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Integrated Government Relations & Stakeholder Support Program

This program provides hands-on support for municipal accreditation, housing, and service delivery to aid in human settlements. Achieving milestones in accreditation and intergovernmental relations enhanced governance processes. Planned priorities include continuing accreditation support and stakeholder engagement improvement for the housing sector.

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Integrated Government Relations & Stakeholder Support Program

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  1. PROGRAMME 3 IGR, Capacity Building and Programme Implementation Support

  2. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Responsibility Areas: • IGR and Municipal Accreditation • Sector Liaison & Stakeholder support • Social/ Rental Housing & PHP • Service Delivery (Implementation) Support Providing direct and hands-on delivery and implementation support & facilitation

  3. RESPONSIBILITY: Inter-Governmental Relations and Municipal Accreditation

  4. PURPOSE: • To manage critical/ strategic governance, IGR & Inter-sphere processes and programmes relating to delivery of human settlements • MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: • Facilitate and implementation of municipal accreditation • Coordinated interdepartmental liaison and co-operation • Coordinated intergovernmental (inter-sphere) • cooperation towards delivery of human settlements

  5. Achievements: 2006/ 07 • Municipal Accreditation • Facilitated Accreditation of 18 Priority Municipalities (16 Accredited at Level 1) • Provided implementation support (including Technical specialist input) to all Provinces and priority municipalities • Implemented capacity enhancements in all priority municipalities and 5 provinces • Developed support frameworks for Accreditation

  6. Achievements: 2006/ 07 • Inter departmental/ governmental Relations • Improved & Managed departmental engagements in IGR forums • Coordinated the Interdepartmental Human Settlements Task Team • Policy refinements/ review in support of BNG • Delivery programming/ alignment/ integration • Implementation of Government’s PoA priorities

  7. Planned Priorities: 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Municipal Accreditation • Roll out capacity enhancements in priority municipalities and provinces • Facilitate Accreditation and function devolution in respect of priority municipalities • Review, document and apply emerging lessons, best practices and success factors • Overall implementation support & facilitation (address arising challenges & bottlenecks)

  8. Planned Priorities: 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Interdepartmental Relations & Liaison • Manage departmental engagement with InterDepartmental Fora/ FOSAD Clusters & CABINET • Manage the Human Settlements Task Team and delivery of priority matters • Alignment of delivery programmes • Sectoral response to, and delivery, ito human settlements • Policy resolution/ refinement in support of Human Settlements • Manage the Departmental delivery/ performance in respect of Bilateral engagements and agreements • Interface with Oversight Structures & Chapter 9 Institutions

  9. Planned Priorities: 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Inter-Governmental Relations & Liaison • Management of department’s system of engagement with Provinces & Municipalities • Formulate Intergovernmental delivery protocol for human Settlements • Manage the Departmental delivery/ performance in respect of Inter-sphere engagements and agreements

  10. RESPONSIBILITY: Sector Support, Liaison and Stakeholder Management

  11. PURPOSE: • To manage sector stakeholder liaison support, • priority focus groups & collaborative projects. • MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: • Management and liaison with sector stakeholders, • Provision of management and implementation support to Sector focus groups and • Management and implementation facilitation of sector collaborative projects

  12. ACHIEVEMENTS : 2006/07 • Social Contract for Rapid Delivery of Housing - two pre-plenary and plenary held. • 1st Govan Mbeki Ministerial Housing Awards implemented. • Working with the following international forums and organisations; • Slum Dwellers International • AMCHUD Bureau • Youth Build International

  13. PLANNED PRIORITIES : 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Develop and maintain an engagement framework to source funding support within stakeholder community. •  Support the implementation of sector specific charters and agreements. • The planning and implementation of the Social Contracts for priority areas (eg Rural Housing) • The implementation of Youth-in-Housing Plan (National Youth Service massification)

  14. PLANNED PRIORITIES: 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Implement the facilitation of a comprehensive sector stakeholder contributions/fundraising strategy. • Manage and follow up decisions and recommendations emerging from sector forums • Coordinate and support sector forum engagements. • Support and coordinate the National Women in Housing Forum & other priority sector focal groups

  15. PLANNED PRIORITIES : 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Develop and implement a customer interface platform for the sector stakeholders • Establish relations with associated stakeholders on collaborative projects • Provide support and participate in government/stakeholder forums (eg. NEDLAC) • Conduct stakeholder surveys to determine needs from external partners.

