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
1. 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 2
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
1. 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 Organisation Creation of new Critical vacancies
Development Design posts filled
Cleaning up of Accurate and
organization relevant structure
structure
Development and Standardized job
standardization of descriptions
job descriptions
Reorganization of Aligned HR
HR structure
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 HR Road Map 07/08

Focus Area Task Area Activity Outputs

Recruitment Attraction of Development of a HR Plan aligned to
& Selection Talent HR Plan business
requirements
Filling of critical Posts filled
posts

Labour Eradication Finalization of Closure on all long

Relations of backlog grievances and outstanding cases
misconduct
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 HR Road Map 07/08
Focus Area Task Area Activity Outputs
Talent Capacity assessment Implementation of Increased interns and
Management and building professional learnerships who have
development, non successfully completed
technical internship and training
learnership
Bi lateral co-operation Secondment of
Engineers

Executive coaching Increased participation

Performance Full compliance

management

Re-engineering Well integrated

induction employees

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 HR Road Map 07/08
Focus Area Task Area Activity Outputs
Transactions Eradication of Re-engineering of Accurate and
and backlogs filing system updated filing
Information system
Management
Fast tracking Pensions paid
Pension payouts
Policy and strategy HR policies and
analysis and strategies that are
development aligned to legislative
framework
Policy gaps closed
Systems Systems analysis Improved system
availability and development functionality and 15
quality of data
 ENKOSI
KE A LEBOGA

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