1. 1 Corporate Services strategic outputs Presented by Ms N Ngele the Acting Director- General Department: Water Affairs (DWA) 12 August 2009

2. 2 Outline Key functional areas Overview of past achievements Overview of challenges and planned interventions Overview of key performance areas (KPAs) for 2009/2010 Rationale for the selected KPAs Cost implications for the selected KPAs

3. 3 Key functional areas Human resources Information technology Communication Gender and disability Legal services Facilities and logistic management

4. 4 Overview of past achievements Organizational structure revised Human Resource strategy drafted Human Resource development strategy development Human Resource policies revised 98% compliance with performance management system

5. 5 Overview of past achievements 97% compliance with financial disclosures 48 young graduates taken- Learning academy Master’s system’s plan and information services strategy approved Women organizational launched Reduced vacancy rate 28% Change journey initiated

6. 6 Challenges and planned interventions as per strategic plan ChallengeResponse / interventionPage in strat plan Attraction and retention of critical skills Provision of learning and development Page 47 Implementation of human resource plan Improve performance management Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD)S implementation

7. 7 Challenges and planned interventions as per strategic plan ChallengeResponse / interventionPage in strat plan Creating a positive organisational culture Implementation of culture improvement interventions Page 46 Grievance resolution Leadership model implementation Page 47 Meeting the employment equity (EE) targets 38% women in senior management (SMS) Page 49 1% people with disabilities (PWD)

8. 8 Challenges and planned interventions as per strategic plan ChallengeResponse / interventionPage in strat plan Improve public understanding of water resources Public engagement programmesPage 50 Misaligned systemsImplement document management system Page 70 Implementation of monitoring and evaluation system Gender equity and women empowerment Women empowerment programmes Page 54 Disability mainstreaming programme

9. 9 Challenges and planned interventions as per strategic plan ChallengeResponse / interventionPage in strat plan Organisational growth and development Levels 2 & 3 of the revised organisational structure implemented Page 48 Improved organisational performancePage 46 Leadership development modelPage 47 Reduced vacancy ratePage 48 Increased skills basePage 47 Informed and engaged public and stakeholders Page 50 Business processes re-engineeredPage 45

10. 10 Rationale: selection of KPAs An appropriate and aligned organizational structure is require to ensure that the department has the right capacity to deliver An monitoring and evaluation system is required to monitor the execution of the programmes and projects and facilitate reporting obligations

11. 11 Rationale: selection of KPAs As a water scare country the understanding and involvement of the public and stakeholders in water related activities will contribute towards the protection and conservation of water resources Women empowerment will contribute towards the realization of gender equality goals as contained in the National Policy on Gender equality

12. 12 Rationale: selection of KPAs Leadership development is central to the creation of a high performing organization Recruitment and selection will contribute towards building the pool of skills required for delivery and creating a representative Public Service Skills development is central to the notion of a development state and building a pool of skills for socio and economic development

13. 13 Cost implications ItemBudget (R million) Review organisational structure Monitoring and evaluationR 3,87 Improve public and stakeholder understanding and involvement R 19,2 Women empowermentR 4,2 Recruitment and selectionR 10,1 Skills development (incl. leadership development )R 10

14. 14 Enkosi