HUMAN RESOURCE : QUARTERLY REPORT

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HUMAN RESOURCE QUARTERLY REPORT PRESENTER MS
N NGELE DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL CORPORATE
SERVICES
to the PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE March 2007
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Presentation Structure

• Progress status
• Talent Attraction
• Talent Retention
• Capacity Building
• Performance Management
• Continuous Improvement Initiatives
• Implementation of HR Turnaround Project (Project
  Swahina)
• Transfer of Staff to Water Services
• 2. Human Resources Road Map 2007

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Talent Attraction

• Critical / strategic posts are being given
  priority
• Chief Financial Officer
• Chief Director Internal Audit
• Heads of Regions Chief Directors
• Other critical posts for Branches are being
  addressed by the project team as part of HR
  Turnaround initiative. This is at an advanced
  stage especially where the Branch Regions, is
  concerned.

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Talent Retention

• Two initiatives have been identified.
• Review of salary scales of young technicians and
  engineers (level 6,7,8) has been completed
• Payment of scarce skills allowance. Still
  awaiting approval from Minister of DPSA (Annexure
  A)

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Capacity Building

• DWAF is implementing a Learning Academy aimed at
  skills and capacity development in scarce skills
  areas. This project will not only support DWAF
  but also aims to service the Sector and other
  National departments. MOUs have been signed with
  the following institutions of higher learning.

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First Academic Intake
Institutions No.
Stellenbosch 15
University of the Western Cape 10
University of Pretoria 20
Tshwane University of Technology 40
Nelson Mandela Metro University 10
Free State University 10
Central University of Technology 11
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Capacity Building cont.

• 2. Executive Coaching 50 participation of SMS
• members
• 3. Training plan and programme has been developed
• to support the transfer process to
  municipalities as
• well as internal capacity building (Annexure
  B)

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Performance Management

1. Clean audit implemented as a performance
   indicator for all members of the Senior
   Management Service
2. Final review of performance assessment results
   for SMS members for 05/06 has been completed
3. All SMS and MMS to be trained on performance
   management in March 07 - (alignment to strategy
   and core objectives, content development and
   compliance)

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Continuous Improvement Plan

• 1. Finalized investigation into the delay in job
  evaluations
• 2. Finalized investigation into causes of salary
  over payment
• 3. Investigation into bursary administration to
  be finalized shortly

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Implementation of HR turnaround strategy

• There are many initiatives that are currently in
  progress. The few that have been completed are
• Change management interventions implemented
• Strategy Management of exiting aging workforce
• Capacity assessment
• Assessment of backlogs completed task teams
  assigned to support with clearing of backlogs

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Transfer of Staff to WSA

• Transfers have taken place as follows
• Eastern Cape Transfer to 4 Water Services
  Authorities
• Limpopo Transfer to 3 Water Services
  Authorities

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HR Road Map 07/08
Focus Area Task Area Activity Outputs
Organisation Development Organisation Design Creation of new posts Critical vacancies filled
Cleaning up of organization structure Accurate and relevant structure
Development and standardization of job descriptions Standardized job descriptions
Reorganization of HR Aligned HR structure
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HR Road Map 07/08
Focus Area Task Area Activity Outputs
Recruitment Selection Attraction of Talent Development of a HR Plan HR Plan aligned to business requirements
Filling of critical posts Posts filled

Labour Relations Eradication of backlog Finalization of grievances and misconduct Closure on all long outstanding cases
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HR Road Map 07/08
Focus Area Task Area Activity Outputs
Talent Management Capacity assessment and building Implementation of professional development, non technical internship and learnership Increased interns and learnerships who have successfully completed training
Bi lateral co-operation Secondment of Engineers
Executive coaching Increased participation
Performance management Full compliance
Re-engineering induction Well integrated employees
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HR Road Map 07/08
Focus Area Task Area Activity Outputs
Transactions and Information Management Eradication of backlogs Re-engineering of filing system Accurate and updated filing system
Fast tracking Pension payouts Pensions paid
Policy and strategy analysis and development HR policies and strategies that are aligned to legislative framework Policy gaps closed
Systems availability Systems analysis and development Improved system functionality and quality of data
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ENKOSIKE A LEBOGA