Deputy Head (Parks Leisure & Cemet) at eThekwini Municipality

Key Responsibility Areas

• Direct the broader mandate of the City’s parks, leisure and cemeteries strategies and define the intent and purpose of the Department as a key contributor to improving the  understanding of functional areas with a holistic perspective of the status.
• Contribute to the content of the Unit’s business Plan performance charter, providing realistic measures of assessment and evaluation.
• Present business cases of the critical key performance areas, objectives and measures of outputs using financial and operations financial indicators to indicate short, medium- and  long-term interventions necessary for supporting the city’s and units strategic intent.
• Align the Departmental key performance areas to the broader objectives of the cluster and  the units within the cluster.
• Keep abreast with changes in legislation and trends impacting or influencing the execution  of key performance areas related to the functionality and make appropriate  recommendations to Unit Heads/ DCMs and City Manager.
• Direct and control outcomes associated with utilisation, productivity and performance of personnel within the Department.
• Control and oversee the department’s financial performance against the budget and provide input into the determination of provisions required to support Cluster outcomes.
• Develop and maintain a city-wide Intergovernmental Relations improvement strategy and provide expertise and guidance during other strategic planning initiatives.
• Determine and institute appropriate processes to support the development of Information Library and Information Management Systems.
• Contribute to the programme development and management applications and projects conceptualisation, planning, infra-structure development and packaging processes.
• Disseminate strategic and functional information on the immediate, short- and long-term objectives and current applications and constraints.
• Control and executes actions to address administrative and reporting requirements associated with the key performance and result indicators of the functionality.

Competencies

• Managing work
• Planning and organizing.
• Facility specific skills.
• Workplace safety.
• Interpersonal relationship.
• Service delivery orientation.
• Action orientation.
• Strategic direction & leadership.
• Financial management.
• Change leadership.

Governance management. 

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) in Parks or Recreation or Leisure or Agriculture or Natural 
• Resources or Biodiversity Conservation or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 9 years relevant experience of which 3 years must be at a senior management level. 

Preferred Requirements

• Post graduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Parks or Recreation or Leisure or Agriculture or 
• Natural Resources or Biodiversity Conservation or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• 10 years relevant experience of which 4 years must be at a senior management level.