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November 2013

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE AND MILITARY VETERANS. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2013 (QUARTER 1 OF 2013). November 2013. DMV 1 ST QR : 2013. Scope. Aim of the presentation Decisions required Legislative requirements

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November 2013

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  1. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE AND MILITARY VETERANS DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2013 (QUARTER 1 OF 2013) November 2013

  2. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 Scope • Aim of the presentation • Decisions required • Legislative requirements • Lay out of the Report • Mandate of the DMV • Vision, Mission and Values • DMV Organisational Structure • DMV contribution to the NDP, MTSF outcomes and EA priorities • Brief overview of achievements • Performance against set targets per programme • HR/personnel information • Financial Information • Obstacles and challenges • Information on risk mitigation • Conclusion

  3. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 Aim • To provide an outlook of the Department of Military Veterans performance report for the period ended 30 June 2013 (first Quarterly Performance for the 2013 fiscal year).

  4. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 Legislative Requirements • Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Act 1 of 1999 as amended • Treasury Regulations 5 • Framework for Managing Programme Performance Information (2007) • Framework for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans (2010) • National Treasury guide on thePreparation of Quarterly Performance Reports (2011) • National Evaluation Policy and Framework • Department of Military Veterans Framework for programme and project Monitoring and Evaluation, and guidelines for submission of performance reports

  5. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 CONTENT OF THE QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT

  6. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 OUTLOOK OF THE PERFORMANCE REPORT The quarterly report is packaged into three parts as follows: • Part A: General Information – provides an overview of legislation that informs the development of quarterly performance reports, purpose of the quarterly report, vision, mission and values of the DMV as well as the departmental organizational structure. • Part B: DMV Performance against Plan – provides the DMVs contribution to the National Development Plan, Medium Term Strategic Framework outcomes, performance against the Executive Authority’s priorities, performance against DMVs performance targets for the 1st quarter of 2013, overview of financial performance as well as an overview of the obstacles and challenges that impacted on performance of the department. • Part C: Progress on risk mitigation – Provides progress on how the DMV mitigated/alleviation the existing risks during the first quarter in order to reduce impact on performance. • Part D: Early Warning – provides a brief overview of the department’s major activities that will occur during the first quarter of the financial year as well as the overall conclusion.

  7. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 MANDATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS • The Department of Military Veterans derives its legislative mandate from the Military Veterans Act 18 of 2011, which requires it to provide national policy and standards on socioeconomic support to military veterans and to their dependants, including benefits and entitlements to help realise a dignified, unified, empowered self-sufficient military veterans community.

  8. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 VISION & MISSION DEPARTMENT’S VISION • Dignified, unified, empowered and self-sufficient Military Veterans’ community. DEPARTMENT MISSION • To facilitate delivery and coordinate all activities that recognise and entrench/establish the restoration of dignity and appreciation of the contribution of Military Veterans to our freedom and nation building MISSION STATEMENT • To initiate, manage and administer Military Veterans’ affairs with dignity and compassion through overall coordination and facilitation of the activities of Government and the private sector to ensure coherent provision of services to Military Veterans.

  9. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 DEPARTMENT VALUES Service Charter that Underpins the Delivery of Services to Military Veterans We, as Department, pledge to: • Manage and administer the affairs of Military Veterans with dignity and compassion and to ensure that the unique needs of all Military Veterans are provided for. This will be achieved through overall coordination and facilitation of the activities of Government and that of the private sector to ensure the provision of coherent assistance to all Military Veterans. Our service delivery ethos is rooted in a value system characterised by: • Service Standards • Team-work • Discipline • Excellence • Ethics • Openness and Transparency • Consultation rooted in Effective and Efficient Partnerships and Collaboration • Encouragement of Innovation and Reward of Excellence • Redress • Value for Money

  10. DMV Organisational Structure

  11. DMV CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK (MTSF) OUTCOMES AND EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY’S PRIORITIES (1)

  12. DMV CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK (MTSF) OUTCOMES AND EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY’S PRIORITIES (2)

  13. DMV CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK (MTSF) OUTCOMES AND EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY’S PRIORITIES (3)

  14. DMV CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK (MTSF) OUTCOMES AND EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY’S PRIORITIES (4)

