Office of the Prime Minister

13, St Paul's Street, Valletta VLT 1210, Malta
Tel: (+356) 22 001 844 Fax: 22 001 851
E-mail (Director):

The Operations and Programme Implementation Directorate, which was set up in October 2004, incorporates the Special Projects Unit, and the Boards, Committees and Customer Care Unit. The Directorate also:

manages specific functions and projects;
discharges the programme implementation and customer care functions within OPM;
ensures the overall co-ordination of 2007-2013 EU-funded projects undertaken by OPM departments and entities, facilitating the successful and timely conclusion of such projects; and
maintains the OPM website.

As one of its primary functions, the Operations and Programme Implementation Directorate is currently responsible for monitoring and co-ordinating the implementation of a Data Protection Project in the Public Service, providing advice and assistance to Government departments to ensure their compliance with data protection requirements.

Ms Marie-Lourdes Grech
Director (Operations and Programme Implementation)

Marie-Lourdes Grech joined the Public Service in 1971 and was posted in various offices including Malta's embassy in Brussels and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has served at the Office of the Prime Minister since 1981. Ms Grech was appointed Assistant Director (Special Projects) in January 2000 and Director (Operations and Programme Implementation) in October 2004.