CORPORATE AFFAIRS

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CORPORATE AFFAIRS

• PRESENTATION TO PARLIAMENTARY
• PORTFOLIO AND SELECT COMMITTEE
• 29 May 2007

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PURPOSE OF PROGRAMME

• To ensure that the Department
• Timeously places the right people in the right
  jobs
• Has the appropriate IT tools and systems to
  facilitate information flow and knowledge
  management
• Provides a conducive, healthy and safe working
  environment
• Complies with the relevant legislation,
  regulations and adequately manages risk
• Is communicating with all its partners/stakeholder
  s, both internally and externally.

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AIM

• The Corporate Affairs Branch (CA) seeks to
  provide a high quality strategic corporate
  support that enables the DEAT to improve its
  capacity to protect and conserve the environment
  and promote tourism.

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Structure
BRANCH CORPORATE AFFAIRS (179060) 1 Deputy
Director-General L15 1 Office Administrator III
L8 2
DIRECTORATE COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION
(CA) (179061) 1 Director L13 1 Office
Administrator I L6
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INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND
ADMINISTRATION (179050) 120
HUMAN RESOURCES TRANSFORMATION (179070) 95
COMMUNICATIONS (178370) 71
LEGAL SERVICES (179410) 18
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PROGRAMMES

• The programme has the following four
  sub-programmes
• Legal Services provides legal support and
  coordinates legislative reform initiatives in the
  department
• Communications facilitates internal and external
  communications activities of the department
• ICT Facilities Management provides IT,
  security, administrative and facilities support
  services
• Human Resource Transformation coordinates the
  management of human resources and transformation
  strategies

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STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS 2007/8

• Public Service Act, 1994
• White Paper on Transforming Public Service
  Delivery (Batho Pele), 1997
• Public Service Regulations, 2001 (as amended)
• White Paper on Human Resource Management in the
  Public Service
• White Paper on the Transformation of the Public
  Service, 1995
• Employment Equity Act, 1998
• The Promotion of Equality Prevention of Unfair
  Discrimination Act (Equality Act), 2000
• South African Policy Framework for Women
  Empowerment Gender Equality (National Gender
  Policy), 2000
• White Paper on the Integrated National Disability
  Strategy (INDS), 1997
• National Youth Development Policy Framework, 2002
  2007
• National Programme of Action for Children in
  South Africa Framework, 1996
• National Environmental Management Act
• Managing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace, A guide for
  government departments (DPSA guide), 2002
• Labour Relations Act
• Basic Conditions of Employment Act
• Skills Development Act
• Occupational Health Safety Act, 1993
• Standards for Employee Assistance Programme in
  South Africa, 1999
• Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003

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LEGAL SERVICES

• Provide policy development support
• Provide corporate legal advice
• Manage litigation
• Facilitate compliance with PAIA PAJA
• Conduct legal education workshops
• Facilitate law reform process (ICM Bill, Waste
  Management Bill NEMA )
• Facilitate meetings of the Law Reform Working
  Group Subcommittee under the Committee for
  Environmental Coordination (CEC)

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COMMUNICATIONS

• Develop one integrated communications plan for
  the Environment Tourism Sector
• Partake in four intergovernmental communications
  strategies
• Report on customer satisfaction survey
• Evaluate and improve media profile and share of
  voice on community radio
• Conduct stakeholder session per sector
• Implement the DEAT Brand Strategy
• Coordinate integration of DEAT call centers and
  websites for efficient communication

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ICT Facilities Management

• Analysis and report on DEAT existing business
  processes
• Optimize priority processes for faster turn
  around times
• Implement Master Systems Plan
• Manage IT based documentation and administrative
  systems
• Facilitate Treasury approvals for new DEAT
  Building

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Human Resource Transformation

• Facilitate report on EE plan implementation
• Reduce vacancy rate from 34 to 20
• Reduce turn over rate from 25 to 14
• Implement employee wellness programme
• Facilitate skills development and career -
  pathing for scarce skills
• Facilitate learnerships, internships and grant
  bursaries in the Environment Tourism Sector

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2007/8 PRIORITIES

• Facilitate promulgation of Integrated Coastal
  Management Bill, Waste Management Bill NEMA
  amendments
• Implement DEAT Brand strategy
• Implement stakeholder relations strategy
• Implement MSP for better service delivery
• Seek Treasury approvals for DEAT new building
• Facilitate employment of people with disabilities
  
• Implement Workplace Skills Plan
• Coordinate initiatives to reduce staff turn over
  and vacancy rate

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Thank You