Corporate Governance Aligned to King IV Principles
Principle 8: COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
GOVERNING STRUCTURES AND DELEGATION
Principle 8 – The governing body should ensure that its arrangements for delegation within its own structures promote independent judgement and assist with the balance of power and the effective discharge of its duties
Outcomes
Effective governance structures
Staff Administration and Corporate Affairs Committee (SACA)
Chairperson
Sam Lyomoki
Members
Peninnah Tukamwesiga
Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa
Aggrey David Kibenge
Richard Byarugaba
saca Committee
The Staff Administration and Corporate Affairs Committee (SACA) of the Board is responsible for the following key areas:
Overseeing the effective and efficient administration and management of the Fund by establishing appropriate policies regarding staff, administration, and corporate affairs
Reviewing and recommending an appropriate organisational structure and staff establishment to ensure that it is resourced by competent and well-motivated staff to execute strategy
Overseeing the management of corporate services such as marketing, public relations, transport, and records
During the FY2021/2022, SACA held meetings where they considered several activities for recommendation to the Board.
SACA Committee’s key activities in FY2021/2022 included the following:
Conducting interviews for the Chief Information Officer position
Conducted a review of staff appraisals, salary reviews and performance bonus recommendations
Monitoring the organisational re-design implementation and roll-out
Contract renewals for grade 19 and above
Review and approval of the Human Resource Procedures Manual and policy changes
Consideration of the MD and DMD contract renewals
Reviewed all the balance scorecards
Monitoring of staff wellbeing and promotion of equality
Talent management and reskilling of staff
Product development and research such as the Fund’s smart card project
Monitoring the Fund’s communication through Financial Literacy awareness campaigns
Monitoring customer satisfaction and experience
Media tonality analysis and stakeholder engagement
Monitoring the marketing and branding of the Fund
Monitoring the Organisation re-design implementation and roll-out
Consideration of the MD’s and Deputy MD’s contract renewals
Reviewing quarterly updates received from management
Challenges during FY2021/2022:
Anxiety among staff and stakeholders because of the organisational redesign process
Negative tonality because of unfulfilled expectations with regards to midterm access for unqualifying members
Key focus for the following year FY2022/2023:
Focus on an agile organisation with leadership, staff and resources aligned to a clear and shared purpose
More aggressive stakeholder management, especially as the Fund undergoes a transformation
Strengthen gender diversity at top management and senior management level
Deliberate effort to develop women
Provide suitable working conditions for the disabled
Monitoring and overseeing the new structural changes following the organisational redesign
Completion of upskilling of staff because of the requirements in the NSSF Amendment Act 2022 and the new structure requirements
Oversight of talent management updating the Fund’s talent management and retention strategy
Continue embedding aggressive talent managing and succession planning strategies at all levels to ensure we have strong successors for all critical roles
Maintaining elevated levels of employee engagement
Capitals impacted
NATURAL CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL
INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
MANUFACTURED CAPITAL
SOCIAL & RELATIONSHIP CAPITAL
Stakeholders impacted
The Staff Administration and Corporate Affairs Committee of the Board complied with its mandate for the year under review. All the scheduled meetings were held.