Senior Administration Officer - Durban at eThekwini Municipality

Job Purpose    

• To provide administration support services to various strategic processes and initiatives within the unit such as a risk management, Health and safety Management, performance management, skills development, talent management and customer services management.

Key Responsibility Areas    

• Co-ordinates risk management in the Unit by Capturing all risks into CURA risk register.
• Co-ordinates the Units emergency preparedness by chairing and ensuring that emergency preparedness meetings are held.
• Coordinates the unit’s skills development initiatives by monitoring the implementation of the WSP.
• Monitoring that performance agreements are concluded, signed and captured on the municipality's performance management systems.
• Facilitating the submission of the Units contribution to the scorecard and SDBIP, including project plans and KPI definitions.
• Facilitates the unit’s talent management initiatives.
• Co-ordinates with unit’s customer service management initiatives.
• Manages the procedural administrative and reporting requirements/ deadlines associated with the function.
• Produces and edit documents requested by managers within the unit.
• Ensures that a good knowledge of theory, policies and processes that govern the unit’s operation.

Competencies    

• Attention to detail.
• Ethics and professionalism.
• Problem solving.
• Planning and organising.
• Business processes.
• Data processing & Analysis
• Interpersonal relationships.
• Communication.
• Client orientation and customer focus.
• Action orientation.
• Resilience.
• Change readiness.

Essential Requirements    

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Public Management or Public Administration or equivalent.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 3 years relevant experience

Preferred Requirements    

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Public Management or Public Administration or equivalent.
• 4 Years relevant experience.