department of foreign affairs

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Department of Foreign Affairs

Strategic Plan

2008-2011

Presentation to the

Select Committee on Economic and Foreign Affairs

4 June 2008

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DFA STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-2011

INTRODUCTION

• The Strategic Plan doc covers the strategic thrust of the work of the Department in the 2008 – 2011 MTEF

• Our work continues to be guided by the decision, priorities and policy guidelines emanating from the January Cabinet Lekgotla and the State of the Nation Address

• The Strategic Plan document has thus been developed guided by the amended Chapter 5 of the Treasury Regulations in terms of Section 76 of the PFMA

• Political guidance given by the Minister and Deputy Ministers has been invaluable in the development of the Plan

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STRATEGIC THRUST OF DFA FOR 2008 - 2011

• The work of the DFA remains anchored on the following overarching priorities– Consolidation of the African Agenda– Strengthening of South-South Co-operation– Strengthening of North-South Co-operation– Participation in the Global System of Governance– Strengthening of Bilateral and Economic Relations

• This work is supported by the following activities– Organisational Strengthening– Organisational Support– Rendering of Professional Services

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Consolidation of the African Agenda• SA’s work will continue to focus on the strengthening of

African institutions both at regional and Continental level– AU and its structures– Implementation of NEPAD– Strengthening of SADC

• Contribution to Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD)

• Contribute towards peace, security and stability in Africa• Strengthen Bilateral Relations with all African countries• Support the hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

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Consolidation of the African Agenda• On the strengthening of the AU and its structures- we will continue

with efforts aimed at – Harmonisation and rationalisation of RECS– Consolidate support to PAP

• Construction of the Building set to start in the current financial year

• Need to also engage in evolving debate on the eventual role of PAP ( Advisory – legislative)

– Operationalisation of AU Financial Institutions and African Courts– Engagement of the African Diaspora

• SA to host Summit in October 08

– Strengthen AU-EU Relations

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Consolidation of the African Agenda• Support the implementation of NEPAD

– Co-ordination internally in SA– Manage the African Renaissance Fund– Continue to advocate for the mobilisation of continental

resources• SADC

– SA is taking over as Chair of SADC in August 2008– This presents both opportunities and challenges as the region

faces unique challenges as it advances regional integration– It is clear that we have to focus on strengthening bilateral ties

with each SADC country as a pre-requisite for the success of our efforts

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Consolidation of the African Agenda• SADC

– At a strategic level, SA has a vested interest in a successful integration agenda in the region

– Individual SADC member states have to confront a variety of challenges largely imposed by their objective economic situations which are currently impacting negatively on the need for singularity of purpose and action to advance regional development

– We also have a SADC that has residual areas of instability that require careful management as we move forward

– By far - the most immediate challenges are to engage and redirect the Integration agenda so that it truly advances regional development and

– Encourage peace and stability in the region

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Consolidation of the African Agenda• SADC

– Focus of SA’s Chairship will thus be to contribute to the strengthening of SADC both in terms of capacity and implementation of its programmes

– The current integration debate coupled with the developments around the EU-EPA negotiations will also be a key area of focus

– Elections will also take place in several SADC countries in the MTSF – with Angola and Zimbabwe set to have their elections in 2008

– SA will send its observers to these elections as part of the SADC contingent

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Strengthen South South Co-operation• Our work in this area will focus on the strengthening of SA’s

engagement in multilateral organisations of the South such as the G-77 and China, and NAM

• We will also engage with other south-south groupings such as IBSA, NAASP, IOR, FOCAC, and Africa-South America Forum

• The growing interest amongst emerging developing countries to have structured engagements with the African continent has resulted to the formation of the Africa- India Forum – which will be inaugurated in April 2008 in New Delhi, India

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Strengthen South South Co-operation• More on IBSA

– SA hosted 2nd IBSA Summit last October and will host a Ministerial Meeting in March 08 in preparation for the 3rd Summit to be hosted by India later this year

– Marked expansion of areas of co-operation– People to people dimension include

• Women’s Forum

• Parliamentary Forum

• Journalist Programme

• Social Development/ Civil Society Forum

• Also academia and Business

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Strengthen North South Co-operation

SA’s engagement with the North is largely informed by the

imperative of advancing the African Agenda as well as broader

development interest of the South

• G-8• TICAD

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Participate in the Global System of Governance

