Senior Heritage Professional Officer at City of Cape Town

Requirements

• A relevant Bachelor’s Degree (NQF 7) in Architecture, Archaeology,
• Urban Planning and Design, History, Urban Conservation, a relevant
• built environment degree, Heritage Management or related qualification
• At least 5 years relevant experience in a heritage management or related field
• Supervisory experience advantageous
• Sound knowledge and understanding of heritage legislation and practice
• Computer proficiency in MS Office & SAP
• A valid Motor Vehicle licence
• Physically fit and able-bodied.
• Registration with the South African Council of Architect Practitioners(SACAP) and/or Association of Professional Heritage Practitioners(APHP) Preferred.

Key Performance Areas

• Provides Heritage Management inputs into the City’s strategic forward planning, policy and project initiatives for District
• Ensures consistent application of Heritage Legislation and procedures in activities and developments
• Ensure compliance with statutory and City requirements and to optimize resources
• To provide heritage resource management and effectively and continuously improve motivational levels, and identify weaknesses as early as possible.
• Provides Financial Control and Contract Management assistance and advice
• Proactively improve or conserve the environmental and heritage resources of the District/Section .
• Ensuring developmental assessment processes are legislatively compliant from an Environmental, Heritage and Outdoor Advertising point of view.
• To provide District-wide/local participation, mutual support, ownership and duty of care to environmental and heritage assets in line with regulatory laws and strategy

CLOSING DATE

• 29.06.2025