Common use of Leading Competencies Cluster Clause in Contracts

Leading Competencies Cluster. Competency Name Strategic Direction and Leadership Competency Definition Provide and direct a vision for the institution, and inspire and deploy others to deliver on the strategic institutional mandate ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  Understand institutional and departmental strategic objectives, but lacks the ability to inspire others to achieve set mandate  Describe how specific tasks link to institutional strategies but has limited influence in directing strategy  Has a basic understanding of institutional performance management, but lacks the ability to integrate systems into a collective whole  Demonstrate a basic understanding of key decision- makers  Give direction to a team in realising the institution's strategic mandate and set objectives  Has a positive impact and influence on the morale, engagement and participation of team members  Develop actions plans to execute and guide strategy implementation  Assist in defining performance measures to monitor the progress and effectiveness of the institution  Displays an awareness of institutional structures and political factors  Effectively communicate barriers to execution to relevant parties  Provide guidance to all stakeholders in the achievement of the strategic mandate  Understand the aim and objectives of the institution and relate it to own work  Evaluate all activities to determine value and alignment to strategic intent  Display in-depth knowledge and understanding of strategic planning  Align strategy and goals across all functional areas  Actively define performance measures to monitor the progress and effectiveness of the institution  Consistently challenge strategic plans to ensure relevance  Understand institutional structures and political factors, and the consequences of actions  Empower others to follow strategic direction and deal with complex situations  Guide the institution through complex and ambiguous concern  Use understanding of power relationships and dynamic tensions among key players to frame communications and develop strategies, positions and alliances  Structure and position the institution to local government priorities  Actively use in-depth knowledge and understanding to develop and implement a comprehensive institutional framework  Hold self- accountable for strategy execution and results  Provide impact and influence through building and maintaining strategic relationships  Create an environment that facilitates loyalty and innovation Display a superior level of self- discipline and integrity in actions  Integrate various systems into a collective whole to optimise institutional performance management  Uses understanding of competing interests to manoeuvre successfully to a win/win outcome Competency Name People Management Competency Definition Effectively manage, inspire and encourage people, respect diversity, optimise talent and build and nurture relationships in order to achieve institutional objectives ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  Participate in team goal-setting and problem solving  Interact and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds  Aware of guidelines for employee development, but requires support in implementing development initiatives  Seek opportunities to increase team contribution and responsibility  Respect and support the diverse nature of others and be aware of the benefits of a diverse approach  Effectively delegate tasks and empower others to increase contribution and execute functions optimally  Apply relevant employee legislation fairly and consistently  Facilitate team goal- setting and problem- solving  Effectively identify capacity requirements to fulfil the strategic mandate  Identify ineffective team and work processes and recommend remedial interventions  Recognise and reward effective and desired behaviour  Provide mentoring and guidance to others in order to increase personal effectiveness  Identify development and learning needs within the team  Build a work environment conducive to sharing, innovation, ethical behaviour and professionalism  Inspire a culture of performance excellence by giving positive and constructive feedback to the team  Achieve agreement or consensus in adversarial environments  Lead and unite diverse teams across divisions to achieve institutional objectives  Develop and incorporate best practice people management processes, approaches and tools across the institution  Xxxxxx a culture of discipline, responsibility and accountability  Understand the impact of diversity in performance and actively incorporate a diversity strategy in the institution  Develop comprehensive integrated strategies and approaches to human capital development and management  Actively identify trends and predict capacity requirements to facilitate unified transition and performance management Competency Name Program and Project Management Competency Definition Able to understand program and project management methodology; plan, manage, monitor and evaluate specific activities in order to deliver on set objectives ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  Initiate projects after approval from higher authorities  Understand procedures of program and project management methodology, implications and stakeholder involvement  Understand the rational of projects in relation to the institution's strategic objectives  Document and communicate factors and risk associated with own work  Use results and approaches of successful project implementation as guide  Establish broad stakeholder involvement and communicate the project status