• SA’s engagement in the global system of Governance will continue to cover the political, economic and social spheres of our work

• Whilst our engagement as non-permanent member of the UNSC will lapse at the end of 2008

– We will continue to advance our engagements in other key areas of UN work

– One of the key areas will be advancing the reform of the UN

– Another key issue that is proving highly topical in multilateral debates especially due to its cross cutting nature and impact is Climate Change

• Govt is seized with the matter and necessary co-ordination with key Departments is done through the IRPS Cluster

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Participate in the Global System of Governance• Briefly on SA’s focus in the 2nd year of UNSC seat• We will build on the achievements of 2007 which include inter alia:-

– Leadership on African and thematic issues (Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire and the DRC)

– Revitalisation of the debate on Chapter VIII institutions and the Council and the need for closer co-operation between the AU Peace and Security Council and the UN Security Council

– SA co-leadership of the Security Council Mission to Africa 2007– Focus on women in peace and security; small arms and light

weapons– Promoted African perspectives on Security Sector Reform – Leadership on Timor-Leste – Active engagement in UNSC subsidiary bodies: e.g. Counter-

Terrorism Committee and 1540 Committee on weapons of mass destruction and non-State actors

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Participate in the Global System of Governance• UNSC seat – 2008• Particular focus will be

– To further advance the theme of enhancing co-operation between the United Nations and regional organisations in particular the AU

– Under SA’s Presidency of the UNSC in April 2008 – a joint meeting of the UNSC and the AUPSC has been organised

• We will also continue to advocate for more transparent and democratic working methods and procedures in the UNSC

• We are also continuously conscious of the setbacks we experienced in our first year – particularly the negative media coverage over SA’s positions (Myanmar, Iran, listing of South Africans on UNSC terror list)

• A communications strategy has now been developed to address this challenge

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Participate in the Global System of Governance

• Key Substance Issues in 2008

– Kosovo– Visit by Counter-Terrorism Committee’s expert support

structure to South Africa (mid-2008)– Renewal of 1540 mandate– Iran; Middle East; Lebanon/Syria– DRC; Sudan; Western Sahara

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Disarmament, Non-Proliferation & Arms Control• Active role in disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control in

relation to both WMD and conventional weapons• Promote and support non-proliferation of WMD, whilst guarding

against controls becoming a means to deny countries access to advanced technologies

• Active engagement in fora (IAEA; UNSC) dealing with situations of concern, including Iran and the DPRK

• Promote principled positions on the inalienable right of all States to pursue advanced technologies for peaceful purposes; need to preserve the credibility of the relevant multilateral institutions (IAEA) and the UNSC; pursue peaceful, negotiated solutions to address security concerns

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DFA STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-2011Middle East Peace Process

South African profile increased over the last year as witnessed in:• Hosting of the UN Africa Meeting on the Question of Palestine - May 2007• US invitation to attend the Annapolis Peace Conference November 2007• French invitation to attend the Paris Donors’ Conference in aid of Palestinian

reconstruction and development – December 2007• Hosting of PNA caretaker Foreign Minister and Palestinian Ambassadors

serving in Africa- scheduled for April 2008Moving Forward• South Africa will remain involved in capacity and institution building in Palestine

(On a bilateral basis as well as through the IBSA and NAASP forums)• DFA maintains that Palestinian unity is a pre-requisite for progress in resolving

the Arab-Israeli conflict. Will engage with Hamas/Fatah based on the principals of the Spier process

• South Africa will maintain pressure for Annapolis Process follow up Conference in Russia to take place and for the Israel-Syria negotiation track to be opened

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Strengthen Political and Economic Relations• Focus of SA’s bilateral engagements has traditionally been on the

consolidation of political relations• With bilateral political relations largely solidified

– Key challenge is to leverage SA’s extensive global diplomatic reach & international political standing to advance the country’s economic interests

• The focus during the MTSF will be on strengthening of economic diplomacy in order to respond the government's priority of growing the economy to address our socio-economic challenges

• Bilateral relations with partners both in developed and developing countries will continue to be utilised to identify opportunities for strengthening on co-operation

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Strengthen Political and Economic Relations

• In order to advance this objective - it was imperative to harness our efforts across all spheres of govt

