Introduction
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals seeking employment with the Agency. Employment and promotion decisions are based on merit. Merit includes applicant’s educational and training qualifications such as knowledge and skills, as well as on-the-job performance. Equal employment opportunities also apply to all aspects of human resource management, including performance evaluation which is the focus of this manual.

Background
The EPA is committed to providing quality driven environmental protection administration services through the retention of a qualified workforce. This can be achieved through institutionalized periodic performance appraisal of employees, within an environment of mutual trust, to determine
whether the twin-expectations expectations of the Agency and employees are being met.
The EPA believes that the process of performance management is consistent with the Standing Orders of the Civil Service and enables its employees to achieve and maintain performance standards that engenders quality output of services towards enhancing the discharge of the
Agency’s mandate for the benefit of the people of Liberia.

Purpose of Manual
The purpose of this manual is to provide a clear understanding of performance evaluation, the key processes involved, and the evaluation instruments to be applied. The focus is on EPA’s work expectations, employee performance outputs, and what employees can expect from the EPA regarding personnel decisions after their evaluations. The overall goal is to improve performance and build mutual confidence between the Agency and its employees.