  16. RESPONSIBILITY: Social/ Rental Housing and Peoples Housing Process(Community driven housing)

  17. PURPOSE: Manage the implementation of the Affordable and the Community Rental Housing Programmes and the PHP Housing Delivery Mechanism and to regulate and have oversight over the rental housing and PHP sectors

  18. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: • Delivery of Social / rental housing implementation support • Implementation of Regulatory & tenant support in the rental housing sector • Provision of implementation support to Community driven housing initiatives (PHP/ Cooperatives, etc)

  19. Achievements: 2006/07 • Interim Social Housing Programme & Guidelines • Community Residential Units’ Policy & Guidelines • Implementation of Support Programme for Social Housing: • Impact – 7 sustainable SH Institutions in the Sector • Stabilised the Social Housing Sector – geared up for delivery • Significant interest from major Banks to finance Social Housing • Small scale landlord research • Pilot projects • Delivery – • 1700 New Social Housing Units • 13 000 units planned over 3 years

  20. Planned Priorities: 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Rental Housing Delivery support • Development programmes for public housing stock in provinces and steering committees for managing the projects • Outline of public housing stock to be transferred, retained and /or phased-out nationally • Performance reports on public housing stock and initial benchmarks • Donor support for the sector secured/ harnessed • Performance reports on the private rental housing sector and benchmarks • Turnaround of SHIs and projects • Facilitate Capital grant project applications & awards to SHIs showing spending and delivery performance

  21. Planned Priorities: 2007/08 -2009/10 • Regulation and Tenant Support • Setting up and operation of the SHRA Council (dependent on finalisation of Social Housing Bill) • Interim arrangements – phase-in and phase-out • Tenant awareness / information campaign • “Guidelines” and templates for dealing with tenant/s tenant groupings • Information & awareness campaign with Tribunals • Guidelines and template for supporting work of rental tribunals

  22. Planned Priorities: 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Supporting Community Driven Initiatives • Ensure enabling policy/programme environment (also enhancements) • Information & awareness campaign on CDI with sector stakeholders • Information on project blockages / support factors • Information on grant/saving support to the sector • Establish (Projects) Steering committees in provinces/municipalities • Increase beneficiaries participating in CDI programmes • Targeted Intervention support to provinces, local authorities and CDIs to turnaround problem projects • Generic templates and tools for • Implementation support • grant support/usage and • support agencies • Intervention in support agencies to unblock/address issues in support agencies

  23. RESPONSIBILITY:Service Delivery Support(CLUSTER A)Gauteng,Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape & Western Cape

  24. RESPONSIBILITY:Service Delivery Support(Cluster B)Free State,North West, Eastern Cape & KZN

  25. PURPOSE: To provide delivery support and capacity building for housing & human settlements programmes and special projects in provinces

  26. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVE : Increase the delivery of housing in sustainable housing settlements by effectively providing provincial and systems with knowledge, skills and guidance.

  27. ACHIEVEMENTS : 2006/07 • Finance Linked Individual Housing Subsidy Scheme • Inclusionary Housing Policy/Guidelines • Recurrent Service Cost Subsidy • Human Settlement Redevelopment Programme • MOU : DEPT/FEDUP/SDI • Alignment of infrastructure polices

  28. ACHIEVEMENTS : 2006/07 • Job Summit Projects - delivery and support to existing projects - new policy/guidelines - transactional advisors

  29. ACHIEVEMENTS : 2006/07 • Management of Scholarship Programme • 21 new awards + 14 currently enrolled • Beneficiary Education Programme 3500 Trained • Cuban Support Programme • 67 Cuban Technical Resource Person • skills transfer programme • Training & Awareness on Policy/Legislation • Series of W/shops (officials and Coucillors) • Councillor Induction Programme: new handbook & manual • Sanitation, Health and Hygiene - 46 Practitioners Trained • Support Provincial Capacity Building Business Plans

  30. PLANNED PRIORITIES : 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Human Settlement Redevelopment Programme • Pilots & Special Human Settlements Projects • Interventions to address Stalled/Blocked Projects • Support delivery of Housing Subsidy Projects • Support compilation of Provincial Business plans • Manage the Cuban Support Programme

  31. PLANNED PRIORITIES : 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Implement Training Programmes - Policy - Legislation - Health and hygiene • Roll out Beneficiary Empowerment Programme • Roll out Councillor Induction/ support Programme • Management of Housing Scholarship & Recipients • Continue to est. Housing Professional Body

  32. EXAMPLES: PILOT & SPECIAL PROJECTS • KZN: MT Moriah • Free State: Grassland (Mangaung) • North West: Klerksdorp, Rustenburg, Khutsong? • Eastern Cape: Zanemvula, Duncan Village, Mbashe (Elliotdale)

  33. EXAMPLES: PILOT & SPECIAL PROJECTS • Western Cape: N2 Gateway Project • Northern Cape: Ouboks; Soul City • Gauteng: TBA • Limpopo: Tubatse; Lepelle; Makhado; Phalaborwa and Polokwane. • Mpumalanga:TBA

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