Hot Vacancies at eThekwini Municipality

Key Responsibility Areas

• Ensure co-ordination and implementation of projects on behalf of eThekwini Municipality and eThekwini Municipal Academy.
• Conduct appropriate communication and agreed upon strategies with stakeholders, develop project implementation plans and operational schedules of project visits and activities.
• Provide strengthening support to projects.
• Procure service and resources required to deliver on project goals and objectives.
• Administer monitoring tools to all projects ensuring the proper administration of and regular updates of such tools.
• Evaluate projects by tracking progress, being on site to inspect or review processes and report on progress and project expenditure to Manager Projects.
• Co-ordinate administrative requirements related to all projects assigned.
• Update the operations room regularly.

Essential Requirements

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in any of the following fields Public Management or Public Policy and Administration or Public Administration.
• National Certificate Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practices (OD-ETDP) (NQF Level 5) or certificate in Education Training and Development Practices (NQF Level 5).
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 3 years relevant experience working in a project management, learning and development environment.

Preferred Requirements

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in any of the following fields Community Development or Public Management or Public Policy and Administration or Public Administration.
• National Certificate Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practices (OD-ETDP) (NQF Level 5) or certificate in Education Training and Development Practices (NQF Level 5).
• Project Management Certificate.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 4 years relevant experience working in a project management, learning and development environment.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Co-ordinates resource requirements to support operational outcomes detailed in the work programme and agreed service delivery objectives.
• Co-ordinates and controls tasks/ activities associated with controlling personnel performance, productivity and discipline.
• Monitors the execution of service related applications associated with the Tyre Workshop.
• Monitors systems and interventions associated with addressing complaints.
• Performs specific administrative tasks/ activities associated with the reporting of activity related information and maintenance of records.

Essential Requirements

• Trade Tested Artisan (Diesel or Petrol or Construction Plant Mechanic).
• Valid motor vehicle driving license (Code EC).
• Valid Professional Driving Permit (PDP).
• 4 years relevant post apprenticeship experience.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements

• 5 years relevant post apprenticeship experience.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Counts stocks and record actual quantities (reconciliation exclued).
• Applies safe storage, packing and loading practices.
• Assists with issuing/receiving functions  practices.
• Attends to telephone queries.
• Assists with the manhandling of heavy goods where necessary.
• Undertakes the binning of goods.
• Assists with data capture / clerical duties.

Essential Requirements

• An approporatie level of primary education.
• 6 Months relevant experience.

Preferred Requirements

• Appopriate level of secondary education.
• 1 Year relevant experience.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Controls the issuing of fuel and oil.
• Undertakes information recording and attends to queries emanating from capturing process.
• Controls fuel stock.
• Ensures safety of operations and compliance with safety regulations.
• Assists with the general Stores operations, i.e. counting and recording of stock, issuing/receiving of goods and applying safe storage, packing and loading practices.

Essential Requirements

• An appropriete level of primary education.
• 6 Months relevant experience.

Preferred Requirements

• An appropriate level of Secondary education.
• 1 Year relevant experience.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Manages the Municipality's Business Continuity processes.
• Formulating and documenting a Business Continuity strategy consistent with the agreed business objectives and priorities.
• Mentoring departments in developing, implementing and auditing their own Business 
• Continuity plans and recovery strategies.
• Ensuring that Business Continuity plans are tested regularly by the Municipality.
• Manages the Municipality's Disaster Recovery processes by planning and charting the direction for Disaster Recovery processes.
• Co-ordinating and supervising all special projects relating to Disaster Recovery and capacity.
• Auditing the Disaster Recovery plans of various departments and implementing and testing resultant changes.
• Effectively manages all risks from a technology perspective.
• Assessing the potential risks brought about using an external contractor to manage the 
• Municipality's information-processing facilities and implementing appropriate measures and procedures to guard against the compromise, damage or loss of data.
• Ensuring that Disaster Recovery Plans for critical business processes have been developed, tested and updated where required.
• Managing all the activities during the Disaster Recovery process, and during the regular Disaster Recovery testing.
• Recognizing and identifying potential areas where existing Disaster Recovery policies and procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developed

Essential Requirements

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 5 Years relevant experience.

Preferred Requirements

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field.
• Registered as a member of business continuity institution.
• 6 Years relevant experience.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Strategically positions eThekwini Municipality as a leading policy driven NEPAD City.
• Builds provincial, national and international knowledge learning networks around city development strategies and policies.
• Maintains intelligence on international, continental, national, provincial and municipal policy, legislation and regulation as well as best practice and trends and advises the Head on the impact of and appropriate policy responses.
• Drives the development, monitoring and review of the long term planning initiatives (30 year100 year) that aim to embed sustainability within the Council.
• Manages the development and annual review of the Municipality’s Integrated Development
• Planning (IDP) process.
• Provides continuous mentoring, training and developmental capacity building support to subordinates involved in managing the City’s strategic planning process.
• Assumes responsibility for the establishment of the Units Strategic Research and Policy Agenda.
• Manages the co-ordination of the public participation process of local stakeholders that are impacted on by strategic planning projects.
• Co-ordinates and manages the compilation of data and statistical information.
• Represents the Unit internally to Council and externally as required by the Unit.
• Ensures regular reporting on policy projects and activities of the Unit to the Head and management of the Council.
• Provides strategic management oversight of capital and operating budgets for specific strategic socio-economic and policy formulation projects.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) in Development studies, Social Sciences, Urban Development, or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 6 years relevant experience of which 2 years must be at management level.

