Town Planner at Mbhashe Local Municipality

Basic Qualifications and Experience:    ,  .

• Requirements: National Diploma or Degree in Town and Regional Planning;
• A valid Code 08 or 10 Driver's License;
• Compulsory registration as Professional manner with South African Council of Planner (SACPLAN);
• At least four (4) years experience in town planning

Competencies:

• Proficiency in AutoCAO - viewing, editing and converting drawings
• Proficiency in ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS online including spatial database man gement
• Ability to support municipal planning processes with Gt6 tools
• Be well versed with spatial data analysis, map production, data collection ArcGIS dashboard

Key Performance Areas:

• Assist the immediate supervisor with Land Development-Applications - Rezorting, Subdivision, Township Establishment and Consent Use and other
• Assess the application's compliance with all application submissio quireme.nts anp standards, title deeds restrictions, planning law, applicable pglicies and frameworks or plans, and other related disciplines and laws.
• Ensure that applicants submit all the relevant documents submitted with land use applications meet the requirements as set out in applicable guidelines and Planning By-Laws as well as any additional information requested during the pre-application assessment
• Draft land use application reports to decision makers by selecting the most appropriate report format, evaluating said applications and making recommendations to approve or refuse statutory land use development applications in accordance with provisions of applicable planning law prior to a decision being taken.
• Provide assistance to the immediate supervisor to evaluate, comment on and recommend appeal applications submitted against decisions taken by the Authorised Official or Planning Tribunal, to ensure that appeals are dealt with according to the prescribed processes.
• Provide assistance and support to the immediate superiors in the management of key processes, applications and requirements related to the development and/or amendment of town planning policies and by-laws, including the establishment of project teams, formulating the project brief, engaging with key stakeholders / role­ players, facilitate community involvement, packaging community projects, capacity building interventions for civil society structures, etc to ensure that due consideration is given to critical needs of the institutions and communities concerned.
• Serve as member of the Planning Tribunal of applicable municipality, to attend meetings, obtain all information needed to take a decision, decide on applications before the Tribunal and ensure that decisions taken by the Tribunal are aligned with applicable planning laws, agreements, delegations and powers assigned to it by the Council concerned.