• A co-ordination mechanism has now been established – which will pool our international engagement efforts in order to leverage resources better

• We have also developed a marketing strategy framework which amongst others seeks to improve the projection of SA abroad

• China has been identified as a first test case for country wide co-ordination of SA’s international work

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Strengthen Political and Economic Relations

• With the engagement with China, three events have been chosen:-

– 2008 Celebrations of 10 years of SA-China diplomatic relations

– 2010 Shanghai World Expo

– Partnership for Growth and Development (led by dti)

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DFA STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-2011Strengthen Political and Economic Relations• China - 2008 Celebrations of 10 years of SA-China diplomatic relations• Three phased approach• Phase I : SA Weeks 07 to 29 April 2008

– Cultural events in 4 cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou) ; Political Seminars; Celebrations of the South African National Day,

• Phase II : SA participation in Beijing Olympics during August 2008– Hosting of SA hospitality suite branded eKhaya, at one of the main

venues (led by Sports and Recreation) – eKhaya will serve to promote SA and sustain the momentum of the

Celebrations• Phase III : October – November 2008

– The final phase will take place in October to early November 2008 during President Mbeki’s State Visit

– The President’s State Visit will coincide with Trade Expos, to be held in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai

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Strengthen Political and Economic Relations• Overall the focus of our bilateral engagements is on

strengthening of political relations• We will use the infrastructure of our Missions in every region

– In Africa (46 Missions in 43 countries)– In Asia (18 Missions in 14 countries)– In the Middle East (12 Missions in 10 countries)– In Europe (26 Missions in 22 countries)– In the Americas (17 Missions in 10 countries)

• We will also engage with representatives of these countries in SA

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RESOURCE ALLOCATION

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DFA STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-2011 3 YEAR SPENDING PATTERN OF THE DEPARTMENT

Financial Years

BudgetR’000

Actual Expenditur

eR’000

VarianceR’000

% Spent

2005/20062,

693,766

2,644,347 49,419 98.2%

2006/2007 3,042,149

2,944,679 97,470 96,8%

2007/2008(Projected

expenditure)

4,119,06

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4,036,682 82,381 98%

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2008 MTEF BUDGET ALLOCATIONS

• The approved MTEF budget allocations for the department is as

follow:

- 2008/09 R4 340 708 billion

- 2009/10 R5 162 615 billion

- 2010/11 R4 983 406 billion

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2008 MTEF REQUESTS

Budget proposals

Amount requestedR ‘000

Amountapproved

R ‘000

VarianceR ‘000

Increased capacity in Missions- Asia and Africa 74,000

22,000 52,000

Foreign Service Dispensation 68,000 56,000

12,000

Strengthening of the department

100,000 0 100,000

Chairing of SADC 35,000 18,000

17,000

Diaspora 80,000 80,000 0

Inflation Adjustment 0 57197 0

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OVERVIEW OF 2008/09 BUDGET

Budget proposals

Amount requestedR ’000

Amountapproved

R ‘000

VarianceR ‘000

African Renaissance Fund 200,000 33,000 167,000

Infrastructure - Washington 70,000 20,000 50,000

TOTAL 627,000 286,000

341,000

ADJUSTMENTS TO BASELINE

Exchange rate gains 166,000

Baseline efficiency savings 23,333

TOTAL 530,000

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Schedule of proposed budget for 2008/09 cont..

BranchCompensation of Employees

Goods and Services

Cap Exp. Total

Management 30,089 48,055 253 78,397

Human Resources MGT 47,521 67,413

- 114,934

FSI & PRAU 25,909 31,929 - 57,838

Corporate Services 103,095 186,441

356,435 645,971

TOTAL Programe 1 206,614 333,838

356,688 897,140

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Schedule of proposed budget for 2008/09 cont...


