Fresh Jobs at City of Ekurhuleni

Key performance areas:

• Provide strategic leadership in the management, development and monitoring of the overall municipal real estate by providing quality property management, portfolio advisory and asset management services.
• Render and implement balance-sheet optimization intervention through valuation and enhancement of all the municipal-owned assets.
• Develop and manage the municipal property management strategy through defining appropriate return, cost structure, investment plan, disposal criteria, acquisition strategy and maintenance plan for each property under management, and the portfolio.
• Manage and maximise revenue and contract management on property portfolio through the implementation of quality processes and practices applicable to the Real Estate.
• Conduct annual audits of municipal real estate portfolio and analysing the effectiveness of property utilisation practices, processes and systems, identifying opportunities to improve on efficiencies.
• Effectively manage the property management functions, including office accommodation, ensuring effective identification of needs, requirements, measurements, reporting and communication.
• Effectively manage the Divisional budget to ensure proper control of expenditure, monitoring and reporting on budget related matters.

Core Requirements:

• B-Degree (preferably in Real Estate Management and/or equivalent)
• Post graduate Degree in related field of study is recommended.
• Registered as a Property Practitioner, Professional Valuer or Professional Associate Valuer at the SA Council for the Property Valuer’s Profession will be an added advantage.
• 8 years’ overall management experience in Property and Portfolio management, preferably of which at least 4 years must have been at Senior Management level in a municipal environment.
• In-depth knowledge of Real Estate, Property Management, Portfolio Advisory legislative and regulatory environment
• Strategic leadership skills

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Key performance areas:

• Develop, plan, implement and drive a water metering and management strategy in response to the organisational strategy
• Develop, plan, implement and drive a revenue and revenue enhancement master plan
• Ensure the integration of business processes and systems, enabling sustainable service excellence
• Communicate a meaningful strategic context that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness
• Manage water metering and revenue management functions, ensuring effective identification of needs, requirements, measurements, reporting and communication
• Ensure the effective management and maintenance of all meter installations
• Facilitate, establish and review water revenue practices, policies and procedures within area of accountability
• Ensure the effective management of drinking water quality and compliance with national standards and blue drop requirements
• Ensure the effective management and monitoring of industrial effluent and water quality of public steams
• Advise and develop water and wastewater tariffs
• Manage and control bulk water purchases and bulk wastewater services, including financial management and control
• Ensure compliance with the relevant water acts and regulatory framework in terms of overall compliance
• Ensure effective financial management, control and corporate governance throughout area of accountability
• Control the budget within own functional area, including the authorization of expenditure and implementation of financial regulations
• Explore, advise on and implement revenue enhancement opportunities
• Establish and manage strategic internal and external relationships inclusive of customers, service providers and relevant legislative agencies and structures
• Ensure that agreed service level agreements are met, maintaining customer satisfaction
• Influence and communicate with all levels across the business to minimize resistance to change and ensure on boarding of all target audiences
• Lead and manage direct and indirect teams by providing context, setting performance standards and educating on process, quality and policy
• Provide mechanisms and support to implement major changes
• Share and transfer product, process and system knowledge

Core Requirements:

• BEng (Civil) degree or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• Registered as Pr Eng/ PrTech or eligibility to be registered with the Engineering Council of SA
• 8 years’ relevant management experience of which at least 4 years’ must have been at senior management level
• Strategic capability and leadership skills
• Strategic and operation financial management competency
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills
• Programme and project management skills
• Sound understanding, development and management of engineering as well as financial system

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Key performance areas:

• Develop, plan, implement and drive a water operational strategy in response to the organisational strategy
• Ensure compliance with the relevant Water Acts and regulatory framework in terms of overall compliance
• Monitor and drive legislative and regulatory changes and compliance with water policies, governance, legislation and risk mitigation strategies
• Manage operational water and sanitation functions, ensuring effective identification of needs, requirements, measurements, reporting and communication
• Facilitate, establish and review operational water practices, policies and procedures within area of accountability
• Render guidance in design, information monitoring and reporting on water information systems
• Develop and manage implementation of water recycling and efficiency initiatives, maintenance and planning programmes
• Ensure effective management and maintenance of all meter installations, maintenance and reading services
• Control the budget within own functional area, including the authorization of expenditures and implementation of financial regulations
• Establish and manage strategic internal and external relationships inclusive of customers, service providers and relevant legislative agencies and structures
• Drive people management and empowerment

Core Requirements:

• BSc Eng/BTech degree in Civil Engineering
• Professional Registration (or eligibility to be registered) with the Engineering Council of SA
• 8 years’ relevant water distribution operation and design management experience of which at least 4 years must have been at Senior Management level
• Strategic leadership skills
• People management skills
• Operation financial management competency
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills
• Knowledge of the OHS Act, Water Services Act and Regulations
• Knowledge and information management skills
• Risk management skills
• Effective communication skills
• Analytical thinking
• The ability to understand and implement the Batho Pele principles

