Chief Operations Officer at City of uMhlathuze

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 7 years at senior and middle management level, of which at least 2 years must be at Senior Management level. 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Gr 12/ Matric certificate A relevant Postgraduate Degree or relevant qualification registered on the National Qualifications Framework at NQF Level 8 with a minimum of 120 credits; A valid driver’s licence; 

ADDED ADVANTAGE

• At least 10 years’ relevant experience in local government; Registration with a relevant professional body. 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Manage and coordinate the day-to-day operations and activities of the City of uMhlathuze. Provide both strategic and support services to ensure that the Municipality delivers on its mandate in an integrated and coordinated manner. Ensure that the Municipality is more responsive, accountable, transparent and compliant and enhances service delivery.
• Ensure proper coordination of management of the integrated planning processes of the Municipality, ensuring that the focus remains on customers, and that they be continuously engaged in planning, implementation and review processes.
• Oversees the development, implementation and review of policies and strategies. Ensure good corporate governance and entrenches a performance-driven culture throughout the institution. Play a key role in transforming the Municipality into a developmental local government institution.
• Manage the development and implementation of external relations between the Municipality, stakeholders, other spheres of government and international partners to achieve alignment with the council’s priorities, as expressed in its IDP. Manage the Department’s budget planning, implementation and review to support deliverables in relation to the IDP,
• Manage the development, implementation and review of the Municipality’s vision and long-term strategy, Provide advice and support to Council, the City Manager and other office bearers on all functions of the Department which includes inter alia: Integrated Development Planning 
• Service delivery Enterprise Risk Management Communications Public Participation and Councillor Support ➣Performance Management Internal Audit 
• Research, Knowledge and Innovation Safety Health, Environment and Quality The Office of the Chief Operations Officer is an extension of the Office of the City Manager and therefore performs a strategic support role to the City Manager, Mayor, Deputy Mayor, the Speaker and the Executive Committee.