Workplace: SRAC Offices, 41 Van Riebeeck Avenue, Alberton
Key performance areas:
- Plan, organise, facilitate and direct cultural affairs directorate within the Department by inculcating a reading culture, ensuring lifelong learning for community members, preserving arts, heritage and culture assets, and unleashing creative and performing arts
- Manage and monitor the implementation of the organisational strategy of cultural affairs to ensure effective service delivery and alignment with relevant strategies and practices
- Manage the development, compliance and implementation of policies, relevant frameworks and corporate governance to ensure compliance governance in the Department
- Oversee the operational management, coordination and implementation of programmes to ensure that the Department is kept in pace with the needs of the communities
- Manage and ensure effective and efficient execution of financial services to ensure compliance to Municipality financial administration
- Oversee and coordinate client service satisfaction and excellence
- Maintain good relationship and foster empowerment
- Relevant B Degree in Library and Information Services, Cultural Studies, Arts, Culture and Heritage or a relevant equivalent qualification
- 6 years in a senior management position. Experience of relevant municipal, provincial and national systems, procedures, and policies.
- Strategic leadership and decision-making skills
- Budgetary and financial management skills
- Management skills
- Policy development skills
- Project management skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Writing and presentation skills
- HR Management
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.
