. By fostering multi-sectoral partnerships in support of the social development agenda. . Enhancing the skills levels and recruitment of key social service professionals to support community work. . By creating a sustainable environment for service delivery partners (NPOs) through capacity building, partnerships, collaboration and agency agreements. . Developing National NPO funding guidelines and finalization of an NPO policy. . Introducing improvement on NPO registration (i.e. implementation of an on-line NPO registration and compliance system). . Improving social development policies (i.e. Social Services Professions, Policy on Financial Awards to Service Providers) and business processes. . By improving performance through rigorous research, planning and social policy measures (i.e. promotion of evidence based policy making in the sector as well as the region). . Building a customer care capacity and social infrastructure within the sector. . Developing functional monitoring systems including reporting for social sector. . Facilitating and monitoring the implementation of the human capital strategy in the social sector. . Facilitating financial decision making and availability of adequate levels of resources for service delivery. . Improving costing, financial forecasting and modelling. . Improving budget planning and expenditure monitoring and reporting. . Enhancing the supply chain processes including its alignment with the Broad Based Black Economic Strategy. . Providing professional executive and administrative support to the Director-General and Ministry. . The Minister's office will further develop a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy (CSR) which will drive and direct Corporate Social Investment (CSI), particularly on social development matters. . Providing effective and efficient stakeholders management and donor co- ordination. . Building and integrate Information Management Systems and Technological capabilities that will enable Social Development to deliver its mandate. . Creating institutional knowledge and enable effective strategic decision making. . Developing and implementing key legislations, strategies on litigation and contract management. . Drafting regulations under the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008. . Vetting of policy on Victim Support Services. . Drafting National Development Agency Amendment Bill. . Drafting South African Social Security Agency Amendment Bill.