LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS UNIT
“helping Municipalities achieve excellence“
AIPA provides expertise in a wide range of professional services focusing on good governance and effective organization development, strategic planning, information management, integrated and sustainable human settlements, capacity building and development, public participation and communication strategies, relationship building and service delivery excellence.
Governance Excellence
Conduct Council and Exco development workshops focussing on roles and responsibilities, governance best practices, team building, priority setting and effective interaction with staff and ward committees.
Special Projects
Provide a variety of special project services, including research and policy development, project management, emergency human settlements services, community liaison services, intervention projects, youth job creation, best practice assessment and processing of grant applications.
Performance Management – Organisation Improvements
Enhance performance management through core service reviews and customer service enhancements with improved process design and performance measurements criteria to maximise service delivery.
Intergovernmental Relations and Service Delivery
Providing consultation with Intergovernmental relations, protocols, and economic partnerships focussing on job creation and self reliance.
Information and Records Management
Evaluate and develop information management strategies to effectively protect corporate knowledge through paper and electronic records management.
Strategic Planning and Priority Setting
Facilitate development of a collective vision for the organisation using a corporate business plan with a clear vision, goals and objectives for effective implementation and measurement.
Local Economic Development
With many fiscal challenges facing local governments, it is key to enhance business and local economic development within communities as a priority. This requires a strategic approach and a clear vision to improve livelihoods in communities.
Training and Development
Training on Local Government SETA-accredited programmes (see Training page for a list of programmes)
Integrated and Sustainable Human Settlements
Support and capacity building on informal settlements upgrading, development of municipal housing sector plan, planning for interim services for informal settlements, including project pipeline development with financial projections, planning and integration with the Provincial human settlements multi-year housing development plan.
Communications – Connecting with your Staff and Constituents
Develop internal and external communication plans including policies and key methods for connecting with constituents using electronic media and publication of a corporate newsletter.
”Have courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.”
Steve Jobs
CONTACT US
The Willows Office Park, George Road, Midrand, JHB