Current Vacancies at eThekwini Municipality

Key Responsibility Areas

• Preparation of monthly operating and capital comparative statements.
• Compilation of annual financial statements and providing unit information.
• Preparation of annual estimates and providing unit information.
• Control to the Celebrate Durban trust account.
• Authorise expenditures in respect of special events.
• Monitoring of costs and authorise financial documents.
• Processes standing entries, and automatice distributions.
• Issues invoices of costs to Trading Services.
• Reconciliation of designated control, suspense and debtors accounts on capital and operating.
• Clears outstanding commitments and service orders.
• Clear unposted entries relating to assets.
• Attend to external/internal auditors queries.
• Scrutiny of all financial details reflected in reports.
• Attend to city manager, managers, service users and service provider/public queries.
• Control of asset/plant register and follow up with year-end asset verification;.
• Undertake related assignement as reqiured.
• Financial Certificates.
• Capitalisation of projects.

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 7) in Accounting or equivalent with Financial  Accounting as a major subject.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license
• 3 Years relevant experience.
• Computer Literacy

Preferred Requirements

• 4 Years relevant experience.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Contributes to service delivery systems of a complex nature and provides supportive leadership to the Accounting Officer, Senior Management team and Council.
• Management of service delivery plans and strategic objectives for service provision through the formulation of short, medium and long-term service delivery plans.
• Ensure an analytical and methodical structuring of projects and project planning for adequate control over projects.
• Supports and comply with the Supply Chain Management function.
• Ensure financial management and budget implementation within the areas of responsibility.
• Supports the implementation of the performance reporting process within the area of responsibility.
• Supports and implements good governance, ethics and values in management.
• Guide and understand the management of risk for the municipality within the area of responsibility and analyse internal audit reports when considering risk.
• Supports and contributes to the formulation of policy and the municipalitys Bylaws within the area of responsibility.
• Supports the audit process with the area of responsibility, in order to obtain the  annual and optimum level of assurance from the Auditor-General.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) in Public Administration or Management  Sciences or Law or in the Built Environment field or related and equivalent  qualification.
• A certificate of minimum municipal competencies from an accredited institution  or obtainable within 18 months from date of appointment.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 8 years managerial experience of which at least 5 years must be at a middle management in a local government context will be an added advantage.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Contributes to service delivery systems of a complex nature and provides supportive leadership to the Accounting Officer, Senior Management team and Council.
• Management of service delivery plans and strategic objectives for service provision through the formulation of short, medium and long-term service delivery plans.
• Ensure an analytical and methodical structuring of projects and project planning for adequate control over projects.
• Supports and comply with the Supply Chain Management function.
• Ensure financial management and budget implementation within the areas of responsibility.
• Supports the implementation of the performance reporting process within the area of responsibility.
• Supports and implements good governance, ethics and values in management.
• Guide and understand the management of risk for the municipality within the area of responsibility and analyse internal audit reports when considering risk.
• Supports and contributes to the formulation of policy and the municipalitys Bylaws within the area of responsibility.
• Supports the audit process with the area of responsibility, in order to obtain the annual and optimum level of assurance from the Auditor-General.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor of Technology in Engineering (NQF Level 7) or Bachelor of Science 
• Degree in Engineering (NQF Level 8) or equivalent qualification in the Built Environment Profession.
• Professional registration with the relevant professional body.
• A certificate of minimum municipal competencies from an accredited institution or obtainable within 18 months from date of appointment.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 8 years managerial experience of which at least 5 years must be at a middle management level in a local government context will be an added advantage.
• 3-4 years must be at professional/management level engineering management experience

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Provide employment law support to the Municipality and Municipal Entities.
• Providing advice or formal legal opinions on employment law matters to the Municipality and Municipal Entities.
• Drafting and vetting employment law related contracts.
• Conducting research and training on employment law.
• Providing legal support to council committees.
• Institutes, defends and conducts litigation in the Lower Courts, Labour and High Courts, 
• Supreme Court of Appeals and Constitutional Courts.
• Provide memorandum of advise and opinion on general litigation matters. 
• Provide an effective and responsive municipal prosecution service. 
• Guides the Municipality in performing its constitutional, statutory and common law duties. 
• Liaises with private/ public bodies and individuals on legal matters. 
• Attends Court with the Municipality’s Attorneys or Advocates on trials or applications. 
• Performs administrative functions. 
• Considers and recommends the granting or denial of indemnity to employees facing criminal actions. 

