Manager Disaster Management at Central Karoo District Municipality

CORE FUNCTION

• To Manage Disasters in the Council’s area of jurisdiction. It entails the duties and responsibilities as stipulated in the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act 57 of 2002) with specific reference to Sections 42 to 55 of the Act. The successful applicant will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of the National Emergency Alarm Radio Network, other disaster management radio networks, the functioning of a Disaster Management Centre and the operations of the Disaster Management IT system.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• National Diploma/Degree in Disaster (Risk) Management.
• 8 years relevant disaster management experience of which 2 years at senior level.
• DMISA Registration will be to the advantage of applicants.
• Facilitation skills.
• Sound computer literacy.
• Valid B Drivers Licence.
• Computer Literate and proficient in Ms Word/Excel/PowerPoint 
• Excellent written and communication skills in at least two of three regional languages with excellent fluency in spoken and written English
• Attention to detail and good organizational skills
• Good presentation and project management skills
• Good understanding and interpretation of relevant legislation, policies, procedures and regulations
• Good decision making, abilities to prevent serious impacts on lives and property
• Required to be on standby, to attend to and take charge of major incidents if, and when required
• Required to work overtime
• Required to travel on official duties.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Disaster (Risk) Management
• Disaster Risk Prevention and Reduction
• Disaster Mitigation
• Disaster Preparedness and Response
• Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
• Disaster operations and emergency communications and control
• Emergency operations management
• Disaster risk assessment and profiling
• Disaster risk education, training and public awareness
• Disaster information management and communication
• Problem solving
• Discipline Specific.