THE PRESIDENCY: OFFICE ON THE STATUS OF DISABLED PERSONS
STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP

MARCH 2006

OUR VISION


Realizing the commitment of a better life for all persons with disabilities through excellence in Governance

MISSION

Ensuring the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities in leading, developing and managing the strategic agenda of Government

OSDP STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: LINKED TO PRESIDENCY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

 

·         To strengthen internal OSDP management and leadership capability to achieve organizational cohesion as a part of GDC, PCAS and Presidency

 

·         To improve management access and shaping of information on OSDP work internally and externally

 

·         To co-ordinate, monitor, evaluate and communicate Government policies and programmes through the implementation of the INDS

 

·         To mainstream disability in nation building and giving effect and impetus to the peoples contract

 

·         To mainstream disability in the integrated approach to governance for accelerated service delivery

 

·         To develop, support and consolidate initiatives for building a better Africa and a better world for all persons with disabilities

 

·         To mainstream disability in promoting and accelerating economic growth and interventions towards the integration of the second economy to create jobs and eradicate poverty

 


RECIPE OR FORMULA FOR ACHIEVING OUR VISION AND MISSION

 

·         Policy Development and co-ordination

 

·         Mainstreaming and Evaluating Governments Performance

 

·         Capacity Building

 

·         Advocacy


INTERNAL PRESIDENCY INVOLVEMENT AND INTERGRATION

 

·         Strategic Planning

 

·         Performance management

 

·         Change management

 

·         PCAS involvement

 

·         CDP involvement

 

·         OSDP management practice

 

·         OSDP financial management

 

·         OSDP improving the basics

 

COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SHARING

 

·         Internal Communication Plan

 

·         External Communication Plan

 

·         Donor Relations

 

DISABILITY MAINSTREAMING THROUGH POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CO ORDINATION

 

·         INDS Review

 

·         National Disability Policy

 

·         Cluster Mainstreaming

 

·         ASGISA Strategy

 

·         Presidency Disability Mainstreaming

 

·         Departmental and Provincial Support

 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

 

·         National disability statistics and evaluation

 

·         Government Wide Monitoring and Evaluation System disability tracking

 

·         Prepare for Comprehensive National Disability Audit

 

·         Consolidation of Reports from National Disability Machinery

 

·         OSDP Reporting obligations

 

INTERNATIONAL AND CONTINENTAL OBLIGATIONS

 

·         African Decade

 

·         UN Convention

 

·         Millennium Development Goals

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

 

·         Implementation of Danish Project

 

·         Flemish Training Programme


ADVOCACY

 

·         National Commemorative Days

 

·         Flemish Project


CAPACITY BUILDING

Facilitation or oversight of government training

Training of civil Society

 

 


1.

INTERNAL PRESIDENCY INVOLVEMENT AND INTEGRATION TO ACHIEVE ORGANISATIONAL COHESION

 

KRA                            ACTION                                      OUTPUT                         RESPONSIBLE DATE

1.1

Strategic Planning

i) Finalization of OSDP Ops Plan and Q Review

More integrated OSDP Planning Process

BP/ALL

Ongoing/Quarterly

 

 

ii) Input to Presidency, PCAS and GDC Strat processes

As required

 

 

iii) Prepare of 2007/08 OSDP Ops Plan

03/2007

1.2

Performance Management

i) Personal work plan/Agreement for 06/07 Submitted

More cohesive, effective and meaningful PM process within OSDP

BP/ALL

Achieved

 

 

ii) Performance assessments completed (05/06) 

Achieved

 

 

iii) Personal performance quarterly reviews (06/07)

Quarterly

 

 

iv) Personal work plans/Agreements for 07/08

31/03/07

1.3

Change Management

i) Full and committed implementation of 1.1-1.8 of this KRA

Our own internal change/transformation contribution to Presidency objectives

BP/ALL

Ongoing

 

 

ii) Active participation in Presidency processes

Ongoing

1.4

PCAS Involvement

i) Cluster work

Increased participation & integration with work of the Branch

BP/ALL

Ongoing

 