Goods and Services

Cap Exp. Total

Americas HO 16,248 7,897

0 24,145

Americas Mission 135,455 123,888

6,667 266,011

Europe HO 19,885 6,125 0 26,010

Europe Missions 365,263 226,714 8,915 600,895

Sub-total 536,851 364,624 15,582 917,061

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Goods and Services Cap Exp. Total

Multilateral Missions 48,165 39,581 2,227 89,973

Multilateral HO 39,060 18,088 32 57,181

Sub-Total 87,225 57,669 2,259 147,154

Africa Multilateral HO 17,407 188,434 181 206,022

Africa Multilateral Mission

14,059 12,946 0 27,005

Sub-Totals 31,466 201,380 181 233,027

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Goods and Services

Cap Exp. Total

Africa Bilateral HO 36,348 33,510 166 70,151

Africa Bilateral Mission 288,043 243,297 27,971 559,311

Sub-Total 324,391 276,807 28,137 629,462

Asia HO 28,178 15,100 0 43,278

Asia Missions 181,005 197,446 15,557 394,009

Su-Total 209,183 212,546 15,557 437,287

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Goods and Services

Cap Exp. Total

Public Diplomacy 21,129 13,707 1,045 35,881

State Protocol 47,079 56,405 7,000 110,484

Programme 3 68,208 70,111 8,045 146,365

NAASP 33,000 33,000

PAP-Building 145,000 145,000

UNDP-Rentals 10,348 10,348

Foreign Services Dispensation 56,000 56,000

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Transfers and Subsidies 2008/09

African Renaissance Fund 398,925

African Union 152,922

African, Caribbean and Pacific: Membership Fee 3,650

Bacterial and Toxic Weapons Convention 458

Bureau of International Exposition: Membership Fees 27

Commonwealth: Membership Fees 17,745

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 5,518

Group of 77 Countries 105

Humanitarian Aid 17,072

India Brazil South Africa Trust Fund 7,378

Indian Ocean Rim Research Centre 133

New Partnership for Africa's Development 31,620

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Schedule of proposed budget for 2008/09 cont..Transfers and Subsidies 2008/09

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 216

Other International Organizations 1,032

Perrez-Guerrero Trust Fund 56

South Centre 1,107

Southern African Development Community: Membership Fees 30,789

United Nations Human Rights 316

United Nations Children's Fund 211

United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea 527

United Nations Development Programme 1,052

United Nations Development Programme: Local Office Costs 5,200

United Nations Technical Co-operation 105

United Nations Voluntary Fund for Disability 70

United Nations: Membership Fees 79,592

TOTAL 755,826

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2008 MTEF ALLOCATIONS

• The non granting of the requested amount by National Treasury will impact on

the Department’s ability to achieve its priority objective of strengthening and

expand our representation in Asia and Africa

• Furthermore R100 million was requested because the department has over the

years experienced significant expansion especially between the years 1994

and 2001. Consequently cabinet approved in 2001 an organisational structure

reflective of the capacity needed to discharge on the department’s mandate.

The department has carefully analysed its baseline and realised that given the

ongoing filling of vacant posts, the operational budget is insufficient to support

the current establishment

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PROPERTY AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT• The Department operates both in South Africa and in 105 countries

and 121 diplomatic missions abroad– The geographic spread and inherent complexities place high

demands on the Department to provide accommodation, facilities, goods and services to enable staff to function optimally

• Two Chief Directorates were created to manage the processes around accommodation, facilities and the provision of goods and services:– The Chief Directorate: Property and Facilities Management deals with all aspects relating to property management. – The Chief Directorate: Supply Chain Management manages the sourcing and provisioning of goods and services and the management and safekeeping of these goods and services

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PROPERTY AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENTKey focus areas of the Asset Management Plan• New Head Office

– Department had obtained approval to construct HO under PPP – Construction of the new Head Office commenced in September

2007 under an early works contract– PPP contract negotiations are in the final stages – TA III approval is expected at end of March 2008– Construction will be completed in March 2009– The facility will be occupied by the Department in March 2009

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ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN

Challenges facing the Department with new HQ project

• Numerous issues raised by Treasury in December 2007 that impacted on finalisation of the PPP agreement

• The securing of adequate funding to continue with the early works until TA III approval and financial close is achieved

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ASSET MANAGEMENT

Key focus areas• Acquisition of properties• For missions abroad three types of accommodation are provided:

– Chanceries or office accommodation

– Official Residences for Heads of Missions

– Staff housing for all other transferred officials • The majority of these properties are currently rented• Current rental costs are considerably high and are expected to

increase significantly in the future• A strategy was approved to methodically purchase properties abroad

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ASSET MANAGEMENT

• Focus of the property acquisition strategy– P5 (UN Security Council), G8– Cities where multilateral organisations are located – SADC and other strategic partners– Strategic partners, e.g. IBSA

