General Manager: Ecnomic Development and Environmental Sevices (EDES) at KwaZulu-Natal (Ugu District Municipality)

Key Requirements

• A Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences/ Public Administration /Business Administration/Law, or relevant NQF Level 7 qualification;
• A minimum of five (5) years' experience at middle management levels and have proven successful management experience in Local Economic Development; A qualification in the Certificate Programme in Management Development for Municipal Finance (CPMD MF) or attaining of the qualification within a reasonable time-frame in terms of the Municipal Regulations on Minimum Competency Levels, 2007;
• Have a proven successful management experience in administration. A valid code B driver's license; and
• Registration with the relevant professional bodies will be an added advantage.

Knowledge

• Good knowledge and understanding of relevant policy and legislation.
• Good knowledge and understanding of institutional governance systems and performance management.
• Good knowledge of the following services, including:
• Environmental management;
• Economic planning and development; and
• Environmental health.
• Key Performance Areas:
• Managing a department with the following sections: Local Economic Development (LED) and Environmental Health & Management;
• Overseeing the administrative relations between municipal entities known as South Coast Tourism and Investment Enterprise (SCTIE);
• The assessment, correction, control and prevention of factors in the environment that can adversely affect human health, by ensuring monitoring of food safety. monitoring of water, sanitation and shelter, monitoring of atmosphere and noise, pest and animal control (including dogs), provision of health education, dairy control, disposal of the dead, chemical safety, surveillance and prevention of communicable diseases, health surveillances of premises, air Quality/Air Pollution Control Services;
• To Plan, Regulate and coordinate Economic Planning and Development for Ugu District through Implementing Economic Development Programmes, agricultural and rural, SMME and Cooperatives Development, coordinate research to support, Agricultural, Rural and SMME/Cooperatives Development, development and Implementation of Job Creation and Economic stimulation initiatives;
• Overall management of the department, including its staff, finances, systems and controls;
• Providing strategic leadership while ensuring attention to detail in all the operations of the department.
• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders including Councillors, Amakhosi, other spheres of government, civil society and development practitioners.
• Managing the implementation of the District Growth and Development Strategy, Integrated Local Economic Development, Co-operatives development strategy and the Comprehensive Rural Development Strategy; and Creating partnerships with economic development role-players within the district and outside of the district.

The following competencies are required in the above position:-

• Strategic direction and leadership
• People management
• Program and project management Financial management
• Change leadership
• Government leadership
• Moral competence
• Planning and organising
• Analysis and innovation
• Knowledge and Information management Communication
• Results and quality focus

Closing Date: 16h00, Friday, 20 February 2026