Support Services

Support Services are the key internal support enablers for the four business units. The key support services are:

Office of the CEO:

Legal, Compliance and Governance
Stakeholder Management and Special Projects
Strategy and regional operations
Internal Audit

Corporate Services:

Human Capital Management
Information and Communication Technology
Communications, Corporate Image & Office Management
Records and Document Management

Finance and Supply Chain:

Financial Accounting
Cost and Management Accounting
Supply Chain Management
Treasury and Financial Sustainability

The ECDC Strategic Themes:

A financially viable and sustainable organisation.
A well-managed, smart, and competitive property portfolio.
Increased investment in priority economic sectors, and diversification of exports and trade from traditional markets.
Increased growth and competitiveness of small enterprises in priority sector industries.
Enhanced planning and coordination of economic development programmes and projects.
A well governed, agile, and high performing organisation.

The management approach to supporting core units involves ensuring a capable and varied skill sets across the organisation, making authority and decision making easier and quicker, ensuring enabling infrastructure to allow for the decentralisation of decisions (modernised processes, technology and people), managing the dynamics emanating from managing a matrix structure and finally managing staff morale through change.

ECDC’s Head Office is in East London and it implements its work through regional offices in the following regions:

East London (satellite office in Qonce).
Butterworth.
Mthatha (satellite office in Mount Ayliff).
Komani (satellite office in Aliwal North).
Gqeberha (satellite office in Graaf Reinet).