Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
The Council of the Municipality has adopted an organisational structure that consists of
five Directorates - Corporate Services; Community Services; Financial Services;
Protection Services and Technical Services together with the Office of the Municipal
Manager. The Office of the Municipal Manager contains the cross-cutting functional
areas of internal audit, performance management, inter-governmental relations, and local
economic development. The staff complement within the Municipality is set out
hereunder:
Directorate Posts Filled Vacant % Vacant
Office of Municipal Manager 9 9 0 0%
Corporate Services 31 23 8 22.8%
Financial Services 38 26 12 31.6%
Community Services 100 65 35 35.0%
Technical Services 80 62 18 22.5%
Protection Services 52 32 20 38.5%
TOTAL 310 217 93 30.0%
The highest vacancy rate among the Directorates that comprise the organisational
structure of the Ulundi Municipality exists within the Directorate: Financial Services
and the Directorate: Protection Services. However, all of the key managerial and
specialist function posts have been filled.
Level of Employment
Number of
%
Employees
Senior Managers, including
6 2.8%
Municipal Manager
Other Managers 33 15.2%
Technical/Professional Staff 42 19.4%
Other Staff (Clerical,
136 62.6%
Labourers, etc.)
TOTAL 217 100%
All of the Section 57 manager positions within the organisational structure of the
Municipality have permanent incumbents. Recently incumbents to key technical positions
such as that of the Superintendent: Planned Electrical Maintenance, the Facilities
Manager and the Senior Internal Auditor have been appointed.
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