and key milestones  Define the roles and responsibilities of the project team and create clarity around expectations  Find a balance between project deadline and the quality of deliverables  Identify appropriate project resources to facilitate the effective completion of the deliverables  Comply with statutory requirements and apply policies in a consistent manner  Monitor progress and use of resources and make needed adjustments to timelines, steps, and resource allocation  Manage multiple programs and balance priorities and conflicts according to institutional goals  Apply effective risk management strategies through impact assessment and resource requirements  Modify project scope and budget when required without compromising the quality and objectives of the project  Involve top-level authorities and relevant stakeholders in seeking project buy- in  Identify and apply contemporary project management methodology  Influence and motivate project team to deliver exceptional results  Monitor policy implementation and apply procedures to manage risks  Understand and conceptualise the long-term implications of desired project outcomes  Direct a comprehensive strategic macro and micro analysis and scope projects accordingly to realise institutional objectives  Consider and initiate projects that focus on achievement of the long-term objectives  Influence people in positions of authority to implement outcomes of projects  Lead and direct translation of policy into workable actions plans  Ensures that programs are monitored to track progress and optimal resource utilisation, and that adjustments are made as needed Competency Name Financial Management Competency Definition Able to compile, plan and manage budgets, control cash flow, institute financial risk management and administer procurement processes in accordance with recognised financial practices. Further to ensure that all financial transactions are managed in an ethical manner ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  Understand basic financial concepts and methods as they relate to institutional processes and activities  Display awareness into the various sources of financial data, reporting mechanisms, financial governance, processes and systems  Understand the importance of financial accountability  Understand the importance of asset control  Exhibit knowledge of general financial concepts, planning, budgeting, and forecasting and how they interrelate  Assess, identify and manage financial risks  Assume a cost- saving approach to financial management  Prepare financial reports based on specified formats  Consider and understand the financial implications of decisions and suggestions  Ensure that delegation and instructions as required by National Treasury guidelines are reviewed and updated  Identify and implement proper monitoring and evaluation practices to ensure appropriate spending against budget  Take active ownership of planning, budgeting, and forecast processes and provides credible answers to queries within own responsibility  Prepare budgets that are aligned to the strategic objectives of the institution  Address complex budgeting and financial management concerns  Put systems and processes in place to enhance the quality and integrity of financial management practices  Advise on policies and procedures regarding asset control  Promote National Treasury's regulatory framework for Financial Management  Develop planning tools to assist in evaluating and monitoring future expenditure trends  Set budget frameworks for the institution  Set strategic direction for the institution on expenditure and other financial processes  Build and nurture partnerships to improve financial management and achieve financial savings  Actively identify and implement new methods to improve asset control  Display professionalism in dealing with financial data and processes Competency Name Change Leadership Competency Definition Able to direct and initiate institutional transformation on all levels in order to successfully drive and implement new initiatives and deliver professional and quality services to the community ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  Display an awareness of change interventions, and the benefits of transformation initiatives  Able to identify basic needs for change  Identify gaps between the current and desired state  Identify potential risk and challenges to transformation, including resistance to change factors  Participate in change programs and piloting change interventions  Understand the impact of change interventions on the institution within the broader scope of Local government  Perform an analysis of the change impact on the social, political and economic environment  Maintain calm and focus during change  Able to assist team members during change and keep them focused on the deliverables  Volunteer to lead change efforts outside of own work team  Able to gain buy-in and approval for change from relevant stakeholders  Identify change readiness levels and assist in resolving resistance to change factors  Design change interventions that are aligned with the institution's strategic objectives and goals  Actively monitor change impact and results and convey progress to relevant stakeholders  Secure buy-in and sponsorship for change initiatives  Continuously evaluate change strategy and design and introduce new approaches to enhance the institution's effectiveness  Build and nurture relationships with various stakeholders to establish strategic alliance in facilitating change  Take the lead in impactful change programs  Benchmark change interventions against best change practices  Understand the impact and