 

ii) Branch Management planning

Ongoing

 

 

iii) Branch Management/Staff Meetings

Monthly

 

 

iv) Input to Cabinet Lekgotla

Dec/Jan

 

 

v) Analysis of Government POA

March

 

 

vi) Analysis of Dept year end report

 

BP/ALL

December

1.5

GDC Involvement

i) Input to GDC Strat plan and quarterly reviews

Increased participation & integration with work of GDC Directorate

BP/ALL

Ongoing/Quarterly

 

 

ii) GDC Management and staff meetings

Ongoing/Monthly

 

 

iii) Shared cluster work

Ongoing

 

 

iv) Involvement in GDC Initiatives

Ongoing

1.6

OSDP Management Practice

i) Weekly team diary & check in meeting

Improved and effective internal OSDP Management Practice

BP/ALL/ZG

Weekly/Mon 9.00

 

 

ii) Fortnightly Unit Meeting

Fortnightly/Mon

 

 

iii) Quarterly unit/Team review

Quarterly

 

 

iv) Internal Administrative disciplines

Ongoing

1.7

OSDP Financial Management

i) Tracking of invoices & payments

Improved and effective internal OSDP financial Management

BP/JD

Ongoing/Monthly

 

 

ii) Budgeting-preparations and reconciliations

Ongoing/Monthly

 

 

iii) Monthly Budget reviews and projections( Budget flesh rep)

Ongoing/Monthly

 

 

iv) Donor budget management, tracking and reporting

v) The budge flesh report mothly

Ongoing/Monthly

1.8

OSDP Brilliant basic plan

i) Integrate filling system with IMDS system (ZG)

Improved and effective basis administrative infrastructure and systems

JD, ZG, RI, ALL

Immediate/ Ongoing

 

 

ii) Processing/recording of internal & external correspondence (ZG)

Immediate/ Ongoing

 

 

iii) Set up “BB” task team (JD, RI, ZG) to prepare full “BB Plan”

Immediate/ Ongoing

 

 

iv) Implementation of OSDP “BB” Plan

Ongoing

 

2.  COMMUNNICATION AND INFORMATION SHARING


2.1

Internal communication Plan

i) Develop an Internal communications plan

Improved identity and image of the OSDP and our work & roles (Internally)

Chief Directorate
MK, JD ALL

30/06

 

 

ii) Plan to include: eg Principles of communication, communication channels-Presidency newsletter/Saamdrom

30/06

 

 

iii) Brief operational plan/steps

30/06

 

 

iv) Implementation and review

30/11

2.2

External Communication Plan

i) Prepare external communication plan

Improved external identity and profile/image of OSDP

Chief Directorate
MIC, JD, ALL

30/06

 

 

ii) Identify stakeholders and channels

31/05

 

 

iii) OSDP Brochure/linked to GDC

31/12

 

 

iv) OSDP  newsletter re-activated (4 Months) July and December

15/07

 

 

v) Implementation and review

Monthly 31/03/07

 

3.        DISABILITY MAINSTREAMING THROUGH POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CO-ORDINATION

 

KRA                                                ACTION                          OUTPUT                          RESPOSIBILITY              DATE

3.1

INDS Review

i)  Review all Disability related activities of Government

Implementation strategy approved by Cabinet

Benny Palime, Ria Mathivha

 

 

 

ii)  Stakeholder Consultation process

31/07

 

 

iii)  Implementation gap analysis

31/08

 

 

iv)  Implementation strategy recommendations

30/10

 

 

v)  Submission to Social Cluster            and Cabinet

30/11

 

 

vi)  Overseeing of Implementation

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

Development of National Disability Policy

i)  A parallel or linked process to 3.1 above

 

 

 

ii)  Preparation of draft and policy         for comments

Approved National Disability Policy

Benny Palime, Ria Mathivha

31/08

 

 

iii)  Preparation of final policy submitted to Cabinet

30/11

 

 

 

 

