Executive Manager: Office of the CEO at Housing Development Agency (HDA)

Key Performance Areas:

Strategic Vision and Leadership

• Define and develop the existing strategic vision for the HDA with input from the CEO, Board, Management and sector key role players.
• Communicate strategic vision to internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and continuously implement a culture of performance, critical assessment, accountability and responsibility within the entire organisation.
• Have the insight to recognise the property and build environment opportunities and steer the HDA into a flexible and innovative industry leader.
• Assist the CEO to creating value to the key and strategic shareholders.
• Acts as a strategic partner on the leadership team and works closely with the team to ensure they are meeting performance expectations.
• Drive the delivering against key business metrics.
• Provide methods to improve quality, efficiency and productivity as well as cost containment processes.
• Works collaboratively to develop and/or improve systems, processes, controls and procedures that improve the overall efficiency of the HDA and ensure excellent services.
• Work autonomously while ensuring CEO expectations are readily met.
• Holistic understanding of the South African property development sector as a whole.

Operational Strategy

• Manager and oversee the core business delivery and assist the CEO in ensuring that the annual performance plan targets are achieved.
• Support and monitoring of the functionally integrated business plan that is aligned to strategic vision.
• Coordinate with the CEO the implement of the organisation’s strategies within required timeframe, within the relevant regulations.
• Assist with reviewing business reports required to the Board and other key stakeholders.
• Assist the CEO with building an effective, aligned, integrated, dynamic and high-performance management team.
• Oversee performance of HDA’s deliverables to ensure achievement of strategic plans, objectives and goals and provide monthly reports to the CEO.
• Assist the CEO with identifying performance gaps and assist with addressing with relevant stakeholders in order to fast-track project delivery.
• The incumbent must have the ability to establish and grow the HDA’s role as a developer of human settlements.
• Build and maintain a strong stakeholder network of potential key stakeholders, funders and partners.
• Develop the HDA to deliver its mandate, achieve its reputational goals and financial sustainability goals.
• Build and sustain long term, credible, trusting and mutually beneficial relationships with other organs of the state.
• Interface with spheres of government to achieve improved integrated sustainable human settlements development.
• Build the HDA profile and image within the human settlement / housing sector.

Governance

• Implement policies and procedures and ensure compliance with policies and legislation (e.g. PFMA, MFMA, compliance, HDA Act etc.).
• Interface and manage Board Governance through the CEO.
• Facilitate effective compliance with good corporate governance prescripts.

Built Environment Management

• Oversee the development and presentation of project proposals across the HDA.
• Oversee the development and project implementation processes.

Programme Integration and Monitoring

• Coordinate the integrated functioning of all operational functions.
• Oversee the integration and alignment of various departments and their operational plans
• Address any challenges to CEO to mitigate.

People Management

• Select, assign, lead and manage direct reports
• Set clear objectives for self and others and measure achievements against these objectives through implementation and monitoring of the performance management system
• Build and manage relationships with staff members
• Develop and manage the implementation of succession plans for key individuals and critical positions.
• Ensure compliance of all HDA policies and procedures
• Manage risks and assist the CEO to address staff issues as and when they arise

Financial Management

• Develop the operational and capital budget for the CEO Office
• Manage the expenditure against approved budget
• Ensure procurement processes are tracked and monitored and adhered to in line with the relevant policies and procedures
• Address any anomalies in spend and budget and review financial performance for the various units

Qualifications and Experience

• Civil engineering, project management or construction / built management Degree required
• A Master’s degree, e.g. MBA, MBL will be an advantage
• 3-5 years Senior Management experience required
• Experience in government infrastructure development required
• Knowledge of MFMA and PFMA
• Knowledge of iDMSS and/or other infrastructure procurement systems
• Experience in the human settlement’s environment with particular emphasis on development of land for human settlement
• Demonstrated implementation of values-based management and adherence to corporate governance principles
• Familiar and experience with the Intergovernmental Relations Framework
• Familiarity with public sector land asset management legislation and regulations