Human Resource

Talent Management

Recruitment strategies(e.g., Investigate best practices to improve Recruitment methods)

Talent Selection, HR Recruitment Service Level   Agreement and Job profiling.

Culture Transformation

Organisational Culture and Employee Engagement Assessment. Organisational Culture Transformation Programme.

Employee Wellness

Employee Wellness Needs Assessment(conduct a survey).

 Develop and launch a Wellness Policy and Programme.

Automation/Digital

Explore and acquire additional module on  Sage 300.

Future-fit  HR

Plan for HR Team capacity building(Talent Management, Organisational Culture, Employee wellness, )

Finance

Efficient Management of working capital

Develop Accounts Payable Policy. Review Debt Management Policy.

Implement a strategy to follow up on long outstanding payable and debtors

Manage costs and reduce fruitless expenditure

Implement a strategy to follow up on long outstanding payable.

Perform a monthly review of creditors reconciliations for all creditors and investigate all reconciling items timeously.

Implement  a Finance Tech Strategy

Adopt a software to assist with financial report and accounting for transactions

Target Finance Operating Model

Determine a Finance Operating Model which:

• Establishing capabilities required for Finance to operate optimally.
• Establishing a service delivery model.
• Establishing a functional structure.

Data Analytics - real time data to support decision making

Design a Data Strategy.

Stakeholder Management and Communication Plan

Design a Stakeholder Engagement Plan.

Good Governance

Compliance with laws and regulations. Sound control environment(e.g submitting financial statements and Tax returns as prescribed by law.)

Revenue Generation Strategy with PME

Determine the target increase in revenue and implement revenue strategies in collaboration with PME.

Efficient cash flow management

Determine target cash reserves to have available, to keep the Council running for at least 3 months.

Administration

Procurement

Develop internal procurement policy.

Asset Management (Fixed Asset)

Develop asset management policy

Corporate Image and Reputation Management

Daily media monitoring and analysis, transparent communication, and effective crisis management

Information Dissemination

Publishing and distributing information materials.

Branding & Marketing

Brand awareness and brand positioning initiatives.

Stakeholder Relations Management

Stakeholder engagement initiatives

Information Technology

Optimize ICT utilization