariffavtalen i staten (2018–2020)
- ^ Depkatalog.no. Accessed 29 July 2021.
- ^ Spesialrådgivere lønnsadel i departementene, Aftenposten