NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
PQ 574. Mr M A Nhanha (Cope) to ask the Minister of Defence and
Military Veterans:
(1) Whether strategic vacancies in the Department of Military
Veterans have been filled; if not, how many positions remain
unfilled; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) what are the top five positions in her department;
(3) whether the specified top five positions (a) fall under funded
posts and (b) have been filled; if not, why not; if so, what are
the relevant details?
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REPLY
(1), (2) and (3)
Not all strategic vacancies have been filled. 7 positions at Director level
to be advertised in April 2013 and 1 Chief Director (details below).The
following is the macro-structure:-
- Director General:
⢠Director Officer of the Director General â post funded and filled
⢠Director Internal Audit â post funded and filled
- Deputy Director General: Corporate Services
⢠Chief Director Strategic Support Services - post funded and filled
⢠Chief Financial Officer - post funded and filled
⢠Chief Director Research and Policy Development - post funded and
filled
- Deputy Director General: Military Veterans Socio-Economic Support
Services
⢠Chief Director Beneficiary Support Services - post funded and filled
⢠Chief Director Military Veterans Health Care and Wellbeing Support
Services - post funded and filled
⢠Chief Director Military Veterans Social Economic Support Services -
post funded and utilised for Chief Director Communications
- Deputy Director General: Military Veterans Empowerment and Stakeholder
Management
⢠Chief Director Military Veterans Skills Development and Empowerment
Programmes - post funded and filled
⢠Chief Director Provincial Offices Management and Stakeholder Relations
- post funded and filled
⢠Chief Director Heritage, Memorial, Burials and Honour Services - post
vacant (Re-advertised in March 2013 â to be filled June 2013)