  15. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS (1) • Presentation of the tabled DMV Annual Performance Plan for 2013 to the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans • Submission of monthly In-Year Monitoring Reports to National Treasury. • Submission and presentation of the Report of the Accounting Officer for the 2012/13 Financial Year to Audit Committee, National Treasury and Auditor General. • Conducted the DMV Strategic Planning Worksession • Developed the Framework for Department of Military Veterans on programme and project performance monitoring and evaluation and guidelines for submission of performance reports • Ensured that the DMV members have official email-addresses • Development of the DMV Entertainment and Telephone Policies • Participation of the DMV at the 2014 Medium Term Expenditure Framework guidelines on the 11 June 2013 held at National Treasury. • Development and finalisation of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the DMV and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform to revitalise or kick start the new enterprise project that empowers military veterans. • Amendment of DMV Draft Regulations. • Facilitation of the development of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) as well as the successful procurement of office accommodation and parking bays for the DMV from the Department of Public Works. • Communication Strategy was developed and adopted by EXCO with amendments and the implementation commenced. • A Policy on Communication was adopted by EXCO and submitted to National Treasury

  16. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS (2) • As at 30 June 2013, 21 posts within the department were filled which includes personnel to assist with Planning, M&E, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Internal Audit and Risk Management. Furthermore, 15 interns were recruited to assist with the recruitment and other HR processes within the Department with the aim of training them to acquire skills in the Human Resource Management and Administration environment while assisting with reducing the backlog on filling vacant posts. The DMV planned to recruit a total of 19 interns during the 2013/14 financial year as part of the Government Youth Development Agenda. • Five posts were advertised in the first quarter. This will ensure that the DMV achieve its target of filling 135 posts by the end of the 2013/14 financial year which accounts for 79.9 per cent of the full structure of the department. • Full participation in the JCPS and Social Economic Clusters • The signing of the lease agreement between DPW and MMI Property Group. • 987 of the 4677 have been issued health-cards to ensure easy healthcare access in SAMHS facilities across the country. • Construction of 2 houses in Kraaipan for World War 2 military veterans • MoU with SA Military Health Services (SAHMS) forwarded to Minister Office for approval • To ensure a clean, reliable and secure military veterans database, verification process was conducted.

  17. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS (3) • DMV in consultation with the Department of Public Works (DPW) , City of Tshwane and the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) finalised the tender specification for the design and erection of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. • 955 military veterans were given access to relevant training and skills development. Department of Environmental Affairs has trained 855 military veterans and beneficiaries for job opportunities, whilst SSG has trained 100 for jobs in the security sector. • The department is now an integral part of key national committees, namely The Land Allocation and Recapitalization Committee, chaired by DRDLR’s Deputy Minister, as well as the committee responsible for Integrated Food Security, Health, Nutrition and Access to Markets. • A Stakeholder Management Strategy has been developed and shall be tabled for Minister’s consideration following consultations with critical stakeholders.

  18. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 PERFORMANCE AGAINST SET TARGETS

  19. DMV PERFORMANCE AGAINST SELECTED PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND TARGETS (1)

  20. DMV PERFORMANCE AGAINST SELECTED PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND TARGETS (2)

  21. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (1)

  22. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (2)

  23. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (3)

  24. PROGRAMME 2: SOCIO-ECONOMIC SUPPORT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (1)

  25. PROGRAMME 2: SOCIO-ECONOMIC SUPPORT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (2)

  26. PROGRAMME 3: EMPOWERMENT AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (1)

  27. PROGRAMME 3: EMPOWERMENT AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (2)

  28. DMV ESTABLISHMENT PER SALARY LEVEL (PERMANENT PERSONNEL

  29. TRANSFORMATION/EQUITY STATISTICS PER BRANCH PROGRAMME (PERMANENT) TRANSFORMATION/EQUITY STATISTICS (CONTRACT/TEMPORARY)

