Fresh Vacancies at Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Key performance areas:

Head: Strategic Support - CMAN19003

• Provide strategic advice to the CoE, translating the organisational strategy into operational and service delivery objectives, implementing the Manifesto and constitutional obligations of Local Government, monitoring the turnaround plans and other related Provincial Programmes and reporting on key development pertaining to the CoE strategic commitments.
• Communicate a meaningful strategic context that guides and directs best practice.
• Driving organisational governance and compliance processes and practices as determined by internal stakeholders, Specialists, industry groups and legislative requirements.
• Developing and managing key stakeholder relationships that enable organisational strategic objectives.
• Facilitating the interface between the City Manager, the Office of the Executive Mayor, and the Provincial Government MEC for Local Government and Housing.
• Champion financial management reforms towards best practice in Local Government Finance as encapsulated in the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), and other Municipal Acts and provide effective and efficient financial management systems.
• Ensure that strategy and the Operating Model is adequately budgeted for through the development and implementation of a fit for purpose budget.
• Expand networks and collaborative efforts with other role-players in the municipality towards promoting effective planning and implementation of financial management that translates into service delivery.
• Provide project management support to a team of financial management specialists, including human resource management, planning, risk management and reporting.
• Develop a turnaround plan with the aim to improve the municipality’s financial performance.
• Provide input on the development/ review of Revenue Enhancement Strategy.
• Monitor the implementation of the Revenue Enhancement Strategy.
• Provide technical support and advice on budget reforms, strategic and annual Performance Plans formulation, including compliance with relevant legislation to relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor and source reports from relevant departments and report on revenue practices and processes.
• Support efficient and sustainable financial management, provide financial policy advice to the accounting officers and oversee expenditure planning and budget processes.
• Develop a coherent infrastructure Investment Plan which set out how to achieve infrastructure targets.
• Mobilise public and private funding resources for capital and recurrent expenditure.
• Oversee and ensure mutually beneficial Contract negotiations, relationships, management, and administration of agreements.

Core Requirements:

• Honours Degree in Business Administration / Public Administration/Accounting/Financial Management or relevant equivalent NQF Level 8 qualification
• MFMA Certificate
• 8 years’ experience of which 5 years should have been at Senior Management Level.
• Strategic leadership skills
• Operation planning and reporting skills.
• People management and empowerment skills.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to build trusting relationships

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Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant Social Sciences Degree
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) or South African Council for Social Services Professionals (SACSSP) as a Counsellor
• 1 - 3 years' experience in a similar environment

EAP Practitioner: EAP Professional Services - HRES19087

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide employee assistance, support, short-term counselling and educational programmes to CoE employees to improve their quality of life
• Implement and maintain a comprehensive worksite based EAP for CoE in order to assist in the identification and resolution of productivity problems associated with, amongst others, health, emotional and psychological problems
• Adhere to governance and risk requirements by escalating issues of delivery and quality to operational management process owners
• Adhere to financial processes to comply with relevant legislation and policies
• Adhere to a culture of customer services with EAP's by maintaining and fostering ethical relations with internal customers and other stakeholders at all times
• Implement employee health and wellness preventative and reactive interventions
• Conduct wellness related workshops

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Job Description

Examiner: Vehicles & Drivers Licences - EMPD23862 

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Examiner of Driver's Licence Diploma (EDL)
• Examiner of Vehicle Diploma (EOV)
• EC & A Driver's License preferably with PrDP
• Communication Skills
• 2 years' experience
• No criminal record or illicit activity recorded
• Computer Literacy (Natis/e-Natis) and Mechanical Background will be an Advantage

Core Responsibilities:

• Execute the administrative tasks in provision of administrative support IRO of all testing functions
• Drive Vehicle over inspection pit test
• Examine Motor Vehicles for roadworthy and fitness certificate
• Responsible for enforcement of SABS codes and policy suggestions
• Responsible for computation of wear and tear of Vehicles
• Verify Engine / Chassis Number and ensure SAP clearance
• Conducting eye tests, learners license class, driver's fitness test and vehicle fitness test and all other administrative functions in line with the operations.
• Authorise application/issue of Learner License , Driver's License, PrDP
• Responsible for conversion of driver's license as per guidelines in the NRTA Act 93 of 1996 together with SOP's and policies
• Adhere to lawful instructions by the Supervisor or and Management, in carrying out functions in line with the operations
• Maintain professional conduct at all times
• Operate a Vehicle for the purpose of conducting inspection for Vehicle fitness
• Examine Motor Vehicles for roadworthy and issue vehicle fitness certificate
• Responsible to ensure compliance as per guide lines by the SABS codes, NRTA 93 of 1996, RTA Act 29 of 1989, policies and procedures and all other legislation framework.
• Responsible for validation of wear and tear of Vehicles
• Verify Engine / Chassis Number and ensure SAP clearance