psychology of change, and put remedial interventions in place to facilitate effective transformation  Take calculated risk and seek new ideas from best practice scenarios, and identify the potential for implementation  Sponsor change agents and create a network of change leaders who support the interventions  Actively adapt current structures and processes to incorporate the change interventions  Mentor and guide team members on the effects of change, resistance factors and how to integrate change  Motivate and inspire others around change initiatives Competency Name Governance Leadership Competency Definition Able to promote, direct and apply professionalism in managing risk and compliance requirements and apply a thorough understanding of governance practices and obligations. Further, able to direct the conceptualisation of relevant policies and enhance cooperative governance relationships ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  Display a basic awareness of risk, compliance and governance factors but require guidance and development in implementing such requirements  Understand the structure of cooperative government but requires guidance on fostering workable relationships between stakeholders  Provide input into policy formulation  Display a thorough understanding of governance and risk and compliance factors and implement plans to address these  Demonstrate understanding of the techniques and processes for optimising risk taking decisions within the institution  Actively drive policy formulation within the institution to ensure the achievement of objectives  Able to link risk initiatives into key institutional objectives and drivers  Identify, analyse and measure risk, create valid risk forecasts, and map risk profiles  Apply risk control methodology and approaches to prevent and reduce risk that impede on the achievement of institutional objectives  Demonstrate a thorough understanding of risk retention plans  Identify and implement comprehensive risk management systems and processes  Implement and monitor the formulation of policies, identify and analyse constraints and challenges with implementation and provide recommendations for improvement  Demonstrate a high level of commitment in complying with governance requirements  Implement governance and compliance strategy to ensure achievement of institutional objectives within the legislative framework  Able to advise Local Government on risk management strategies, best practice interventions and compliance management  Able to forge positive relationships on cooperative governance level to enhance the effectiveness of local government  Able to shape, direct and drive the formulation of policies on a macro level

Leading Competencies Cluster. Competency Name Strategic Direction and Leadership Competency Definition Provide and direct a vision for the institution, and inspire and deploy others to deliver on the strategic institutional mandate ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  • Understand institutional and departmental strategic objectives, but lacks the ability to inspire others to achieve set mandate  • Describe how specific tasks link to institutional strategies but has limited influence in directing strategy  • Has a basic understanding of institutional performance management, but lacks the ability to integrate systems into a collective whole  • Demonstrate a basic understanding of key decision- makers  • Give direction to a team in realising the institution's strategic mandate and set objectives  • Has a positive impact and influence on the morale, engagement and participation of team members  • Develop actions plans to execute and guide strategy implementation  • Assist in defining performance measures to monitor the progress and effectiveness of the institution  • Displays an awareness of institutional structures and political factors  • Effectively communicate barriers to execution to relevant parties  • Provide guidance to all stakeholders in the achievement of the strategic mandate  • Understand the aim and objectives of the institution and relate it to own work  • Evaluate all activities to determine value and alignment to strategic intent  • Display in-depth knowledge and understanding of strategic planning  • Align strategy and goals across all functional areas  • Actively define performance measures to monitor the progress and effectiveness of the institution  • Consistently challenge strategic plans to ensure relevance  • Understand institutional structures and political factors, and the consequences of actions  • Empower others to follow strategic direction and deal with complex situations  • Guide the institution through complex and ambiguous concern  • Use understanding of power relationships and dynamic tensions among key players to frame communications and develop strategies, positions and alliances  • Structure and position the institution to local government priorities  • Actively use in-depth knowledge and understanding to develop and implement a comprehensive institutional framework  • Hold self- accountable for strategy execution and results  • Provide impact and influence through building and maintaining strategic relationships  • Create an environment that facilitates loyalty and innovation Display a superior level of self- discipline and integrity in actions  • Integrate various systems into a collective whole to optimise institutional performance management  • Uses understanding of competing interests to manoeuvre successfully to a win/win outcome Competency Name People Management Competency Definition Effectively manage, inspire and encourage people, respect diversity, optimise talent and build