SMD

Annual Report 2023/2024

3.2. Employment and Vacancies The tables in this section summarise the position with regard to employment and vacancies.

The following tables summarise the number of posts on the establishment, the number of employees, the vacancy rate, and whether there are any staff that are additional to the establishment.

This information is presented in terms of three key variables:

% programme % salary band % critical occupations (see definition in notes below).

Departments have identified critical occupations that need to be monitored. In terms of current regulations, it is possible to create a post on the establishment that can be occupied by more than one employee. Therefore, the vacancy rate reflects the percentage of posts that are not filled.

Table 3.2.1 Employment and vacancies by programme as on 31 March 2024 Programme Number of posts on approved establishment Number of posts filled

Vacancy Rate

Number of employees additional to the establishment

SBD: ADMINISTRATION

126

109

13.5%

31

SBD: SECTOR & MARKET DEVELOPMENT SBD: DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

88

58

34.1%

4

39

34

12.8%

0

SBD: ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

46

27

41.1%

9

Total

299

228

23.7%

44

Table 3.2.2 Employment and vacancies by salary band as on 31 March 2024 Salary band Number of posts on approved establishment Number of posts filled

Vacancy Rate

Number of employees additional to the establishment

Lower skilled (1-2)

3

3

0.0%

0

Skilled (3-5)

15

13

13.3%

16

Highly skilled production (6-8)

100

80

29.9%

20

Highly skilled supervision (9-12)

130

93

28.5%

6

Senior management (13-16)

51

39

23.5%

2

Total

299

228

23.7%

44

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