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16 NPA StaffNIA Winter GamesBilly MabenaThe NPA was once again invited to participate in this year’swinter games, hosted by the National Intelligence Agency(NIA). The games are held annually and participation is byinvitation only, which is reserved for intelligence departmentsin similar clusters.The games have been held for over 21 years and it seems theyare getting stronger every year and the participation growswith every event. This year the invitation to participate in thegames was extended to SAPS, SANDF, NPA, office of theState Attorney, FIC, IDC and DIRCO.The 2010 games were held on 30 July 2010 at NIA’s sportsgroundsand at various locations around the Pretoria area.The NPA participated in the following sporting codes: fun run,aerobics, soccer, netball, golf, combat shooting; pool, volleyball and breakfast motorbike run. The NPA’s participation inthis year’s tournament was well supported by staff whoenrolled in large numbers for the different sporting codes.The overall performance of the different teams was excellent,but the combat shooting team made us even prouder byachieving the highest overall score. The team, which was ledby Mr George Hardaker won the trophy in their category. Wewould like to congratulate them for representing the NPA verywell in the tournament.A special mention also goes out to the soccer team whichreached the semi-finals of the soccer tournament. They wereknocked out on penalties by the SAPS who went on to win thetournament in the finals.The NPA would not have been able to honour the invitation toparticipate if it wasn’t for the efforts of the EWP section. Theyembraced the event and provided the resources required forparticipating in the event.Professionalism, Integrity, Service Excellence, Accountability and Credibility
NPA News 17Update on Operation Recruitment DriveNomilo MpondoAugust month marked a year since the launch of the Operation Recruitment Drive Project by the NPA. HRM&Dwent on full steam ahead to recruit legally qualified personnel with the view to fill vacancies nationally. Khashospoke to Mr Mncedisi Sineke, Programme Coordinator for the project to update us on how the project hasprogressed thus far.1. Can you briefly tell us when was the project started andhow far it is now?The project started on 12 August 2009. Currently it is at thestage where offers of appointment are extended torecommended candidates and this will continue until the endof November when the approval to extend offers expires.2. What were the compelling reasons for this massiverecruitment drive?The organisation had a 22% vacancy rate. A decision wasmade to establish the project in order to ensure a more focusedapproach to filling prosecutors’ positions. A project team wasappointed and positions for prosecutors at all levels wereadvertised in the national newspapers, both the Sunday Timesand the City Press. One of the challenges identified was thatthe organisation continued to advertise and fill positions butthis did not help to reduce the high vacancy rate as officialswere merely recycled internally from one post and region toanother and this happened all over the country in theprosecutorial positions. The organisation was simply notattracting external candidates to the organisation.3. Has the problem of legally qualified staff shortage nowbeen put to rest?Not at all, because we did not attract as many candidates fromoutside the NPA to sufficiently address the problem. Only 74external candidates were appointed.4. Does the NPA have enough resources to accommodatethese new recruits?During the scoping of the project all stakeholders wereinvolved in planning for the accommodation and resourcing ofappointees. Unfortunately, due to other more pressing needsand the fact that the government in general is under financialstress, this remains a problem.5. Have you achieved all your project objectives?I can say NO we did not because we experienced manyhiccups during the project. First of all, not all the project teammembers were able to fulfill their various roles andresponsibilities. Other unanticipated problems emerged whenmemoranda were to be finalized, causing delays and confusionin some instances. As an organisation, we need to review ourrecruitment strategies and processes to ensure that we are ableto attract sufficient external candidates to make a dent on thevacancy rate without overlooking internal candidates whohave been loyal to the NPA to date. It is hoped that the OSD(Occupation Specific Dispensation) will be approved soon andit will assist the organisation in dealing with this and finding abalance.What lessons did you learn during the project?Mncedisi Sineke: Project Coordinator• Proper scoping is needed to ensure all realities are takeninto account.• Proper change management initiatives must be in placecoupled with integrated planning – any stakeholdersinterested or impacted by the project must be part of theplanning phase.• Accurate schedules must be drawn up to avoid workingoutside project schedule whilst generating project changerequests.• Avoid unrealistic deadlines – realistic schedules should bedrawn up.• There must be complete ownership of the project andexecutive leadership must also be provided.Professionalism, Integrity, Service Excellence, Accountability and Credibility
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