Workplace: Cnr Margaret Avenue & Kempton Road, Kempton Park
Purpose:
The key purpose of this position is to develop, manage, and oversee spatial planning strategies, projects, and research, and ensure the effective and efficient balancing and integration of identified spatial planning requirements.
Key performance areas:
- Develop, integrate and monitor metro spatial planning strategies, research and plans, enabling effective delivery compliance and governance throughout the Organisation
- Undertake urban design frameworks and oversee their implementation thereof to ensure sustainable city growth and development
- Develop and manage urban renewal strategies and programmes, and ensure alignment with the overall city-wide strategies and programmes
- Maintain strategic relationships for purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration
- Identify, assess and manage governance, risk and compliance practices and processes as determined by stakeholders and legislative requirements
- Manage legislative and regulatory changes and ensure compliance with policies, corporate governance, relevant legislation and risk mitigation strategies
- Coordinate, oversee and facilitate the development, alignment and implementation of effective spatial planning programmes and initiatives across the organisation
- Provide overall direction in terms of programme management and implementation
- Assess special projects and initiatives and make recommendations in terms of cost, benefit and risk analysis, ensuring alignment to business objectives
- Develop and ensure implementation of research methodologies, techniques and templates, enabling monitoring and reporting of research and analytical activities
- Research, benchmark, analyse, and make recommendations on best practices that enable facilitation of growth management, densification and development
- Control the budget within their own financial area
- Drive an aligned client service excellence culture which builds enduring rewarding relationships, proposes innovations and allows others to provide exceptional client service
- Manage and empower people
Core Requirements:
- A relevant B degree in City Planning
- Registration as a Professional Planner with the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN).
- 6 years’ relevant management experience in a similar environment, of which at least 4 years must have been at Senior Management level
- Strategic leadership skills
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and acts
- An understanding of political and administrative structures
- Operational financial management, planning and reporting skills
- Policy development skills
- Programme and project management skills
- Effective communication skills
- Skill in the utilization of human capital
- Knowledge of economic methods and theories
Enquiries: Tel: Natasja Havenga (011) 999 6356.
Note: The successful candidate who does not have the NQF Level 5 Finance Management qualification will be required to obtain it within 18 months, in terms of the National Treasury Requirement.
Appointments will be made on a 5 (five) year fixed term and will be subject to the signing of an employment contract, performance agreement and disclosure of financial interest. Candidates will be subjected to relevant competency assessment as well as security clearance / vetting processes.
Applications will not be considered if the necessary copies of the required qualifications, identity documents, driver’s license (if applicable) and current professional registration (if applicable), are not attached to the application / CV. Candidates may be requested to submit proof of the NQF level applicable to the qualifications they have obtained.
Should candidates not be informed of the outcome of the application within six weeks of the closing date, it should be regarded as having been unsuccessful. The City of Ekurhuleni subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and reserves the right to appoint, not appoint or to appoint laterally.