and nurture relationships in order to achieve institutional objectives ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  • Participate in team goal-setting and problem solving  • Interact and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds  • Aware of guidelines for employee development, but requires support in implementing development initiatives  • Seek opportunities to increase team contribution and responsibility  • Respect and support the diverse nature of others and be aware of the benefits of a diverse approach  • Effectively delegate tasks and empower others to increase contribution and execute functions optimally  • Apply relevant employee legislation fairly and consistently  • Facilitate team goal- setting and problem- solving  • Effectively identify capacity requirements to fulfil the strategic mandate  • Identify ineffective team and work processes and recommend remedial interventions  • Recognise and reward effective and desired behaviour  • Provide mentoring and guidance to others in order to increase personal effectiveness  • Identify development and learning needs within the team  • Build a work environment conducive to sharing, innovation, ethical behaviour and professionalism  • Inspire a culture of performance excellence by giving positive and constructive feedback to the team  • Achieve agreement or consensus in adversarial environments  • Lead and unite diverse teams across divisions to achieve institutional objectives  • Develop and incorporate best practice people management processes, approaches and tools across the institution  • Xxxxxx a culture of discipline, responsibility and accountability  • Understand the impact of diversity in performance and actively incorporate a diversity strategy in the institution  • Develop comprehensive integrated strategies and approaches to human capital development and management  • Actively identify trends and predict capacity requirements to facilitate unified transition and performance management Competency Name Program and Project Management Competency Definition Able to understand program and project management methodology; plan, manage, monitor and evaluate specific activities in order to deliver on set objectives ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  • Initiate projects after approval from higher authorities  • Understand procedures of program and project management methodology, implications and stakeholder involvement  • Understand the rational of projects in relation to the institution's strategic objectives  • Document and communicate factors and risk associated with own work  • Use results and approaches of successful project implementation as guide  • Establish broad stakeholder involvement and communicate the project status and key milestones  • Define the roles and responsibilities of the project team and create clarity around expectations  • Find a balance between project deadline and the quality of deliverables  • Identify appropriate project resources to facilitate the effective completion of the deliverables  • Comply with statutory requirements and apply policies in a consistent manner  • Monitor progress and use of resources and make needed adjustments to timelines, steps, and resource allocation  • Manage multiple programs and balance priorities and conflicts according to institutional goals  • Apply effective risk management strategies through impact assessment and resource requirements  • Modify project scope and budget when required without compromising the quality and objectives of the project  • Involve top-level authorities and relevant stakeholders in seeking project buy- in  • Identify and apply contemporary project management methodology  • Influence and motivate project team to deliver exceptional results  • Monitor policy implementation and apply procedures to manage risks  • Understand and conceptualise the long-term implications of desired project outcomes  • Direct a comprehensive strategic macro and micro analysis and scope projects accordingly to realise institutional objectives  • Consider and initiate projects that focus on achievement of the long-term objectives  • Influence people in positions of authority to implement outcomes of projects  • Lead and direct translation of policy into workable actions plans  • Ensures that programs are monitored to track progress and optimal resource utilisation, and that adjustments are made as needed Competency Name Financial Management Competency Definition Able to compile, plan and manage budgets, control cash flow, institute financial risk management and administer procurement processes in accordance with recognised financial practices. Further to ensure that all financial transactions are managed in an ethical manner ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  • Understand basic financial concepts and methods as they relate to institutional processes and activities  • Display awareness into the various sources of financial data, reporting mechanisms, financial governance, processes and systems  • Understand the importance of financial accountability  • Understand the importance of asset control  • Exhibit knowledge of general financial concepts, planning, budgeting, and forecasting and how they interrelate  • Assess, identify and manage financial risks  • Assume a cost- saving approach to financial management  • Prepare financial reports based on specified formats  • Consider and understand the financial implications of decisions and suggestions  • Ensure that delegation and instructions as required by National Treasury guidelines are reviewed and updated  • Identify and implement proper monitoring and evaluation practices to ensure