General Manager: Housing Planning And Strategy at Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Requirements

• Hons Degree/Degree in Urban and Regional Planning/ City and Regional Planning/ Town and Regional Planning
• Certificate in Strategic Management
• Certificate in Project Management
• Registration with SACPLAN as a Professional Planner
• Valid code B/EB driver’s license
• Computer literate
• Ten (10) years’ experience in City and Regional Planning of which five (5) years must be at Senior Management level

Key Performance Areas

• Contributes to the overall policy and strategy development within BCMM
• Develops standard operating procedures for all functions within the Department
• Identify key areas for interventions in human settlements within the framework
• Institutes corrective measures on audit findings
• Provides input to human settlements analyses and needs assessment and other activities aimed at urban environmental planning and management
• Ensures compliance with relevant legal prescriptions and constraints

Core Competence

Competencies as listed below:

• Organisational awareness   
• Demonstrates an understanding of the municipal and local government processes

Project Management  

• Manages multiple projects

Communication 

• Deals with issues directly

Closing Date: 2025-11-26