• In 2008/09 properties will be acquired in India, Kenya, USA and Japan.– Refer to page 55 of the Strategic Plan for more details

• For details of acquisitions in 2009/10 and 2010/11 refer to pages 57 and 59 of the Strategic Plan

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ASSET MANAGEMENT Maintenance of State-owned properties• More resources have been allocated to address maintenance of state

owned properties abroad. • Refer to page 55 of the Strategic Plan for details

Asset Disposals • The Department of Public Works is authorised to dispose off State-

owned properties abroad• The following properties were identified for disposal in 2008/09

– Chancery and official residence -Germany, Bonn, Official residence –Switzerland, Zurich, Official residence Brazil, Sao Paulo, Staff housing - Namibia, Windhoek and Walvis Bay, Parking bay - France, Paris

• These properties were handed over to DPW for disposal

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ASSET VALUATION• Valuation Strategy and Project Plan : 2008 - 2011

- Project plan developed and discussed with National Treasury

• Asset Categories to be valuated- Phase 1 (2008/2009): Land and Buildings, Motor Vehicles, Paintings, Sculptures, Oriental Carpets, and any other works of Art

– Phase 2 and 3: (2009/2011): Computer Hardware, Furniture and Equipment (Office and Domestic), Audio Visual Equipment, Gardening Equipment, and other Equipment

– Valuation will be conducted according to regions in the following sequence:

• 2008/2009: Head Office together with Europe and Americas• 2009/2010: Asia and Middle East• 2010/2011: Africa

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY PLAN• The focus of the Department for 2008 -2011 will be:

– Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP)– Windows 2003 Advance Server – Business Process Management (BPM)

- CMS

- Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges (DIAP) system

– Business Intelligence (BI)• Modernise DFA’s Information Technology

(Refer to page 64 - 65 of the Strat Plan document)

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CONSULAR SERVICES

Priority areas in the next 3 years• To launch and roll-out the Consular Management System (CMS) to

missions with VoIP;• To launch the ROSA (Registration of South Africans Abroad)

application as well as to market and promote the usage of ROSA by citizens travelling abroad;

• Establish and operationalise the Rapid Response Team (RRT) to deal with emergencies, involving SA citizens abroad;

• Continue to provide Consular Services to SA citizens; and• Accredit the Consular Training to SAQA standards

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SECURITY

• Continue to vet all departmental officials during the MTEF period• Ensure the security of people, information and assets/facilities of the

department• Roll out of a security awareness programme to all departmental

officials (MISS)

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ORGANISATIONAL STRENGTHENING

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REORGANISATION OF BRANCH HCM

• Expanding work of the Department• Increasing International demands• Increasing numbers in the Department +/- 5 200

employees (including Locally Recruited Personnel in Missions)

• Increased scope of Training and Development

In order to meet the above-mentioned challenges, the Branch: HCM was split into Branches namely, Human Resources; and Training and Research

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Branch HCM (what was)

• People Management

• Effective and efficient processes

• Building Human Resource Capacity

• People Development

– Diplomatic and General Training

• Policy Research and Analysis

• Co-operation with other Diplomatic Academies

Human Resources Branch

(Current)Training and Research Branch

(Current)

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ORGANISATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT

• Establishment as at 31 December 2007– Head Office and Missions

COMPONENT TOTAL POSTS FILLED VACANT FUNDED

VACANT UNFUNDED

HEAD OFFICE 1854 1446 408 0 MISSION 737 618 119 0 TRAINING POOL 53 52 1 0 HR POOL 0 39 0 0 CADET / LEARNERS 0 59 0 0 TOTAL 2644 2214 528 0 Steps taken to fill funded vacancies as at Jan 07 to Dec 07: Advertised: 361 Filled: 438

External Appointments: 288 Internal Promotions: 150

Total: 438

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• Representivity: Employment Equity Table

* The total number 2211 excludes 3 Political Office Bearers

Occupational Band Data MALE FEMALE GRAND TOTAL

African Coloured Indian White African Coloured Indian White

Top ManagementCount 6 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 10

% 60% 0% 30% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 100%

Senior ManagementCount 94 10 14 35 55 3 2 16 229

% 41% 4% 6% 15% 24% 1% 1% 7% 100%

Prof qualified and experienced specialists and mid-management

Count 281 26 31 182 226 18 31 182 977

% 29% 3% 3% 19% 23% 2% 3% 19% 100%

Skilled technical / academically qualified workers, junior management, supervisors, foremen, superintendents

