Principal Professional Officer|Senior Professional Officer|Professional Officer at City of Cape Town

Requirements

• A relevant three-year tertiary qualification.
• Preference for a BTech or Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Legal, Logistics, SCM, Procurement or other disciplines relevant to operations/directorate business area.
• Principal Professional Officer (PPO): Minimum 8 years’ relevant experience.
• Senior Professional Officer (SPO): 5 – 8 years relevant experience.
• Professional Officer (PO): 5 – 8 years relevant experience.
• Computer literacy, in MS Office Applications.
• SAP proficiency as an added advantage.

Key Performance Areas

• Oversee, guide, advise/ implement Procurement & Tender Management policies, procedures, systems and processes in the department responsible for directorate reporting.
• Oversee, guide, advise / implement tenders in accordance with policies, procedures, systems and processes in the directorate.
• Management of an active plan for W&S directing the needs for goods & services, construction and consultants in order to ensure the timeous availability of the required contracts in delivering the W&S 10-year Portfolio.
• Responsible for providing procurement management services to project and contract managers, ensuring compliance by the departments with City policies, regulations and procedures for Water & Sanitation including directing the standards of procurement for W&S.
• Managing relationships of internal and external stakeholders (SCM, CMU, Legal Services, etc) of the directorate in its management functions, outputs and its further development to attain its goals in Procurement & Tender Management functions through clear and professional communications as required.
• PPO & SPO: Manage outcomes associated with the utilization, empowerment, productivity and performance of personnel within the branch.

CLOSING DATE 10.07.2026