| (1) | An executive authority shall prepare a strategic plan for his or her department that — |
| (a) | states the department's core objectives based on constitutional and other legislative or functional mandates; |
| (b) | describes the core and support activities necessary to achieve the core objectives, avoiding duplication of functions; |
| (c) | describes the targets to be attained in the medium term; |
| (d) | sets out a programme for attaining those targets; |
| (e) | specifies information systems that— |
| (i) | enable the executive authority to monitor the progress made towards achieving those targets and core objectives; |
| (ii) | support compliance with the reporting requirements in regulation 31 and the information requirements, referred to in regulation 70; and |
| (iii) | enable service delivery through the use of information and communication technology; and |
| (f) | complies with the requirements in regulations 5.1 and 5.2 of the Treasury Regulations. |
| (2) | Based on the strategic plan of the department, an executive authority shall— |
| (a) | determine the department's organisational structure in terms of its core mandated and support functions— |
| (i) | in the case of a national department or national government component, after consultation with the Minister and National Treasury; and |
| (ii) | in the case of a provincial department or provincial government component, after consultation with the relevant Premier, the Minister and the relevant provincial treasury; |
| (b) | define and create the posts necessary to perform the relevant functions of the department while remaining within— |
| (ii) | the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework of the department; and |
| (iii) | the norms and standards determined by the Minister for post provisioning for occupations or categories of employees, |
and the posts so defined and created shall constitute the department's approved establishment , which shall be made publicly available on the department's website;
[Regulation 25(2)(b) substituted by section 12(a) of the Public Service Amendment Regulations, 2023, Notice No. R. 3971, GG49517, dated 20 October 2023 - effective 1 November 2023]
| (c) | grade proposed new jobs according to the job evaluation and job grading systems referred to in regulation 41(1), except where the grade of a job has been determined in terms of an OSD or directed by the Minister in terms of regulation 41(2)(d); and |
| (d) | engage in human resource planning in accordance with regulation 26 to meet the resulting human resource needs. |
| (2A) | If the executive authority approves an organisational structure which is not in accordance with the recommendations emanating from consultations contemplated in subregulation (2)(a)(i) or (ii), the reasons therefor shall be recorded. |
[Regulation 25(2A) inserted by section 12(b) of the Public Service Amendment Regulations, 2023, Notice No. R. 3971, GG49517, dated 20 October 2023 - effective 1 November 2023]
| (3) | In implementing the strategic plan, a head of department shall— |
| (a) | promote the efficient, economic and effective use of resources so as to improve the functioning of the department; and |
| (b) | to that end, apply working methods such as the re-allocation, simplification and co-ordination of work, and eliminate unnecessary functions and systems. |
