Workplace: Boksburg Metro Parks, No. 1 Railway Road, Boksburg
Key performance areas:
- Develop, plan, implement and drive a parks and cemeteries strategy and master implementation plans in response to the organisational strategy
- Ensure integration of business processes and systems, enabling sustainable service excellence
- Coordinate, oversee and facilitate the development, alignment and implementation of parks and cemeteries planning programmes across the organisation
- Monitor, report and advise on horticultural best practice research benchmarks
- Assess projects and initiatives and make recommendations to the HOD: Environmental Resource and Waste Management in terms of cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment, ensuring alignment to business objectives
- Guide, monitor and report on relevant programmes or projects within area of accountability
- Align environmental standards, policies and legislation to the broader Environmental Resource and Waste Management Strategy
- Monitor and ensure effective revenue management and financial control, corporate governance and compliance throughout area of accountability
- Communicate a meaningful strategic context that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness
- Monitor and drive legislative and regulatory changes and compliance with policies, corporate governance, relevant legislation and risk mitigation strategies
- Develop and deliver on Service Level Agreements made with internal and external stakeholders that meet or exceed client expectations
- Drive an aligned client service excellence culture which builds enduring rewarding relationships, proposes innovations and allows others to provide exceptional client service
- Establish and manage strategic internal and external relationships, inclusive of customers, service providers and relevant legislative agencies and structures
- Manage and empower people
- A relevant Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Environmental Science, Horticulture or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
- 8 years’ relevant management experience, of which at least 4 years’ must have been at Senior Management level
- Knowledge of and exposure to the Environmental Resource and Waste Management environment
- Strategic capability and leadership
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, acts and frameworks
- Excellent financial management skills
- Risk management competency
- People management and empowerment skills
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.
