Work Programme - Statistics South Africa

2.3.3 Governance and administration
Corporate Services, as a strategic partner, contributes to the implementation of the new strategic direction adopted in 2010
by delivering the right services, at the right time and the right place. This will be achieved by promoting good governance,
and human resource management processes and systems.
Strategic objective:
Objective statement:
Baseline:
Links:
Improve productivity and service delivery
governance practices
This objective will contribute to good governance and accountability by coordinating internal
policy reviews and development, facilitating organisational risk management, promoting fraud
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Table 1: Strategic plan targets
No.
Audited/actual performance
Estimated
performance
Medium-term targets
Strategic
objective Target 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
Governance and administration
36. Enhance
human
resource
management
practices
Timely and
effective
human
resource
management
services
Appointed 39
permanent
and 1 518
contract staff
for surveys
and projects
(Geography,
Census of
Agriculture
and Causes of
Death)
Appointed
2 424 contract
staff for surveys
and projects
(Geography,
Census pilot,
Census@School,
DTS and GHS)
Appointed 750
contract staff
for surveys
and projects
(IES)
Balance staff
deployment
between
Census 2011
and survey
operations
Optimise
census
and survey
operations
to realise
gains
Deploy
national
footprint
Employer of
choice
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