Current Jobs at Stellenbosch Municipality

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 with accounting
• Computer literate, including spreadsheets (Excel, MS Word)
• 18 months relevant experience

Other Requirements:

• Good interpretation skills and ability to complete high-volume work under pressure
• Must maintain and reflect the highest level of ethical and moral values (SCM)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Language proficiency in at least two of the three Western Cape official languages (English, Afrikaans, Xhosa)
• Strong analytical/numerical skills and attention to detail

Responsibilities:

• Assist with completion of the contract register for the municipality with all SCM contracts
• Verification of tender decisions and rates and submission to supervisor
• Update of the identified contracts on the contract register
• Assist with relevant information to be included in the Annual Financial Statements, including capital commitments
• Maintain adequate records (paper and/or electronic) in sufficient detail on an appropriate contract file to provide an audit trail
• Distribution of orders to relevant officials
• Process orders within the timeframes set and regulated by the Standard Operating Procedure

Added Advantage:

• Experience in SCM environment
• Local government experience

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Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 8
• Must have a minimum of 12 months brush cutting, grass mowing, and kudu experience with a relevant qualification
• Must produce a valid brush cutter/kudu certificate

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to work in all weather conditions
• Proficiency in at least two of the three Western Cape official languages (English, Afrikaans, Xhosa)
• Must be able to work in a team
• Must be physically fit and able to lift heavy objects
• Practical test will be conducted

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Mow lawn according to the schedule
• Cut bushes and shrubs using the brush cutter
• Water plants and trees according to schedule
• Pick up papers
• Rake leaves
• Gather garden rubble and prepare to load on the truck
• Load truck with rubble and unload at relevant site
• Weed the gardens
• Spray herbicides and pesticides to manage bugs and weeds
• Assist with decorations for functions
• Operate the chainsaw to remove branches
• Clean and maintain machinery
• Report all defects
• Wear relevant PPE

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Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Valid Code B Driver's Licence
• 1-year relevant experience

Other Requirements:

• Proven ability to function under work- and time pressure
• Computer literate
• Good health and attendance record
• Good interpersonal relations
• Good language proficiency in two of the three official languages of the Western Cape (Afrikaans, English, Xhosa)
• Able to work outside in all weather conditions
• Must be willing to read meters in all possible dangerous and unhygienic areas and spaces
• Willing to work overtime as requested

Responsibilities:

• Read all conventional water- and electricity meters in the WCO24 Municipal area using an electronic device
• Identify premises without water/electricity meters
• Identify new and renovated buildings in progress for valuation purposes
• Open and clean restricted meters due to rubble, water, etc.
• Perform administrative duties related to the section
• Maintain and safeguard allocated Council vehicle and tools/equipment

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Minimum Requirements:

• Tertiary Qualification in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or a related field
• 1-3 years relevant experience
• Valid Code B Driving License

Other Requirements:

• Results-driven, team player with a customer-focused approach
• Knowledge of geomatics principles and ability to apply this knowledge
• Ability to communicate well at all levels (both written and verbal)
• Positive attitude
• Ability to plan and organize workloads effectively to enhance performance
• Willingness to work irregular hours
• High level of computer literacy, specifically in GIS system applications
• Sound knowledge of Geographical Information Systems and regulations
• Good research and analytical skills
• Proficient in MS Office

Added Advantage:

• Experience within a municipal or government setting
• Registered with South African Geomatics Council as a GISc Technician

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Obtain and extract data from specific sources, such as spreadsheets and databases
• Check data for errors as it is entered
• Formalize and enhance templates
• Manage the central repository and documents
• Demonstrate knowledge of capture methods for primary spatial data
• Develop a basic understanding of GIS data structures for data acquisition
• Understand elements contributing to data quality and metadata
• Capture geo-information from secondary data sources
• Demonstrate knowledge of sources for spatial data
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of GPS data
• Capture data with GPS for GIS
• Understand computer database management systems
• Develop simple SQL queries
• Understand principles of spatial data in databases
• Create simple databases (e.g., file geodatabases)
• Understand various spatial data formats and attribute data types
• Complete an original, basic GIS project under supervision
• Apply basic GIS software functions
• Perform basic spatial and hybrid queries under supervision
• Understand basic concepts and theory of networks
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of spatial modeling in GISc
• Understand concepts of cartographic modeling