Purpose: Corporate Services provides overall management and centralised support services to departmental core programmes in order to create an enabling environment for the achievement of departmental objectives.

The branch consists of the following chief directorates:

• Chief Directorate: Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Chief Directorate: Communications Unit
• Chief Directorate: Chief Financial Officer
• Chief Directorate: Human Resource Management

Chief Directorate: Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation
Chief Director: Vacant

Functions:

• To align and integrate DAC activities with Government Programme of Action (GPOA).
• To ensure coordination of Arts, Culture and Heritage Legislative review.
• To ensure full compliance and adherence to
  National Treasury Regulations.
• To coordinate departmental inputs for State of the Nation Address (SoNA).
• To align and integrate DAC Monitoring & Evaluation systems with Government Wide Monitoring & Evaluation (GWM&E) systems.
• To build capacity through recruitment and skills development.
• To drive implementation of Performance Management and Development System (PDMS).
• To ensure alignment of DAC employees’ Performance Agreements with DAC Strategic Plan.
• To ensure compliance with Human Resource Regulatory Framework.
• To ensure healthy and safe working environment within the Department.
• To ensure compliance with the Skills Development Act, 97 (Act No. of 1998).

Directorate: Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation
Director: Ms M Ratsaka-Mothokoa

Directorate: Risk Management
Director: Ms NBC Spencer

Functions: Risk Management Unit

• Develop, implement and advise  on risk management systems and compile an annual Risk Management Plan
• Provide advice and guidance to management in establishing and communicating the organization and ERM objectives, policies and strategy
• Determine risk tolerance in conjunction  with Senior Management and enhance risk management tools and techniques
• Facilitate risk identification  and control improvement
• Facilitate risk management through the strategic planning cycle
• Plan and co-ordinate risk management activities and interpret risk management information within the Department
• Analyze and report on a consolidated department risk profile
• Create awareness and implement the roll-out of the Fraud Prevention Plan

Functions:

• To create a comprehensive and coherent corporate communications and marketing framework and strategy.
• To engage the public through promoting arts, culture and heritage.
• To promote unified communication between the DAC, provincial departments of arts, culture and related bodies and institutions.
  
  

Directorate: Communication

Directorate: Marketing

Chief Director: Mr S Memela

Chief Directorate: CFO

Acting CFO: Mr M Rennie

Directorate: Financial Administration
Director: Ms N Skhosana

Functions:

• To provide effective and efficient financial management systems within the Department and associated institutions.
• To provide enabling financial administration services as well as internal controls.

Directorate: Integrated Supply Chain Management
Director: Ms R Zulu

Functions:

• To ensure the implementation of supply chain management processes and procedures.
• To ensure administration of departmental Asset Register and implement processes to safeguard these assets.

Subdirectorate: Internal Audit

Functions:

• To provide internal audit services on risk, compliance and performance.
• To institutionalise fraud and preventative initiatives.
• To ensure on facilitation of risk management within the Department.

Directorate: Corporate Governance
Director: Mr M Rennie

Function:

• To promote Corporate Governance (CG) in the Public Entities.

Directorate: Information Systems, Technology and Security
Chief Information Officer: Mr S Phala

Functions:

• To provide supportive infrastructure to enhance efficient information processing.
• To ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, e.g. Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS), ISO17799.
• To provide effective and efficient service to the whole arts and culture sector.

Chief Directorate: Human Resource Management
Chief Director: Ms M Matyila

Directorate: Human Resources Management
Director: Vacant

Directorate: Performance Management and Development
Director: Vacant

Directorate: Facilities Management
Director: Ms P Ben-Mazwi

Functions:

• To ensure the implementation of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act (GIAMA).
• To provide a uniform framework for the management of immovable assets that are held or used by DAC public entities.

Directorate: Legal Services
Director: Mr A Singh

Functions:

• To ensure compliance to DAC laws and other legislation.
• To provide legislative support for the DAC legislative programme.
• To provide legal training within the Department.