Assistant Director: Outdoor Advertising (BDM) at City of Johannesburg

Minimum Requirements: 

• Matric/Grade 12 with a Bachelor’s degree in Built Environment (eg Town Planning/Town and Regional Planning, Spatial Planning/architecture, civil/structural engineering/ quantity surveying at NQF level 7; 
• 7- 9 years’ experience in the outdoor advertising environment 
• At least five (5) years’ experience at management level 
• Must have a valid driver’s license. 

Primary Function: 

• To provide strategic and operational leadership in the regulation, management, and control of outdoor advertising within the City, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, municipal by‑laws, and policy frameworks. The role is responsible for overseeing the assessment, approval, monitoring, and enforcement of outdoor advertising applications and installations, while promoting orderly urban development, public safety, and aesthetic standards 

Key Performance Areas: 

• Participate in the various structures of BDM on the development of business plans, strategies, policies, procedures, work processes and systems of the department.
• Supervise and empower staff in the department 
• Supervise the assessment (pre-assessments and full assessments) of all outdoor Advertising applications for recommendation for final decision 
• Recommend to the Director: Building Development Management work improvement processes where necessary 
• Handle the correspondence, queries and enquiries elevated by Operations Management/ Technical Evaluators. 
• Ensure complaints of the public regarding the by-law processes are dealt with effectively and efficiently on matters related to outdoor advertising activities 
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including the General Public and Council Departments; Municipal-owned Entities and Agencies; Provincial and National Government 
• Compile and consolidate the statistics on the activities of the Outdoor Advertising Unit 
• The incumbent may be required to perform various ad hoc duties delegated by the Director from time to time 

Leading Competencies: 

• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office) 
• Interpersonal Skills 
• Communication Skills 
• Facilitation Skills 
• Supervisory Skills 
• Project Management 
• Information Management 
• Report writing 

Core Competencies: 

• Knowledge and understanding of the Outdoor Advertising environment 
• Knowledge of Departmental policies and procedures 
• Knowledge of HR Policies and Procedures 

CLOSING DATE: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2026