Deputy Director: Human Settlements Policy and Planning at City of Tshwane

Appointment requirements

• An appropriate three-year career-related tertiary qualification (degree or national diploma) in Town and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Development Planning or any other study field related to the position
• Registration as a Professional Planner with the South African Council for Town and Regional Planners (SACPLAN) will be an added advantage
• At least eight years’ relevant working experience in a human settlement planning environment, of which at least four years should be at managerial level
• A valid Code B driving licence
• Computer literacy
• Must be able to visit outside the workplace if and when needed or attend meetings after hours and on weekends 

Personal attributes and/or competencies

• Excellent report writing skills; presentation skills; communication skills; ability to work under pressure; ability to meet deadlines; good organisational skills; decisiveness; ability to pay attention to detail; accuracy; analytical thinking skills; good interpersonal skills

 Primary functions

• Identify areas for subsidised housing projects and initiate feasibility studies to determine the development ability of the areas
• Initiate the planning and township establishment process and monitor the implementation of housing-related projects in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations and policies in an integrated manner within the City of Tshwane
• Coordinate, formulate, review and provide comments on policy, strategies and plans relating to planning, housing and human settlement matters
• Advise the Human Settlements Department on strategic and policy matters
• Attend to and provide strategic support to intergovernmental relations matters, like issues in relation to the Urban Settlements Development Grant, environmental impact assessments, intergovernmental relations forums and bilateral engagements with the national and provincial government
• Facilitate, coordinate and implement the monitoring of public-private partnership projects, including mega projects of the national Department of Human Settlements
• Identify land parcels that are suitable for human settlement development purposes and prepare feasibility studies to inform the acquisition or expropriation of land parcels
• Facilitate the planning and packaging for the development of old hostels to habitable sustainable human settlements
• Facilitate the provision of social amenities in old and new townships
• Participate in and represent the department at all strategic review meetings of the City and ensure integration of, among others, the Integrated Development Plan, Metropolitan Spatial Development Framework, Sustainable Human Settlements Development Plan, informal settlements and Regional Spatial Development Frameworks
• Provide guidance in the planning of the development of human settlements in relation to principles emanating from applicable national, provincial and City strategic plans, strategies and policies
• Respond and attend to enquiries relating to housing and human settlement matters, including enquiries from Section 79 committees as per the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) and other committees of Council, the Office of the Public Protector, the South African Human Rights Commission, the Auditor-General and any other Chapter 9 institution, organs of state and other legal matters
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports on the progress made on the department’s key performance indicators