3.3

Cluster Mainstreaming

i)  Agree modalities or preparation etc within DGC Directorate

31/07

 

 

ii) Develop cluster framework document

Disability mainlined in all clusters

Benny Palime, Ellen Kornegay (SN, MR) Ronel Ince

 

 

 

iii) regularized participation

Ongoing

 

 

Iv) OSDP Cluster Briefings

Ongoing

3.4

Disability ASGISA Strategy

i) OSDP ASGISA Briefing or induction

 

 

30/06

 

 

ii) Develop OSDP plan of action

 

 

31/05

 

 

iii) Stakeholder consultation and dissemination

Disability mainstreamed into ASGISA at departmental and provincial levels

BP, MK, RM, RI, DN

Ongoing

 

 

iv) Implementation

Ongoing

 

 

v)  Review and re-planning

15/12

3.5

Local Government and Service Delivery Strategy

i) Preparation of Local Government guidelines

Local Government service delivery is central to Provincial OSDPs work

JD, BP, MK, RM

30/04

 

 

ii) Consultations with DPLG, SALGA and Provinces

31/05

 

 

iii) Active engagement in Imbizo process

Ongoing

 

 

iv) Provincial service delivery support plan

15/12

3.6

Presidency Disability Mainstreaming 

i) Input to Presidency Quarterly newspaper and at Saandrom (Awareness raising) Strategy

Target level by December 2007

JD, BP, MK, ALL

30/04

 

 

ii) Disability mainstreaming workshop

30/06

 

 

iii) Disability mainstreaming and concept Status paper for branch heads and SMS (BP) 

30/04

 

 

iv) Agreement on branch level targets

30/11

 

4.        MONITORING AND EVALUATION

 

KRA                                    ACTION                                          OUTPUT                   RESPONSIBILITY          DATE

4.1

National Disability Stats and Indicators

i)  Consultation meeting with Stats SA

Appropriate statistics and indicators in place

BP and RI

31/07

 

 

ii)  Review development indicators

30/09

 

 

iii) Mainstream disability into the indicators and submit to G & A Directorate

30/11

 

 

iv) Activating process of disaggregated data from Stats SA

31/07

 

 

v) Recommend specific Disability surveys

30/11

 

 

vi) Ongoing consultation and monitoring

Ongoing

4.2

GWMES Disability Tracking

i) Make inputs submissions to G & A (GDC process)

An effective Disability sensitive monitoring system

BP and RM

Ongoing

 

 

ii) Respond to enquiries and questions

Ongoing

4.3

  Prepare for a Comprehensive National Disability Audit


i) Prepare brief concept document.



ii)  Implementation strategy recommendations

All groundwork prepared for National Audit in 2007-2008

Implementation strategy approved by Cabinet

BP, RM and JD

31/5

 

 

ii) Consult with Stakeholders (including OSW)

31/7

 

 

iii) Establish and convene a National working group

15/11

 

 

iv) Agreement on purpose, specifics & outputs for Audit

15/12

4.4

Consolidation of reports from National Disability Machinery

i) Collection and analysis of reports

Quality submission of Reports including for Annual Report and Cabinet Lekgotla

JD, ZG, DN

June/Dec

 

 

ii) Consolidation and dissemination

July/Jan

 

 

iii) Input to Annual report and Cabinet Lekgotla

 

4.5

OSDP Reporting Obligations

i) Preparing of internal quarterly review

Timeous submission of quality report

Benny Palime

Quarterly

 

 

ii) Report for Presidency Annual report

Annual (March)

 

 

iii) Report for Cabinet Lekgotla

Annual (Dec/Jan)

 

 

iv) Ad hoc reports requested

As requested

 

 

5.  INTERNATIONAL AND CONTINENTAL OBLIGATIONS


KRA                                    ACTION                                    OUTPUT                      RESPOSIBILLITY             DATE

5.1

African Decade

i) Finalize set-up of Steering Committee

Active steering Committee, with robust implementation, achieving goals and deadlines

BP,JD,RM and MK

30/4

 

 

ii) Stakeholder consultation process

30/6

 

