Job Vacancies at City of Ekurhuleni

Key performance areas:

• Provide strategic direction and leadership in the development and management of Disaster Management service delivery plans in alignment with departmental operational and organisational strategic objectives in partnership with the Head of Department
• Advise and coordinate the management of strategic municipal disaster risk issues, challenges and opportunities to provide high-level disaster management strategic planning and policy advice to the Head of Department
• Strategically influence the municipal processes to improve the status of disaster management to occupy the envisaged legislative importance of the Council
• Establish and review key disaster management strategic priorities and translate them into a comprehensive disaster management strategic plan as a core component of the municipal integrated development plan (IDP)
• Lead the municipal implementation of the Disaster Management Act within the context of Disaster Management Framework including the four (4) Key Performance Areas and three (3) Enablers
• Lead the review of the Municipal Disaster Management Plan and any other Disaster Management policies and framework
• Lead and direct whole of municipal operations management responsibility for disaster preparedness and prevention by coordinating and facilitating the preparation and review of municipal departmental sector plans and assuring the adequacy of municipal departmental contingency and preparedness plans
• Advise and expedite the achievement of municipal compliance with all relevant legislative policies/procedures/standards to ensure optimum delivery of the disaster management function
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships for purposes of response expectation in disaster situations, knowledge sharing research, and coordination
• Lead, facilitate and collaborate with agencies of state and other stakeholders and develop and implement initiatives in social responsibility, community emergency preparedness training and disaster resilience programmes
• Oversee the management of the Emergency Call Taking & Dispatching Centres to ensure effective call taking and dispatching of emergency call and monitoring of pending and/or occurring disasters
• Attend to large-scale emergencies, pending and actual disasters to exercise delegated disaster management functional authority as required by legislation
• Lead and manage teams of individuals charged with executing strategies and operations

Core Requirements:

• B Degree / Advanced Diploma in Disaster Management or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 8 years' experience in a similar environment of which at least 4 years must have been at middle management level in Disaster Management
• Valid Driver’s License
• Strategic leadership skills
• Accountability and ethical conduct
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Operational financial management, planning, policy development and reporting skills
• Manage personnel and performance to optimize human capital morale, efficiency and productivity
• Service delivery innovation

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Key performance areas:

• Develop and Implement City-wide Tourism Development, Marketing and Partnership Strategies and Value-proposition to enhance the Airport City Destination Marketing and Gauteng Air Access efforts that maximizes sectoral impact on the Regional Economy.
• Develop and Implement Divisional Strategies, Business Plans, Systems, Processes and Standard Operating Procedures to enhance the contribution of the Division to achieving Departmental and City-wide Local Economic Development Objectives.
• Enable effective programme planning, development, management and implementation of the City' and Provincial Tourism Development, Marketing and Partnership strategies.
• Conceptualize, Implement and Quality Assure tourism product development, partnerships and destination marketing initiatives to achieve departmental, city-wide and provincial objectives and goals.
• Conduct Destination Market Intelligence Research, Benchmarking and Monitor sectoral trends, to analyse the effectiveness, efficiencies and impact of the Tourism Development, Marketing & Partnerships strategies in the City.
• Drive the development of tourism and marketing development models and ensure effective organisation-wide implementation
• Facilitate stakeholder mobilization and strategic partnerships to ensure that targeted partners are effectively reached through a variety of business, leisure and lifestyle products and events that are hosted in the Regional Economy.
• Implement risk management, governance and compliance legislation and policies to identify and manage governance and risk exposure
• Ensure budget planning and monitor and enforce effective financial management, control, governance and SCM compliance
• Drive an aligned customer service excellence culture, which enables rewarding relationships that enables the division to provide exceptional customer services to peers, stakeholders and related community organizations
• Lead and manage teams by providing strategic leadership and management, setting performance standards, clarifying roles and effective utilization of skills

Core Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Tourism Development and/or Strategic Marketing and/or Commerce and/or Development Studies and/or Economic Development and/or Business Intelligence or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 8 years’ relevant management experience of which at least 4 years’ must have been at senior management level
• Strategic leadership skills and track-record
• Accountability and ethical conduct
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• An understanding of political and administrative structures at municipal level
• Knowledge and information management skills
• Risk management skills
• Proficiency in policy development
• Effective communication skills
• Operational financial management skills
• Programme and project management skills

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Key performance areas:

• Input and advise on strategic capability and leadership to develop, integrate and drive the communications and media strategy, ensuring effective delivery of compliance and governance
• Ensure operational processes to ensure effective communication functions and logistical management and utilization of technology to benefit the community of the CoE
• Ensure governance and risk management compliance to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, policies, processes and resolutions and minimize risk for the communications and media division
• Ensure effective financial management and processes to ensure the effective allocation and utilization of funds
• Drive customer service orientation to ensure excellent customer service delivery to all stakeholders
• Implement and manage effective people management to provide a meaningful context, setting performance standards in order to enhance productivity, capacity and high staff moral
• Ensure accurate and timely flow of communication through effective utilisation of press and publicity systems, communication systems and processes
• Deliver and guide innovative, integrated media campaigns through ensuring effective prioritisation and flow across the organisation
• Develop media implementation programmes and plans, ensuring effective roll out and implementation
• Develop, integrate and monitor communication and media quality print publications and manage corporate identity
• Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships within the press and publicity communities and ensuring proactive management of the CoE reputation
• Plan, direct and manage implementation of customer education strategies and programmes

Core Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Communication or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 8 years' experience in a similar environment of which at least 4 years must have been at senior management level
• A valid driver's license
• Operation planning and reporting skills
• Quality orientation
• People management and empowerment skills
• Effective communication skills with the ability to build trusting relationships
• Analytical thinking

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Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Basic Security Course (PSIRA)
• No criminal record or illicit activity recorded
• Registered as Security Officer with PSIRA at least Grade C
• Grade A will be an added Advantage
• 1 years' experience in Security

Core Responsibilities:

• Secure premises, assets and personnel to ensure safe and secure environment.
• Perform access control functions to provide visible presence that enforces safety and security.
• Execute administration functions to ensure efficient and effective administration processes
• Report and assist during emergencies and maintain control during emergencies
• Monitor and operate CCTV cameras and equipment in order to prevent crime and theft and protect the safety and property of the CoE

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Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Nursing Science (NQF Level)
• Degree in Nursing/Health Service Management / Administration
• Diploma in Clinical Nursing Science Health Assessment Treatment and Care
• Course in Epidemiology/Administration/Immunisation
• Computer literacy
• Driver's license
• Registration with South African Nursing Council
• 5 years' experience in Health Service Management and Clinical Service Management

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership to the facilities for the development management and control of the comprehensive youth child health, immunisation and outbreak response.
• Plan, organise, lead, control and facilitate the effective metro-wide implementation of the comprehensive youth child health, immunisation and outbreak response programmes
• Perform management duties to ensure good governance and manage risks as guided by legislation and policies.
• Control municipal resources and manage capital and operational budget allocated to programmes in area of accountability while ensuring compliance with the municipal finance management act 56 of 2003 and supply chain management and assets management processes.
• Ensure customer service orientation.
• Develop capacity for staff, sectors and stakeholders involved in the programmes in areas of accountability.

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Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Valid code C, EC or EC1(04) drivers' licence with PrDP
• Communication and interpersonal Skills
• 5 years access control experience

Core Responsibilities:

• Despatch buses to ensure timeous execution of services and ensure bus drivers report for duty on time
• Convey instructions to bus drivers regarding shifts, and special hire trips
• Ensure that the destination boards information on the buses is correct when buses leave the depot
• Manage the availability of buses for all services rendered to ensure that all required buses are available to attend to all shifts, book buses in the depot when they return after special hire trips, arrange replacement for breakdown buses
• Ensure that buses leave the depot on time, and that there's enough bus drivers to execute the required shifts
• Record information on departure times, kilometre readings, and ensure that bus drivers submit daily time sheets
• Ensure that buses are clean when leaving the depot and assist with inspections of buses when they return to the depot to determine any damages or problems
• Oversee security guards on duty and report any problems to the senior operations officer

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Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 10
• Valid code C, EC or EC1(04) drivers licence with PrDP
• Communication and interpersonal Skills
• 1 year experience as Bus/Truck driver

Core Responsibilities:

• Drive Council buses on approved bus routes
• Inspect bus before and after shift and report any defects
• Ensure that the commuter pay the approved tariffs and that the ticketing system is functioning
• Complete trip journals according to set procedures and hand it at the end of the shift
• Liaise with passengers regarding bus times, tariffs and validity of bus coupons
• Report problems on routes and accidents, complete relevant forms to capture data for further investigations
• Ensure that order is maintained in the bus and behave courteously towards passengers and the general public