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Key performance areas:

• Develop and Implement the Community Enterprise Development, Skills development, Economic Infrastructure Development and Job Creation Strategy.
• Provide Strategic Leadership in the development and implementation of development strategies and business plans to enable effective implementation, service delivery and performance
• Integrated and collaborate stakeholder departments to ensure effective implementation of community empowerment programmes and projects.
• Programme Origination Intervention and Render Programme and Project management services to ensure effective implementation of community empowerment programmes.
• Establish and facilitate economic stakeholder engagement structures and platforms to mobilize communities, business, academia and civil society organizations towards a common economic programme for CoE
• Keep abreast and institutionalize new knowledge of related acts, regulations and regulatory frameworks to improve the impact of economic plan through strategic partnerships
• Develop and implement economic development programmes and stakeholder plans, ensuring effective roll-out, implementation and impact on CoE communities and in support and collaboration with other Divisional Heads in EDD and stakeholder departments
• Research, develop and implement business cases and proposals to secure external grant funding on behalf of the CoE
• Monitor and enforce effective financial control, corporate governance, financial compliance, risk management and clean audit interventions
• Lead and manage teams by providing a meaningful context, setting performance standards, clarifying roles and coordinating like-minded stakeholders, organizations and internal stakeholder departments

Core Requirements:

• B Degree (preferably in Local Economic Development) or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 8 years’ overall relevant management experience in a similar environment, of which at least 4 years must have been at Senior Management level in a municipal environment
• Strategic leadership skills
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Operational financial management skills
• Operational programme conceptualization, planning, management, monitoring and evaluation and reporting skills
• Knowledge and information management skills
• Proficiency in policy, strategy and business case/proposal development

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Key performance areas:

• Develop and Implement the Municipal Investment Attraction, Facilitation and Retention Strategy and the Economic Partnership Strategy to crowd-in and enable private sector participation through the integration and monitoring of economic development value-propositions, strategies and business plans.
• Provide strategic Leadership in the Investment Facilitation, Programme Origination and Private Sector Participation and Mobilization.
• Analyse the external environment to identify, take advantage and oversee corporate social investments initiatives and social labour plans' performance related activities for the CoE
• Establish and facilitate economic stakeholder engagement structures and platforms to mobilize communities, business, academia and civil society organizations towards a common economic programme for CoE
• Keep abreast and institutionalize new knowledge of related acts, regulations and regulatory frameworks to improve the impact of economic plan through strategic partnerships
• Develop and implement economic development programmes and stakeholder plans, ensuring effective roll-out, implementation and impact on CoE communities and in support and collaboration with other Divisional Heads in EDD and stakeholder departments.
• Research, develop and implement business cases and/or grant funding proposals for and on behalf of the CoE
• Monitor and enforce effective financial control, corporate governance, financial compliance, risk management and clean audit interventions.
• Lead and manage teams by providing a meaningful context, setting performance standards, clarifying roles and coordinating like-minded stakeholders, organizations and internal stakeholder departments

Core Requirements:

• BCom Degree (preferably in Development Economics) or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 8 years’ relevant overall management experience in a similar environment, of which at least 4 years must have been at Senior Management level in a municipal environment.
• Strategic leadership skills
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Operational financial management skills
• Programme and Project Origination, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting skills
• Knowledge and information management skills
• Proficiency in policy, strategy and business case / proposal development
• Efeective communication skills

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Key performance areas:

• Ensure that the forensic audits are performed in line with the set departmental methodology and IIA and/or ACFE standards
• Implement departmental strategy and goals through development, alignment and implementation of department practices, processes and standards
• Facilitate, manage and oversee the audits for the corporate services departments, including information systems and financial audits
• Ensure integration of business processes and systems, enabling sustainable service excellence
• Render guidance in design, information monitoring and reporting on auditing information systems
• Manage governance and risk management to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability
• Monitor and enforce effective financial control, corporate governance and financial compliance
• Develop and deliver on service level agreements in line with the Batho Pele principles
• Lead and manage direct and indirect teams by providing context, setting performance standards and educating on process, quality and policy

Core Requirements:

• B degree in Auditing / Accounting / Commerce or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• A Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Registered Government Auditor (RGA), Admitted Attorney, Advocate of the high court and Certified Chartered Accountant (SA) would be advantageous
• 8 years' experience in a similar environment of which at least 4 years must have been at senior management level
• Knowledge management
• Finance and IT auditing skills
• Strategic leadership skills
• Accountability and ethical conduct
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Experience in managing and conducting forensic audits