appropriate spending against budget  • Take active ownership of planning, budgeting, and forecast processes and provides credible answers to queries within own responsibility  • Prepare budgets that are aligned to the strategic objectives of the institution  • Address complex budgeting and financial management concerns  • Put systems and processes in place to enhance the quality and integrity of financial management practices  • Advise on policies and procedures regarding asset control  • Promote National Treasury's regulatory framework for Financial Management  • Develop planning tools to assist in evaluating and monitoring future expenditure trends  • Set budget frameworks for the institution  • Set strategic direction for the institution on expenditure and other financial processes  • Build and nurture partnerships to improve financial management and achieve financial savings  • Actively identify and implement new methods to improve asset control  • Display professionalism in dealing with financial data and processes Competency Name Change Leadership Competency Definition Able to direct and initiate institutional transformation on all levels in order to successfully drive and implement new initiatives and deliver professional and quality services to the community ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  • Display an awareness of change interventions, and the benefits of transformation initiatives  • Able to identify basic needs for change  • Identify gaps between the current and desired state  • Identify potential risk and challenges to transformation, including resistance to change factors  • Participate in change programs and piloting change interventions  • Understand the impact of change interventions on the institution within the broader scope of Local government  • Perform an analysis of the change impact on the social, political and economic environment  • Maintain calm and focus during change  • Able to assist team members during change and keep them focused on the deliverables  • Volunteer to lead change efforts outside of own work team  • Able to gain buy-in and approval for change from relevant stakeholders  • Identify change readiness levels and assist in resolving resistance to change factors  • Design change interventions that are aligned with the institution's strategic objectives and goals  • Actively monitor change impact and results and convey progress to relevant stakeholders  • Secure buy-in and sponsorship for change initiatives  • Continuously evaluate change strategy and design and introduce new approaches to enhance the institution's effectiveness  • Build and nurture relationships with various stakeholders to establish strategic alliance in facilitating change  • Take the lead in impactful change programs  • Benchmark change interventions against best change practices  • Understand the impact and psychology of change, and put remedial interventions in place to facilitate effective transformation  • Take calculated risk and seek new ideas from best practice scenarios, and identify the potential for implementation  • Sponsor change agents and create a network of change leaders who support the interventions  • Actively adapt current structures and processes to incorporate the change interventions  • Mentor and guide team members on the effects of change, resistance factors and how to integrate change  • Motivate and inspire others around change initiatives Competency Name Governance Leadership Competency Definition Able to promote, direct and apply professionalism in managing risk and compliance requirements and apply a thorough understanding of governance practices and obligations. Further, able to direct the conceptualisation of relevant policies and enhance cooperative governance relationships ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS BASIC COMPETENT ADVANCED SUPERIOR  • Display a basic awareness of risk, compliance and governance factors but require guidance and development in implementing such requirements  • Understand the structure of cooperative government but requires guidance on fostering workable relationships between stakeholders  • Provide input into policy formulation  • Display a thorough understanding of governance and risk and compliance factors and implement plans to address these  • Demonstrate understanding of the techniques and processes for optimising risk taking decisions within the institution  • Actively drive policy formulation within the institution to ensure the achievement of objectives  • Able to link risk initiatives into key institutional objectives and drivers  • Identify, analyse and measure risk, create valid risk forecasts, and map risk profiles  • Apply risk control methodology and approaches to prevent and reduce risk that impede on the achievement of institutional objectives  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of risk retention plans  • Identify and implement comprehensive risk management systems and processes  • Implement and monitor the formulation of policies, identify and analyse constraints and challenges with implementation and provide recommendations for improvement  • Demonstrate a high level of commitment in complying with governance requirements  • Implement governance and compliance strategy to ensure achievement of institutional objectives within the legislative framework  • Able to advise Local Government on risk management strategies, best practice interventions and compliance management  • Able to forge positive relationships on cooperative governance level to enhance the effectiveness of local government  • Able to shape, direct and drive the formulation of policies on a macro level