Support Services

1. Support Services

2. International Cooperation Unit • Strategic objective: Promote a global sustainable development agenda • Key Performance Areas: - • Effectively manage and facilitate DEA's international engagements • Mobilise financial resources for the departmental strategy • Improve business processes • Work areas: Multilateral Environmental Agreements; plurilateral engagements; bilateral; north-south/ south- south; Africa; donor engagement; International environmental governance

3. Priorities • International negotiations & engagements on: • Sustainable development & trade issues • Chemicals and waste • African cooperation including the African Union, SADC, AMCEN & African bilateral cooperation • Bilateral Cooperation agreements • South – South & South – North Cooperation • International Environmental Governance • Prepare for and manage hosting of COP17 &CMP7 • Mobilise financial & technical support for COP 17 • Mobilise financial & technical support for Departmental priorities • Provide administrative support to international engagements

4. Key Performance Indicators KPA - Effectively manage and facilitate DEA's international relations and engagements • % of South African positions on international multilateral agreements successfully prepared for, negotiated and reported on: • % of South African positions on African and bi-lateral, S-S, S-N & international environmental governance processes prepared and negotiated; • % is based on clearly defined objectives per meeting • KPA - Mobilise financial resources for the departmental strategy • Financial value of resources raised from Multilateral donors to support SA and Africa’s programmes in the sectors the department is responsible for • Financial value of resources raised from bilateral donors to support SA and Africa’s programmes in the sectors the department is responsible for • % effective portfolio management and reporting on the use of the resources in line with sectoral priorities • KPA - Improve business processes • % of DEA’s international engagements provided with international focal point, travel and delegation logistical administrative support services

5. Chief Operations Office • Strategic objectives : • Contribute to sustainable development, livelihoods, green and inclusive economic growth through facilitating skills development and employment creation • Enhance Efficient Service Delivery • Enhancement of Reputation and collective ownership of the Sectors • Key Performance Areas: • Implementation of Poverty Alleviation and Job Creation Programmes of Infrastructure Projects • Facilitate Environmental Education and Skills development within the sector • Facilitate National Sustainable Development and Green Economy Action • Develop and Implement a National Greening Programme • Ensure alignment and corporation with Public Entities • Ensure improved knowledge and information management • Improve intergovernmental cooperation and coordination • Enable Parliamentary oversight

6. Key Performance Indicators KPA :Implementation of Poverty Alleviation and Job Creation Programmes of Infrastructure Projects • Number of new person training days created • Number of full time equivalent Jobs created • Number of new work opportunities created • Number of SMMEs used (empowerment) • Number of youth benefiting from the NYS • % implementation planned and funded Infrastructure development within public entities • KPA :Facilitate Environmental Education and Skills development within the sector • % implementation of prioritised skills for development • Number of Environmental Education & Awareness (EE&A) workshops conducted • Number of Grade 7 teachers trained in prioritised provinces • Number of learners on EETDP Learnership • Approved policy and workshop on capacity building • %implementation of ESD policy

7. Key Performance Indicators • KPA :Facilitate National Sustainable Development and Green Economy Action • National Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSSD) and Action Plan in place • Green Economy Strategy in place • KPA :Develop and Implement a National Greening Programme • National Greening Framework in place • KPA :Ensure alignment and corporation with Public Entities • % compliance by Public Entities, with agreed governance and performance requirements • KPA :Ensure improved knowledge and information management • Spatial datasets for protected areas for which the department is custodian verified and updated • Number of nodal areas with spatial databases • Regular updates towards SOER report

8. Key Performance Indicators • KPA : Improve intergovernmental cooperation and coordination • Number of Environment portfolio priorities integrated into government programme of Action • Annual reports of Environmental Implementation and Management Plans of Provinces and relevant departments developed • KPA : Improve intergovernmental cooperation and coordination • % Participation in metro and district municipality Integrated Development Plans (IDPs)reviews • Number of Environment portfolio priorities integrated into Government Programme of Action • Annual reports of Environmental Implementation and Management Plans of Provinces and relevant departments developed • KPA : Enable Parliamentary oversight • % compliance with statutory tabling requirements • % of parliamentary questions for which responses have been provided within specified timeframes

9. Corporate Affairs • Strategic objective : • Position our Department as an employer of Choice • Enhancement of Reputation and collective ownership of the Sectors • Key Performance Areas: • Ensure availability of adequate human capital • Provide a secure, efficient and pleasant working environment • Improve access to information • Promote Awareness about the DEA brand and its programmes • Improved Information and Communication Technology Governance • Law Reform & Appeals Management

10. Key Performance Indicators • KPA: Ensure availability of adequate human capital • % of Vacancies • % employees departing from the department per year • % Implementation of Performance Management Development System Framework • % implementation of Human Resource Development (HRD) Strategy (annual Plan) • % of employee relations cases processed within prescribed timeframes • % Implementation of Employee wellness annual programme • % Achievement of Employment Equity targets • KPA:Provide a secure, efficient and pleasant working environment • New Building • KPA: Promote Awareness about the DEA brand and its programmes • Establish and maintain a significant share of voice of the Ministry/Department in the media – maintain 55% share of voice • % of Implementation of Public Education and Awareness Annual Plan • Number of stakeholder engagements per year

11. Key Performance Indicators • KPA: Improved Information and Communication Technology Governance • Reviewed Master Systems Plan (MSP) • KPA:Law Reform & Appeals Management • Legislation reformed and policies reviewed • Number of appeals successfully managed within stipulated time frames as per appeal protocol

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