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Job Description
Operations Officer (Operations Waste Management Areas) - ERWM20150 

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 Certificate
• National Diploma or Degree in Environmental Management/Environmental Health/Waste Management
• Valid Code B Driver's Licence
• Computer Literacy
• 3 years' relevant experience

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage short, medium and long term operational processes within the Waste Management operations depot
• Coordinate activities of various sub services within the depot to ensure optimal utilization of resources
• Plan for vehicle routes to balance activities and ensure equal work distribution and vehicle distribution
• Maintain the administrative processes of the Waste Management Operations depot
• Plan for operational requirements by means of ensuring a balance between productivity vs workload
• Identify training needs for personnel and enforce discipline when required to
• Ensure proper supervision of applying council policies and improve work relationships
• Plan for activities that expand the service provision and generating revenue for the Municipality
• Ensure optimal and cost effectiveness of services rendered within the section
• Control income vs expenditure within the section
• Manage the fleet of the Waste Management operations depot
• Ensure optimal utilization of rendering refuse removal services
• Ensure good relationships and excellent liaison with stakeholders

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Job Description
Operations Officer (Outsourced & Special Events Areas) - ERWM19308 

Minimum Requirements:

• National Diploma or Degree in Environmental Management/Environmental Health/Waste Management
• Valid Driver's Licence
• 3 years' relevant experience

Core Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate, promote and evaluate community educational programs and service delivery projects
• Implement service standards for contractors in the outsourced areas and deployment of resources
• Investigate and evaluate community needs and service requirements and recommend alternative service provision methods where applicable to the Manager Outsourced Services
• Co-ordinate planning and implementation of community environmental awareness and clean-up projects
• Ensure optimal service delivery provision and community educational programmes in outsourced areas
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and polices from the various spheres of government
• Communicate regularly with the community, community forums, and individual members of the public, officials of other municipalities, consultants, contractors and councillors
• Establish, implement and manage operational governance and risk management processes in the context of organisational policy
• Identify non-compliance of relevant legislation by service providers
• Compile and consolidate operational budget for the outsourced services
• Control deployment of resources and income derived thereof in relation to the services rendered
• Co-ordinate the expenditure incurred for the provision of services
• Evaluate contractor/service providers performance and impose penalties for non-compliance
• Arrange regular stakeholders meetings within areas of responsibility
• Liaise with stakeholders, community, community, community forums, service providers, officials and councillors
• Motivate and improve the morale of contractors and sub-ordinates through positive influencing
• Ensure improved productivity and effective service provision

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Regional Overseer (Internal Bulk Containers) - ERWM19668 

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Code EC driver's licence with PrDP
• Computer literacy
• Fleet management certificate
• Vehicle technical knowledge
• 1 year relevant experience

Core Responsibilities:

• Plan for short term activities regarding maintenance of vehicles, daily refuse removal schedules and services
• Schedule daily vehicles and staff allocation to ensure equal workloads for round collection and other services
• Organise for maintenance of transfer stations, mini disposal sites, removal of carcases etc.
• Arrange for breakdowns to be attended to immediately
• Administer control over issuing consumables, productivity and attendance of staff
• Ensure that vehicles leaving depot are roadworthy and have been checked for mechanical defects
• Control premises of transfer stations and mini sites and ensure they are maintained properly and that there is sufficient disposal space. Ensure that council policies are made available to the work force at the depot
• Compile survey reports of volumes of refuse placed out daily/weekly on request and submit to Operations Officer
• Keep statistics with regard to consumables issued and other relevant operational issues
• Ensure safekeeping of relevant and current administrative information at depot
• Perform administrative functions at the depot
• Attend to customer service orientation
• Ensure good relations and excellent liaison with stakeholders