Provincial and Local Liaison

Acting Chief Director: Moepeng Tshwane
Tel: 012 473 0188
E-mail: moepeng@gcis.gov.za

1.  The purpose of the chief directorate is to provide strategic leadership to the interface of national government communication with provincial communication programmes.
2. Facilitates communication coordinating forums at provincial and local level, which includes the DDM to strengthen the intergovernmental communication system. The Unit implements outreach programmes to widen access of government programmes and policies to the public as part of Government’s public participation programme which includes the Izimbizo Programme

The functions of the chief directorate include:

  • Coordinating and managing the involvement of the GCIS provincial and District office on government communication campaigns
  • Coordinating provincial programmes and local information from the provinces, and provides administrative support
  • Ensuring the message of government is disseminated to the public in a seamless manner

The Chief Directorate Provincial and Local Liaison comprises the following programmes:

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Directorate: Provincial & Local Liaison

Director: Moepeng Tshwane
Tel: 012 473 0188
E-mail: moepeng@gcis.gov.za

The directorate coordinates and manages the involvement of the GCIS provincial and district offices in the government communication campaign and oversees and leads the Public Participation Programme initiative in GCIS.
The functions of Provincial Coordination are:

  • supporting the efficient and effective co-ordination of the operations of the Chief Directorate: Provincial and Local Liaison
  • Develop and managing partnerships with key stakeholders.
  • Provide support to the government ‘s Public Participation programme including the District Development Model.
  • facilitating and coordinating the development of chief directorate annual performance and operational plans with a particular focus on performance management and the collation of performance information.
  • compiling monthly and quarterly performance reports for the chief directorate for submission to Manco as part of the overall monitoring and evaluation process of the chief directorate’s work
  • ensuring alignment to the planning, budgeting and reporting cycles of government for the chief directorate.
  • coordinating and managing the involvement of the GCIS provincial directorates in the implementation of the Government Communication Programme
  • Monitor strategic liaison services coordinated to enhance coherence and alignment in government communication at provincial and local levels including  relevant communication coordination forums
  • co-ordinating and managing the provincial distribution strategy.

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Sub function: Content Strategy Implementation

 

Deputy Director: Nsizwa Nkosi
Tel: 012 473 0222
Email: Nsizwa@gcis.gov.za 

The functions of the Content Strategy Implementation sub function are:

  • Provide strategic leadership for seamless coordination and coherent implementation of government communication campaigns including on-ongoing monitoring and evaluation across the 9 provincial offices.
  • Promotion of development communication practice through government communication and localized content.
  • Conducting localized environmental assessments, distribution of government information and stakeholder management with local stakeholders relevant to the work of government; Development of the My District Today Newsletter
  • Local Media and Stakeholder Mobilization; Strategic Leadership in the coordination and implementation of the District Development Modal (DDM)
  • Conducting strategic liaison services aimed at daily profiling of events by detailing how government and communities are making headway in eradicating poverty and underdevelopment; and highlights areas where acts of service excellence and achievement against many odds are realised.
  • Oversee the distribution function of the Chief Directorate and manage overall function of the Information Resource Centre

  • Support to the implementation of the Chief Directorate Business Plan.
     

    Sub function: Governance Operations

    Deputy Director:  Delia Rossouw
    Tel: 012347 0059
    Email: Delia@gcis.gov.za

    The functions of Provincial Operations are:

    • coordinating capacity-building within the chief directorate
    • coordinating and managing the programme’s information-management systems.
    • providing administration, human resource and financial support to the chief directorate and Department of Communications provincial directorates
       

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    Provincial Directorates

    The nine Provincial Directorates are responsible for ensuring that the message of government is disseminated to the public in a seamless manner.

    The functions of the provincial offices are:

    • promoting an effective government communication system at provincial and local level by developing better alliances in the communication environment
    • developing a clear understanding of the public’s information needs and government’s communication needs
    • developing and implementing communication campaigns in response to the needs identified
    • managing the corporate and operational function of the provincial office

    • providing leadership in government communication through strengthening and integrating the Government Communication System with provincial structures.

       

      GCIS provincial offices

      GCIS has provincial offices in all nine provinces.