Manager: Office of the Municipal Manager at Frances Baard District Municipality

Ref. no: 28/25

Basic salary: R660 072.00 – R856 716.00 (plus benefits: Pension, Medical aid scheme, Group life insurance, motor vehicle allowance, housing subsidy, 13th cheque)

Requirements:

• The applicant must be in possession of a bachelor’s degree or BTech degree in public management/administration/law.
• A minimum of 4 – 5 years relevant experience on supervisory level in administration/strategic and advisory management/management and administration of council committees.
• A valid code 8 Drivers’ license.
• Computer Literacy.

Key performance areas:

• Managing and administering committee Services by mapping out the critical short and long term plans, policy frameworks,
• Ensure the effectiveness and efficiency in the office of the Municipal Manager, providing strategic advice to the municipal manager, systems and controls relating to the participative and secretariat programmes/ projects and support; defining the financial provisions required to execute responsibilities, discussing and guiding the implementation plan with key stakeholders bodies, Political Office Bearers and Executive management referring to trends and best practice, addressing Councillor support interventions and providing guidance and advice to Committees in order to ensure the section is positioned to co-ordinate the operations of Council decision making structures and processes professionally and make available acceptable levels of support.
• Overseeing the promotion of meetings, liaising with stakeholder bodies, Political Office Bearers and Executive Management with a view to improving the management approach and co-ordination. Advising Committees in their deliberations to support conformance with Council’s Rules of Order and legislative prescripts in the absence of the Municipal Manager.
• Providing the guidelines and advice on the standards applicable to the framing of resolutions and/ or other requirements to facilitate the decisionmaking process. Monitoring and informing Councilor’s and Whips in respect of breaches to Council’s Rules of Order and Code of Conduct and making available details of non-compliance to the Speaker for the implementation of disciplinary measures.
• Overseeing the process of declaring the vacancy to the Independent Electoral Commission. Checking the execution of the Councillor Induction Programme for newly appointed Councillors and the relevant legislation, Terms of Reference, Rules of Order made available and orientation on Council’s decision making processes attended to.
• Monitoring processes associated with the submission and circulation of information through Council and its Committees and the relevant actions required to address critical decision making issues that are deferred or approved for implementation.
• Co-ordination of all correspondence for the office of the Municipal Manager internally and externally.
• Serve as a link of all interdepartmental and intra-departmental programs and assist to drive and guidance of strategic and business operations of the municipality.
• Manage the financial affairs of the office of the Municipal Manager.