Municipal MANAGER: Mr. M.E Thabethe   (Pr.Tech.Eng) 

The office of the Municipal Manager is dedicated to ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the municipality. We oversee 3 essential units: Risk Management, Internal Audit, Performance Management and Development System.

INTernal AUDIT

Manager: Vacant

Develop one service audit plan for all departments in Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality annually as per MFMA; Internationally Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, National Treasury Risk, and Internal audit Framework, King 111, Internal Audit Charter.
Render Audit services for Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality in all departments as per the Internal Audit Charter, International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing on a quarterly basis. Conduct Follow-up on prior Audits in Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipal in the MP301 as per the international standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing on a monthly/quarterly basis.

RISK MANAGEMENT UNIT

Manager: Ms SK Mavimbela

Working with senior management of Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality in developing the institution risk management framework incorporating, inter alia.
The Risk management policy, strategy, implementation plan, identification and assessment methodology, risk appetite, and tolerance as per the risk management framework.
Facilitating orientation and training for Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality stakeholders on risk management, Anti-Fraud, and corruption.
Assisting management with risk identification, assessment, and development of response strategies.
Monitoring the implementation of the risk response strategies.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

Manager: Ms ZE Mtshweni

Performance Management is a process that measures the implementation of the organisation’s strategy. It is also a management tool to plan, monitor, measure, and assess performance indicators to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and the impact of service delivery by the Municipality.
Performance management is also a strategic approach to management, which equips leaders, managers, workers and stakeholders at different levels (Organisational, Departmental, Sectional Individual) with a set of tools and techniques to:

  • Regularly plan.
  • Continuously monitor.
  • Periodically measure.
  • Review the performance of the organisation in terms of indicators and targets for:
    • Efficiency.
    • Effectiveness.
    • impact.

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