Finance Annual Report 2007-2008 - Gauteng Online

GAUTENG TREASURY ANNUAL REPORT • Performance ReportPERFORMANCE PER PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME 1AdministrationPurposeThe purpose of the programme is to co ordinate programme activities,provide strategic direction to ensure achievement of the Treasury mandateand offer support functions such as financial management, humanresource management, communication and information technologyThe programme comprised three sub programmes:• Management Services• Corporate Services• PPP• Financial Management (Office of the Chief Financial Officer)Strategic ObjectivesThe key strategic objectives for the programme are:• To integrate policies within Treasury to ensure synergies and effectiveco-ordination.• To drive the departmental strategy.• To facilitate, enhance and complement provincial revenue throughprivate investment in infrastructure and service delivery• To provide required support to enhance delivery in terms of financialmanagement, human resource management, communicationand information technology serviceKey Achievements 2007/08Office of the Head of DepartmentThe Office of the Head of Department continued to provide overallleadership and direction to the Department. Relevant management andcommunication structures have been established (e.g. Top management,senior management and extended management meeting structures). Interactionwith all staff members in Treasury also took place in the formof Treasury staff meetings.The Strategic Plan for Gauteng Treasury was reviewed during the periodunder review and the department underwent an exercise of assessing itsMonitoring and Evaluation readiness in conjunction with the Office ofthe Premier. Recommendation made as part of the project will be implementedin the course of the 2008/09 financial year.The structure of the Head of Department’s Office has also been reviewedduring the previous financial year which resulted in the creation of additionalcapacity that will be focusing on strategic- and operational supportto the Head of Department.Corporate ServicesHR and Auxiliary ServicesDuring the year under review, the department completed processes ofdeveloping and approving an HR strategy and HR plan, EmploymentEquity Plan, Retention Strategy and a Recruitment Procedure Manual.These documents will all play a major role in assisting the department torecruit and retain its’ critical and scarce skills.The Department also launched an Employee Wellness Programme andsuccessfully marketed the programme with all employees, to an extentthat the department has the highest utilisation rate in the province –mostly for proactive, preventative purposes. Gauteng Treasury commencedprocesses to develop an Employee Wellness strategy which isinformed by earlier Health Risk and Behavioural Risk Assessments.The departmental Reward and Recognition Programme was introducedin the department, and awards were given in line with the programme.Gauteng Treasury was able to move closer to the employment equitytarget of 50% females in SMS positions by 31 March 2009, by achievingits’ own target of 40% of females in SMS positions by 31 March 2008.Overall, female representation in the department is 58%.The department successfully implemented an Internship Programme with15% of the staff establishment being comprised of interns by 31 March2008. Apart from on-the-job training, the Interns were also exposedto soft-skills training to prepare them for the job market. Training programmesincluded interview preparation, personal budgeting, customerservice, etc.15