Preferred Requirements

• Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Development studies, Social Sciences, Urban Development or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• 7 years relevant experience in the green industry of which 3 years must be at a management level. 

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Facilitates a process of low income and special need housing development.
• Designs an appropriate mix of housing delivery models, capable of providing a range choices.
• Consults with and advises other service Units within Council.
• Manages and controls staff.
• Keeps abreast of relevant legislation and makes suggestions to Head (Housing).
• Assists the Head (Housing) in formulating strategic direction for the Housing Unit.
• Plans the Department's activities and implements the Department's plans.
• Formulates capital and operating budgets.
• Monitors and reviews performance within the Department and reports findings to the Head (Housing), seeking direction as required.
• Deals with ad hoc issues that arise which fall within the terms of reference of the Department.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) in the Built Environment field.
• Project Management Certificate.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 8 years’ experience at a management level of which at least 3 years must be at a senior
• management level.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements

• Post graduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in the Built environment.
• Registration with the South African Council for Project and Construction Management
• Professions (SACPMP) or any other accredited Professional Body within the Built Environment.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Maintains internet and intranet content.
• Implements the design of internet and intranet portal.
• Implements internet and intranet standards.
• Manages the internet / intranet projects.
• Performs maintenance activities on the sites and attends to queries.
• Conducts training.
• Keeps abreast with changing trends and technology and develops professionally.

Essential Requirements

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) field.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 2 Years relevant experience.

Preferred Requirements

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) field.
• 3 Years relevant experience.

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Key Responsibility Areas

• Advise, guide and provide input on production and implementation of the Workplace Skills Plan.
• Collection of Information regarding development issues.
• Provide administrative and liaison function.
• Interacts and represents the Municipality on aspects related to Education, Training and Development.
• Execute the Skills Audit by evaluating the Municipality’s level of skills.
• Execute and manage Learning and Development processes based on needs analysis objectives in accordance with the provisions of the Skills        Development Act and the Municipality’s IDP.
• Co-ordinate activities associated with interns, work integrated learning. 

Essential Requirements

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Human Resources Development or Management or    Public Management or Public Administration or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development Practices (ODETDP) certificate.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license
• 3 years relevant experience
• Computer Literacy. 

Preferred Requirements

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Human Resources Development or Management or Public Management or Public Administration or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development Practices (ODETDP) certificate.
• 4 Years relevant experience.

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Key Responsibility Areas

SAFETY AND RISK OFFICER

• Monitors compliance with Occupational Health and Safety legislation, Municipal safety, Health and Environmental Standards, Policies and Procedures.
• Keeps abreast with amendments to Occupational Health and Safety Legislations and industry best practices.
• Conducts independent inquiries into the occurrence of reportable incidents and fatalities and acts as liaison for the Department of labour inquiries.
• Assists the Manager Safety and Risk in collating municipal wide accident/incident statistics.
• Plans and conducts internal safety and risk audits through consultation with respective Cluster Management.
• Plans and conducts workplace risk assessments through consultation with respective Cluster Management.
• Undertakes research into the introduction and application of new products, work methods, processes and equipment.
• Co-ordinates the administrative dimension associated with various tasks.
• Ensures Municipal staff receive appropriate training in Health and Safety.

SENIOR SAFETY AND RISK OFFICER

• Assess, mentor and monitor new Safety and Risk Officers developmental needs in terms of the Units Skills Development Strategy.
• Participate in Safety departmental planning.
• Consult with Line Management regarding Health and Safety audits and Risk Assessments conducted in all Clusters.
• Co-ordinate the Safety Department expenditure in conjunction with the Manager (Safety and Risk).
• Complete health and safety audits and risk management processes.
• Compile monthly reports on services rendered to eThekwini Municipality Clusters.
• Conduct external health and safety audits.

Essential Requirements
SAFETY AND RISK OFFICER

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Safety Management.
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Certificate (HIRA).
• Health and Safety Auditors course.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license
• 3 Years relevant experience in Safety and Risk Management.
• Computer Literacy.

SENIOR SAFETY AND RISK OFFICER

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Safety Management.
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Certificate (HIRA).
• Health and Safety Auditors course.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license
• 4 Years relevant experience in Safety and Risk Management.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements
SAFETY AND RISK OFFICER

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Safety Management.
• 4 Years relevant experience in Safety and Risk Management.

SENIOR SAFETY AND RISK OFFICER

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Safety Management.
• 5 years relevant experience in Safety and Risk Management.