Essential Requirements

• Degree in Law (NQF Level 7) or equivalent. 
• Admitted as an Attorney or Advocate.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 5 years relevant legal experience.
• Computer Literacy.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Provides a complete secretarial service.
• Co-ordinating the Senior Managers work schedule, itinerary and making the necessary business travel arrangements.
• Attending meetings as directed by Senior Manager Policy and Administration in a secretarial capacity.
• Compiling and issuing agendas and minutes of meetings.
• Drafting and typing minutes, letters, reports, memoranda and undertakes follow-up work therefrom.
• Attending internal working groups as directed by Senior Manager Policy and Administration.
• Receives and directs visitors to the correct people.
• Co-ordinates and controls correspondence.
• Assists in maintaining filing system for Senior Manager Policy and Administration.

Essential Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent.
• 1 Year relevant experience
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent and a Secretarial certificate.
• 2 Years relevant experience.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Provides a complete secretarial service through coordination and scheduling meetings and business trips for the Deputy Head.
• Compile minutes and agendas and ensure that they are distributed to relevant officials.
• Assist in maintaining filing system for the Deputy Head Programmes & Projects.
• Ensure that electronic mail is filed in such a manner for the Deputy Head Programmes & Projects to have easy access.

Essential Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent and an Administrative certificate.
• 2 Years relevant experience. 
• Computer literacy.

Preferred Requirements

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Secretarial studies.
• 3 Years relevant experience. 

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Coordinates the operation, development, and maintenance of designated community halls,recreation and leisure facilities.
• Administers, supervises and trains allocated staff.
• Performs line function administration and financial controls.
• Ensures the health and safety of staff and the general public.
• Communicates, liaises and interacts with communities, internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinates the cleaning, grass cutting, hygiene services and security services for the community hall.
• Cleaning and Housekeeping
• Develop a database of halls that is inclusive of historical maintenance records.
• Coordinates access controls, telephones and alarm system in various community halls

Essential Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) and an Administrative Certificate.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 3 years relevant experienc

Preferred Requirements

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in the Administration field or equivalent.
• 4 Years relevant experience.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Verifies work requirements and executes specific procedural applications
• Analyses job cards/work schedules and arranges materials and requirements for specific repairs against job card holders
• Monitors and corrects deviations from safety procedures during the loading sequence prior to departure to/from the site
• Completes requisitions, leave forms, vehicle log sheets and field inspection schedule and forwards to the immediate superior for approval
• Attends to organization/ arrangement of material and personnel, site, and site clearing/restoring requirements on completion
• Renovates defined areas of interior/ exterior building plastered/ painted, paved, or tiled surfaces
• Performs specific repair applications to defective building fixtures and fittings

Essential Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent or NTC3
• Valid motor vehicle driving license
• 1 Year relevant experience

Preferred Requirements

• 2 Years relevant experience

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Attends to organization/arrangement of material and personnel and site clearing/restoring requirements on completion
• Renovates defined areas of interior/exterior building plasters/painted, paved, or tiled surfaces
• Performs specific repair applications to defective building fixtures and fittings

Essential Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent or NTC3
• Valid motor vehicle driving license
• 1 Year relevant experience

Preferred Requirements

• 2 Years relevant experience

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Key Responsibility Areas

37000628A

• Acquires knowledge and applies principles and techniques associated with the development and presentation of technical designs for complex forms of engineering work related to specific projects.
• Applies procedures associated with the preparation, collation of contract documentation and/or, participating and gaining understanding of the evaluation of tender applications for complex engineering work related to the project.
• Participates in processes associated with the monitoring conformance with broader engineering standards, project deliverables and specification in respect of complex Engineering contracts.
• Applies professional engineering theoretical principles and learning outcomes to prepare submissions, responses to correspondence and functional reports relating to complex engineering work projects.

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• Provides comments on options and alternatives with respect to the processes and procedures encapsulated in specific complex engineering work.
• Applies principles and techniques associated with the development and presentation of technical designs.
• Disseminates information on the professional aspects of a specific design concept and provides reports.
• Provides advice/information and guidance on the principles procedures and applications associated with a complex form of Engineering Project.
• Co-ordinating and/ or guiding sequences and procedures associated with the preparation and collation of contract documentation and/or evaluating tender applications for complex engineering work related to the project.
• Defines standards and controls the implementation/outcomes associated with specific complex Engineering contracts.

Essential Requirements
37000628A

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (NQF Level 8).
• Registered as a Candidate Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) within 3 months of employment.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.

37000628

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (NQF Level 8).
• Registered as a Candidate Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) within 3 months of employment.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 2 years relevant post qualification experience.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Planning and organizing activities pertaining non-residential sites.
• Disposal of non-residential sites in all Low-Cost Housing projects.
• Facilitate the development of social infrastructure.
• Record statistics of submitted files to Real Estate.
• Conduct administrative duties.

Essential Requirements

• Diploma (NQF level 6) in Community Development Studies or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 2 Years relevant experience.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements

• Degree (NQF level 7) in Community Development Studies or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• 3 Years relevant experience.