Deputy Director: Municipal Infrastructure Management at Northern Cape Provincial Treasury

REQUIREMENTS :

• NQF level 6 qualifications in Built environment or related fields. A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience of which at least 3 years must be at Assistant Director level or equivalent, in monitoring infrastructure projects/programmes. Registration with ECSA, SACPLAN or related body (advantage) A valid driver’s license

DUTIES :

• Support Municipal Infrastructure Performance Management: Provide inputs in order to prepare and update the framework for the Municipal Infrastructure Delivery Management System. Identify, risks, review and update the risk mitigation strategy for the implementation of the framework for the Municipal Infrastructure Delivery Management System.
• Provide inputs to the design and implementation of the performance management system for the delivery of infrastructure. Analyse, monitor and report on relevant infrastructure legislation requirements.
• Provide inputs to the design of standard operation procedures and Codes of Practices for financial and budgetary functions in the infrastructure delivery value chain. Provide inputs for Provincial Treasury Instructions, frameworks, best Practice Notes and Circulars.
• Monitor Infrastructure Financial Management: Monitor and report on compliance with relevant DoRA sections, PFMA and conditional grant frameworks. Provide financial inputs to relevant Infrastructure forums. Provide inputs to National Treasury on the formation of DoRA. Provide inputs to infrastructure budget guidelines. Review requests for financial roll-overs and make recommendations.
• Provide guidance on Infrastructure Planning Portfolio Management: Provide inputs and guidance at the Infrastructure Medium-Term Expenditure hearings and related forums. Provide financial inputs to Public Private Partnerships infrastructure projects. Assess and advise on the affordability of Municipal Infrastructure financial implications. Provide inputs into the assessment of Municipal Infrastructure Asset Management Plans.
• Provide guidance on Infrastructure Project / Programmes: Monitor financial aspects in terms of the implementation of Service Level / Delivery Agreements. Assess Municipal Infrastructure Programmes Management Plans and make Recommendations. Analyse and report on annual evaluation of Municipal Infrastructure projects/programmes. Support Infrastructure Capacity Building initiatives: Provide training on IDMS.
• Prepare and document best practices on infrastructure delivery. Participate in relevant Communities of Practice in Municipalities. Assess and report on DoRA Human Resources reports. Provide operational leadership in the management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of human resource and activities within the unit: Management of human resource including;
• Discipline management, Training and Development, PMDS, Employee Health and Wellness management, Attendance and leave management, Mainstreaming of females, youth and persons with disabilities, General management in terms of Budget monitoring, Input preparation, implementation, monitoring and reporting on Strategic/Annual Performance/Operational and HR Plans of the Directorate/unit. Management of governance structures and systems (e.g. Fora/ committees and PERSAL). Utilisation and care of assets within the unit/ directorate Recordkeeping and reporting.