Human Resource Administration:

It is responsible to manage all HR information and it is tasked with developing transversal HR policies and advising departments on HR compliance. It manages and coordinates Human Resource Administration functions provincially and in the Office of the Premier.

Purpose

To provide strategic leadership in human resource administration in the Northern Cape Province, by ensuring a diverse, competent and committed workforce that is capable to deliver on Government’s mandate. The key focus of this division is to manage and co-ordinate the human resource administration function provincially and Office of the Premier

Services

• The provisioning of recruitment and appointment services
• Internal functions
  • Manage the recruitment and appointment process within the Office of the Premier
  • Facilitate transfers in and out the Office of the Premier
  • Facilitate the relocation of officials
• External functions
  • Manage the recruitment and appointment process of Heads of Departments
  • Manage the period to fill vacant post within Provincial Departments
  • Manage the Vacancy Rate of Provincial Departments
  • Facilitate the development of Provincial Human Resource Administration Policies
  • Manage the implementation and compliance of the PSA, PSR, MPAT, PSCBC Resolutions
  • Implement conditions of service and service benefits
  • Payment of service benefits i.e. housing allowance, etc.
  • Management of leave
  • Administration of pension benefits
  • Development and implementation of transversal Human Resource Policies

Functions

• The provisioning of personnel.
• The managing of the PERSAL System.
• The administration of service conditions.

Labour Relations:

Responsible to facilitate sound labour relations and industrial stability through effective dispute management, collective bargaining in the Provincial Administration. It further builds capacity of managers in the Provincial Administration in dealing with labour matters, prevention of dispute and provide advisory services on labour relations issues.

To harmonize the environment and bring sound labour peace within the working environment.

• Provide advisory services to line managers in the OTP on the application and management of:
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Griviences
  • Dispute
• Provide advisory services to line departments on the application and management of:
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Griviences
  • Dispute
• Provide investigative services to the office of the Premier in relation:
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Griviences
  • Dispute
• Provide investigative services to the office of the Premier in relation:
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Griviences
  • Dispute
• Provide support and capacity building and awareness programmes in the OTP through information sessions
• Provide support and capacity building and awareness programmes in Provincial Departments through information sessions.
• Facilitate and provide Negotiations support on behalf of the provincial administration.
• Facilitate and provide support to provincial departments in the chairing of disciplinary hearings and appeals.

Functions

• The promoting and mainenance of labour peace and harmonious Employer/ Employee relations.
• The representing of the Province in National fora, such as
• Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council ( PSCBC ),General Public Service Sectoral Bargaining Council (GPSSBC) to negotiate and bargain on conditions of service for employees.
• The providing of advisory services on Labour Relations to line departments and the Office of the Premier.
• The rendering of Labour Relations services to all departments in the Province with a lack of sufficient capacity.

Efficiency Services:

Responsible to provide professional organisational development services to the Provincial Administration, to ensure that organisational designs contribute to continuous service delivery. It also ensures that departments are compliant with regard to the Framework on Job Evaluation and co-ordinates the development of the OTP’s HR Plan and monitors its implementation.

To provide professional Human Resource Planning, organisational design and efficiency enhancement services, to advance continuous service delivery improvement within the Northern Cape Provincial Administration

• Monitor, Coordinate and conduct and report:
  • Business Process Mapping
  • Standard Operating Procedures
• Service Delivery Models
• Organisational Design
• Job descriptions
• Job Evaluation
• Organisational Functionality Assessments (OFA)
• Human Resource Planning
• Delegations Framework

Functions

• The rendering of organisational efficiency services.
• The co-ordination and management of Job Evaluation in the Northern Cape Provincial Administration.

Employee Health & Wellness:

Responsible to facilitate workplace interventions and provides informed, responsive and research based leadership that will ensure successful implementation of EHW programmes in the workplace.

The Employee Health and Wellness Unit (Employee Health & Wellness of People) in the office of the Premier is a workplace intervention and monitoring unit that will ensure successful implementation of wellness programs in the province and OTP.

• The rendering of HIV/AIDS, TB Prevention Support and treatment care services
• The providing of Health and productivity management services
• Providing of safety, health, environment, risk and quality management services
• Providing of safety, health, environment, risk and quality management services
• Providing of Wellness management Services
• Coordination and Monitoring implementation of the EHW Strategic framework.

Functions

• The rendering of EHWP sevices relating to social matters.
• The rendering of EHWP services relating to Health and HIV/AIDS matters.
• The marketing of EHWP services.
• The monitoring and evaluation of EHWP prorammes.