Count 153 10 10 26 242 17 18 112 588

% 26% 2% 2% 4% 41% 3% 3% 19% 100%

Semi-skilled / discretionary decision-making

Count 128 7 0 3 174 6 1 2 321

% 40% 2% 0% 1% 53% 2% 1% 1% 100%

Unskilled / defined decision-makingCount 33 0 0 0 52 0 0 1 86

% 38% 0% 0% 0% 60% 0% 0% 2% 100%

Total Count 695 53 58 246 749 45 52 313 2211

Total % 31% 2% 3% 11% 34% 2% 2% 14% 100%

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Occupational Band Data MALE FEMALE GRAND TOTAL


Top ManagementCount 6 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 10

% 60% 0% 30% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 100%

Senior ManagementCount 94 10 14 35 55 3 2 16 229

% 41% 5% 6% 15% 24% 1% 1% 7% 100%

Middle managementCount 281 26 31 182 226 18 31 182 977

% 29% 3% 3% 19% 23% 2% 3% 18% 100%

Below Assistant DirectorCount 314 17 10 29 468 23 19 115 995

% 32% 2% 1% 3% 47% 2% 2% 11% 100%

Total Count 695 53 58 246 749 45 52 313 2211

Total % 31% 2% 3% 11% 34% 2% 3% 14% 100%

Disability

Data MALE FEMALE GRAND TOTAL


Count 8 0 2 11 7 1 0 4 33

% 24% 0% 6% 34% 21% 3% 0% 12% 100%

* The total number 2211 excludes 3 Political Office Bearers * The number of disabled people are included in the total number 2211

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Employment Equity & Organisational Culture

• Implement and monitor the Employment Equity plan

• Share the survey results in Missions, for both transferred employees

and the Locally Recruited Personnel.

• Develop and implement interventions to enhance the organisational culture of the Department. (Head Office and Missions)

• Facilitate the implementation of the Departmental Service Delivery improvement Plan

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DFA STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-2011Talent Management

• Develop and implement the DFA HR Capacity Building project– Flexible organisational arrangements e.g. specialised Units– Succession plan– Strategic Language Development Plan

• Implement the career management framework and establish a web-based Career Centre

• Design and implement the career paths for the first 5 years in DFA e.g. Cadets and Line function new entrants.

• Continue with Employer Branding activities

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Employee Health and Wellness

• Implement a robust Employee Health and Wellness strategy

• Implement the pre and after posting debriefing sessions for families

• Improve processes and programmes to intensify support to transferred employees and their spouses

• Implement an on-line health and wellness programme called e-Care

system

• Implement the results of the HIV and AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) survey

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TRAINING AND RESEARCH BRANCH

• Two Chief Directorates – FSI and PRAU are in process of being reconstituted into a single Branch

• Proposed new name - Diplomatic Academy

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TRAINING AND RESEARCH BRANCH• The Branch will pursue the following two main objectives:

– Train and develop employees of the DFA to contribute to Government’s priority programmes and to contribute to the enhancement of individual and organisational programmes; and

– To conduct research and analysis on issues pertaining to South Africa’s foreign policy

• These objectives are underpinned by the following strategic priorities for the next three years:– Training and Development of competent diplomats;– Research and Analysis on issues pertaining to South Africa’s foreign policy;– Networking and Partnership with relevant stakeholders;– Capacity Building and Development for SADC and the AU; and– Retain intellectual capacity and develop mentoring and coaching

mechanisms

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Internal Audit

• Our work in the Dept is supported by a strong internal audit system• Our Internal Audit Unit assists with facilitating Risk Assessment• This work is supported by a very committed Audit Committee which

plays a very critical monitoring and evaluation role in ensuring full compliance to the PFMA and other related performance obligations and requirements

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CONCLUSION

• As indicated in pages 50-52 – The Department has also developed a Service

Delivery Improvement Plan for 2008/9 which is meant to address

implementation issues as we advance our work

• This presentation only lifted some key issues of our work and could not cover

everything in the time allocated

• The DFA Team that has accompanied me will also be available to assist in

responding to questions

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