 

iii) Development of Implementation Plan (SA Chapter)

30/11

 

 

iv) Annual Review

31/03/07

5.2

UN Convention

i) Analysis of current draft/text

Refined and approved text with stakeholder support submitted

BP and RI

15/06

 

 

ii) Stakeholder consultation

31/05

 

 

iii) Further refine of draft/text

30/06

 

 

iv) Submission to Minister

07/07

 

 

v) Presentation of text in New York

25/08

 

 

vi) Repeat of new cycle/process

2007/2008

5.3

Millennium Development Goals

i) To establish lines of communication with national drivers of millennium development goals (NEPAD).

Ensuring that all OSDP activities contribute to the achievement of the Millennium development goals.

BP

30/06

 

5.4

DONOR  RELATIONS

i) Damage control/special visitation/meetings with SIDA

Restoration of Donor confidence through Project management and effective feedback & briefing meeting

BP, JD,ZB

15/06

 

 

ii)Formalization of meetings, feedback and reports with Denmark and Flanders

15/06

 

 

iii) Regularized reporting

Ongoing

 

 

iv) Cleaning and finalization of SIDA Audit

30/04

 

 

v) Monitoring of all audits

Ongoing

 

 

6.  ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT


KRA                                     ACTION                                        OUTPUT                      RESPOSIBILITY             DATE

6.1

Implementation of Danish Project

i) Appointment and orientation of Project Manager

Successful economic empowerment pilot project transferred to line department

ZB, DN

Achieved

 

 

ii) Roll out per project plan

 

          ZB

6 Months report

 

 

iii) Reporting

 

           ZB

6 Monthly

6.2

Flemish Training Programme

i) Appointment of training provider

A successful pilot project that is transferred to Department of Communications

MK and JD

Achieved

 

 

ii) Selection of candidates for training (Provinces)

30/06

 

 

iii) Rollout of pilot training project (on 4 areas of training)

30/10

 

 

iv) Facilitate job placement of candidates

2007

 

 

v) Reporting

30/11

 

 

vi) Development of transfer plan and actual handover( To Department of Communication

31/12

 

7.  ADVOCACY


KRA                                      ACTION                                      OUTPUT                       RESPOSIBILITY            DATE        

7.1

National Commemorative Days

i) Preparation of 2006 strategy and work plan and calendar covering:

- 16 June  30 year commemoration

- 09 August Empowerment of women with disabilities

- 16 Days Campaign, November to December

- 03 December International day of Disabled Persons

Effective roll-out work plan, with meaningful input from OSDP on disability perspective

MK, ZB, RM (Full Team)

30/06

 

 

ii) Co-ordination of disability awareness  Month

30/11

 

 

iii) Roll out of 2006 work plan

07/12

7.2

Awareness Raising Programme

i) Publication of the book for awareness raising

Publication of the book, successful roll out of the 2 projects and final report

MK and JD

31/07

 

 

ii) Rollout of the Integrated Dance project

30/10

 

 

iii) Roll out of the Arts and Crafts project

30/10

 

 

iv) Project review and final report

31/12


8.  CAPACITY BUILDING


KRA                                      ACTION                                      OUTPUT                       RESPONSIBILITY          DATE

8.1

Government’s Training Programme

i) Set up and agree on monitoring mechanisms and measurements with SAMDI

First cycle of 20 mangers effectively capacitated. Going forward: refinement and extension

BP and RM

On hold

 

 

ii) Actual monitoring of training implementation

Ongoing

 

 

iii) Formal review at completion of first cycle of training

30/11

 

 

iv) Ongoing monitoring, review and refinement

Ongoing

31/03

8.2

Civil Society Training

REFER:

i) Economic Empowerment Project

ii) Flemish Training Programme

iii) ASGISA Training

 

 

 

8.3

Local Government. Capacity Building Strategy

i) Review, investigate and consult on need for LG capacity building

 

BP, MK & Cosultant

30/06

 

 

ii) Develop a LG capacity building strategy (Refer 3.5 LG/ service delivery)

31/12