Assistant Manager: Valuations (Pretoria) at Office of the Valuer-General

DUTIES:

• Conduct property valuations for properties identified for land reform purpose in terms of S12(1)(a) of PVA.
• Receive the valuation request and interpret the instructions to ensure compliance.
• Provide a written notice to the owner of the property within 7 days.
• Conduct physical site inspections of the properties.
• Conduct property market research and sales analysis.
• Compile valuations reports and submission thereof.
• Conduct property valuations for purpose of acquisition and disposal in terms of S12(1)(b) of PVA.
• Receive the valuation request and interpret the instructions to ensure compliance.
• Provide a written notice to the owner of the property within 7 days.
• Conduct physical site inspections of the properties.
• Conduct property market research and sales analysis.
• Compile valuations reports an submission for approval.
• Conduct quality assurance on property valuation reports completed by other valuers.
• Receive the valuation report and verify compliance with the client's instructions, policies and procedures (PVA, Regulations).
• Assess whether the valuation report was performed in accordance with appropriate valuation standards and methodology.
• Compile comments for authors of the report and record the findings.
• Request for amendments after engaging with the external valuer, if required. Issue valuations certificates in agreement with the manager.
• Attend to the representations in accordance with the Regulations under the Property Valuers Act 17 of 2014.
• Receive and acknowledge receipt of the owner’s representation.
• Assess information received from Owner/ representative.
• Consider amendment if any. Issue final certificate in agreement with the manager.
• Attend to all queries regarding all valuation performed by OVG.
• Receive and acknowledge receipt.
• Assess the query and gathered all the relevant information. Record all queries for future use.
• Address the query within the set timeframe.

REQUIREMENTS:

• National Diploma/Degree in Real Estate /Property Studies/Property Development and Management, Land and Property Development Management or any qualification accredited by the South African Council for Property Valuers Profession (SACPVP). Registered as a Professional Associated Valuer or Professional Valuer. Minimum of 3 years of property valuation experience.

Job Related Knowledge:

• Understanding of rural development programmes, including mandates of the department. Detailed knowledge of the factors that can affect property values. Knowledge of farm valuation. Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. Knowledge of processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology. Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules and the democratic political process.

Job Related Skills:

• Planning and organising. Policy Analysis and interpretation. Report writing. Computer literacy. Interpersonal relations.
• Project management.
• Presentation skills.
• Communication skills.
• Another requirement: Valid driver’s license.