  30. PERFORMANCE ON FINANCIAL INFORMATION (AS AT 30 JUNE 2013)

  31. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 OBSTACLES/CHALLENGES THAT IMPACTED ON PERFORMANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT The department while striving to achieve the set targets for the first quarter experienced the following challenges: • Lack of office space in the department impacted on the execution of the departmental mandate. The contract for the Department of Military Veterans to occupy the building in Hatfield Pretoria was signed in April of 2013 (i.e. the first quarter of the 2013/14 financial year). The occupation date will depend on the finalisation of the refurbishment process since the building is not in a state of occupation and it currently does not meet the Occupational Health and Safety principles. Lack of office space for the DMV highly impact productivity in the department. The current accommodation for the DMV is not conducive which also impact on the morale of the employees. • Inadequate technical competencies essential for programme implementation. While the DMV Executive committee is relatively in place, the issue of inadequate support staff puts undue pressure on the whole department. This challenge should be resolved with filling critical posts. • Non-approval of Military Veterans Regulations – The Regulations have not yet been approved, to date which delays the provision of Military Veterans benefits as espoused in section 5 of the Military Veterans Act 18 of 2011. It is critical that the regulations be approved as funds can only be released after the approval. Non approval of the regulations will imply that the allocated budget for the 2013/14 financial year will not be transferred to the DMV (in terms of the conditions set by National Treasury in the allocation letter) which will highly impact performance.

  32. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 PROGRESS ON DMV RISKS MITIGATION (1) Rendering of Military Veterans socio-economic support services • Several meetings were held with the partner departments to finalise MOUs for the provision of military veterans’ benefits. Critical posts are in the process of being filled. Ensuring Military Veterans empowerment and stakeholder management • The DMV during the first quarter ensured maximum utilisation of 5contract workers employed to assist with Military Veterans and Stakeholder management. Furthermore, interviews for provincial co-ordinators were conducted to ensure that work can be co-ordinated at a provincial level to ensure speedy delivery of military veterans’ services. Rendering of a corporate services function, rendering of a strategic support service function and adequately skilled and dependable human capital • To mitigate this risk, the DMV ensured that the Annual Performance Plan of the Department is finalised and tabled which contains information on how the department will ensure service delivery utilising the available resources (financial and human). Furthermore, 5posts within the DMV were advertised to ensure that there is a reduction in the vacancy rate of critical service delivery and support services posts.

  33. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 PROGRESS ON DMV RISKS MITIGATION (2) Provision of internal audit and risk management services • The risk management committee is operational and risk management framework and strategy were developed for approval. Staffing processes for the Internal Audit and Risk Management personnel commenced during the quarter. The directorate internal Audit currently has only four (4) employees in terms of the approved structure which needs to be reviewed. The department continued to engage with the Shared Audit Committee to ensure that the internal audit function is carried out effectively. Furthermore, the department is in the process of appointing its own Audit Committee. Completeness and integrity of information on the database • The Department commenced with the process of verifying the military veterans database during the quarter. The staff employed to verify the database were sworn-in during March 2013. This will ensure completeness of integrity of information on the database. Dependency on service delivery agencies • Due to the challenges experienced by the DMV because of dependency on service delivery agencies in providing military veterans’ benefits, the DMV has since concluded that it would be more appropriate to migrate the mandate for implementation of the military veterans compensation programme to the DMV. This would enable the new Department to align norms and standards accordingly for compensation of military veterans. It would be prudent to initiate with National Treasury on this matter.

  34. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 PROGRESS ON DMV RISKS MITIGATION (3) Inadequate infrastructure for operationalisation of the plans • Inadequate office accommodation has been the biggest challenge that threatens the delivery of military veterans’ benefits and services. Lack of office accommodation consequently lead to lack of other inputs such as materiel, IT equipment and office furniture since there is no space to accommodate such inputs. Filling posts also becomes a main risk factor since there is lack of office space to accommodate personnel. • The contract for the DMV to occupy the office space in Hatfield, Pretoria was signed in April 2013 (1st quarter of 2013/14). However, the building is not in a state to be occupied immediately which will require it to be refurbished before occupation could take place. The date of occupation will depend on the finalisation of the refurbishment process which will be provided by the appointed engineers and architects. Absence of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capability • The department is anticipated to create a stand-alone M&E function. To date, the department lacks the M&E capability. There are only two (2) posts for M&E in the approved structure of the Department (Deputy Director and Assistant Director Monitoring and Evaluation). The Assistant Director assumed duty in June 2013.

  35. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 CONCLUSIONS • It is believed that through performance reporting provided herein, qualitative delivery on the military veterans mandate will be fasttracked, thus making a arguable case for more resourcing. • Such delivery will further make a case for improved allocative efficiency to leap frog fast track the comprehensive delivery of the long awaited justiciable and justifiable socio-economic rights.

  36. DMV 1ST QR : 2013 THANK YOU NANGAMSO

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