Special Advisor Projects: Infrastructure Coordination & Asset Management at City of Johannesburg

Minimum Requirements: 

• Matric/ Grade 12; 
• Bachelor’s Degree in the Building Environment or related field (NQF level 7); 
• At least 10 years’ overall working experience, of which 5 years must be at senior management level in a large enterprise; 
• The applicant must have the leading competencies and core competencies as required by the Local Government Competency Framework; 
• The applicant shall undergo a competency assessment as well as security vetting; 
• Valid driver’s license; and 
• Appointment to this position will be subject to the signing of an employment contract and performance agreement, as well as disclosure of financial interests. 

Primary Function:

Provide special advice to the City’s Departments and Municipal Entities in evidence-based planning, prioritization, and investments for Infrastructure over the long term in line with the City’s long term spatial vision. Provide technical advice to the Municipal Entities in updating their Asset Registers to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable asset management norms and standards. Lead, direct and advise on multiple strategic and/or high-risk engineering infrastructural projects in order to ensure that the City’s capital budget is optimally utilised to achieve its strategic objectives and developmental needs. By taking a results-driven approach, to ensure quality of spend and achieve a high return on investment from the City’s capital investment into strategic engineering infrastructure. Proactively assist the City to balance engineering infrastructure priorities and needs within its budget. Facilitate and manage the successful implementation of multiple engineering projects within respective MEs/Departments. 

Key Performance Areas: 

• Programme and Project Management - Develop a comprehensive strategic micro and macro analysis of projects within the scope of projects, in accordance with institutional objects. 
• Programme and Project Management - Transversal management and co-ordination of multi-departmental capital projects. 
• Planning and organizing - Improve performance on infrastructure projects by providing input into existing programmes to strengthen project-related outputs with project communication and management. 
• Planning and organizing - Assist with the alignment of the capital projects portfolio to the strategic objectives set by the administration as captured in the IDP and supporting document. 
• Engage with potential stakeholders to facilitate collaboration with the City of Johannesburg; 
• Financial Management - Ensure effective utilisation of financial resources and maximise capital and grant expenditure. 
• Financial Management - Evaluate the financial impact of strategic decisions across infrastructural projects. 
• Financial Management - Providing assurance to the Special Projects Coordinator on infrastructure projects by ensuring minimum financial risk. 
• Change Leadership – navigate the strategic change process to deliver optimal change solutions. 
• Knowledge Management - Identifying, managing, packaging, and disseminating key information to project stakeholders at all stages of project management. 

Leading Competencies: 

• Ability to work with political representatives and work under high levels of stressful conditions; 
• Must be able to work extended hours and be on standby; 
• Computer literacy (MS Office Packages, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); 
• Good communication skills in English and must be able to communicate and coordinate effectively with other stakeholders; 
• Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy and excellent planning, organising, coordinating and time management skills. 

Core Competencies: 

• Basic knowledge of Human Resources (HR) concepts and functions; 
• Knowledge of HR Training processes; 
• Collaborative/Teamwork, Values and Integrity, Attention to detail, and quality-focused; 
• Customer and Service Delivery Management (Batho Pele) Ethics, Professionalism; 
• Impact and Influence according to City’s protocols, legislation, and standards.