Job Vacancies at City of Tshwane

Minimum Requirements:

• A Degree in Economics/Business Management/ Project Management or related field (NQF level 7)
• At least eight (8) years’ experience in Investment Promotion/ Economic Development/ Business Development/Management environment.
• At least five (5) years management experience and three (3) years’ experience in high level stakeholder engagement.

Added Advantages:

• Honours Degree in Economics/Business Management/ Project Management or related field. (NQF level 8)
• Advanced knowledge of investment promotion and facilitation.

Competencies and Skills:

• Analytical when assessing information.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Stakeholder Management skills.
• Strategic Planning, thinking and relationship building skills.
• Interpersonal and teamwork.
• Deadline driven.
• Basic Financial Skills.
• Ability to generate reports.

Key responsibilities

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Promoting the city as an investment destination for local and foreign direct investments.
• Develop plans focusing on investor targeting, recruitment, promotion, and facilitation for TEDA’s key target sectors
• Develop an image building strategy through constantly communicating positive aspects of the location.
• Develop an investor targeting strategy through identifying specific investors for specific investment opportunities.
• Showcases investment potential and the attractiveness of Tshwane. Initiate and facilitate investment initiatives
• Develop investment promotion best-practice guideline. 
• Facilitates the investment establishment process.
• Identify investor lead generation, develop plans and manage the advertising, missions and events, presentations and direct investor meetings in line with the lead generated.
• Develops an investor targeting strategy through identifying specific investors for specific investment opportunities, secures investments and creates investment pipeline for TEDA.
• Maintains and manages an investor lead database.
• Facilitate and undertake periodic investment intelligence studies and identify key markets and investment opportunities.
• Coordinate industry events, information dissemination and collaborate with key stakeholders.

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Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum: A relevant LLB (NQF level 8)
• Master’s degree in law (NQF level 9) will be advantageous
• Affiliation to relevant industry related body such as   Chartered Institute of Secretaries institute will be an added advantage
• Minimum: 10 years’ experience at company secretary level which includes administering corporate governance, secretariat, board administration, advising board members on governance implications preferably in a municipal or public sector environment.
• Knowledge of good corporate governance.
• good knowledge of municipal legislation, Companies Act and King IV
• Knowledge of local government sector

Added Advantages:

• Affiliation to relevant industry related body such as   Chartered Institute of Secretaries institute will be an added advantage.

Competencies and Skills:

• Strategic Thinking.
• Leadership.
• Ethical.
• Professionalism.
• Relationship Management.
• Influencing and Negotiation.
• Decisiveness.
• Business Acumen.

Key responsibilities

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Manages Board and Committees of the Board
• Prepares and issues notices of meetings timeously.
• Prepares the agenda and supporting documents for meetings.
• Coordinates the submission of reports to the Board, Board Committees and EXCO
• Ensures actions requested by Board are undertaken by the responsible executives and reported back to the Board.
• Formulates accurate minutes and resolutions.
• Communicates the Board and Committee resolutions to relevant parties and prepares action sheets to this effect.
• Develops the Board Annual Work Plan
• Maintains an effective information reporting process amongst the Committees.
• Develops and updates corporate governance policies to ensure company-wide legislative compliance.
• Develops and updates a Corporate Governance Policy Framework which includes e.g. Delegation of Authority, Whistleblowing Policy, Fraud Prevention Policy, Code of Conduct for Board and Staff, Board Charter, Committee Terms of Reference, Legislative Compliance Matrix, etc.
• Oversees overall company-wide legislative compliance requirements (Companies Act, MFMA, Municipal Systems Act, King III) and reports on compliance/non-compliance to Board and shareholder as required.
• Develops overall company-wide legislative compliance matrix and provides reports to Board and relevant stakeholders/governance structures.
• Manages compliance with the Company’s Act and Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) regarding the meeting documentation.
• Provides input to amendments to organisational policies and procedures.
• Provides advice to the Board on the Companies Act, MFMA, Municipal Systems Act and corporate governance compliance issues to ensure effective functioning of the Board and its Committees.
• Maintains statutory registers for the Company.
• Oversees lodging of the necessary Company forms with the Registrar of Companies e.g. annual returns, change of name/address, resignation of Board members.
• Board and Committee Performance Appraisals and training.
• Manages the performance appraisal process for Board, the Committees, and individual Directors to ensure that they take place annually.
• Arranges skills training to the Board, Committee, and directors where necessary.
• Provides training to board members on their fiduciary duties, corporate governance, and relevant legislation.
• Manages the budget of the Board and committees continuously in consultation with the Board Chairperson
• Allocating the necessary resources appropriately.
• Responsible for management of personnel in the unit
• Identify risks in Corporate Governance including company records and legal is exposed to.
• Implement appropriate risk management strategies.

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Minimum Requirements:

• A National Diploma in Marketing/Public Relations/Journalism (NQF level 6)
• At least three (3) years’ experience in a marketing, public relations and journalism environment.

Added Advantages:

• Degree in Marketing/Public Relations/Journalism (NQF level 7)
• Technical Certification from the Marketing Association of South Africa, Public Relations Institute of South Africa, South African Communications Association or any reputable association for marketing and communication practitioners in South Africa.

Competencies and Skills:

• Creative thinker
• Team player
• Digitally savvy
• Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Consultation and Collaboration
• Analytical Thinking
• Monitoring
• Meticulous reporting

Key responsibilities:

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Planning publicity strategies and campaigns.
• Writing and producing presentations, articles, press releases and social media posts.
• Designing or project managing the production of visual communications and digital content.
• Dealing with enquiries from the public, the press and related organisations.
• Organising and attending promotional events such as press conferences, open days, exhibitions, tours and visits.
• Speaking publicly at interviews, press conferences and presentations.
• Providing clients/colleagues with information about new promotional opportunities and current PR campaigns’ progress.
• Coordinating and analysing the success of online advertising.
• Keeping records of progress, budgets and timescales, and keeping clients/colleagues up to date with these.
• Primarily responsible for the daily monitoring and implementation of digital/social media strategy.
• Setting up tracking systems & content plans for marketing campaigns and online activities.
• Supporting the in-house marketing and design team by coordinating and collating content.
• Supporting the implementation of organisational events (branding set-up and social media coverage of events).
• Media monitoring and reporting (quarterly analytics for all 3 social platforms).
• Always ensure compliance with the corporate identity across all marketing and communication materials.
• Stakeholder Relationship Management.
• Assist with budget management, as well as in the development of monthly/quarterly reports, and submission of quotations, invoices & requisitions.

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Job purpose

• To provide first-line IT support to customers and to escalate to second-line support staff in order to enhance user productivity throughout the City of Tshwane

Appointment requirements

• An appropriate three-year career-related tertiary qualification (degree or national diploma) in Information Technology, Computer Science or any other ICT related study field
• CompTIA A+ Certification
• At least two years’ experience in an ICT Service Desk/Help Desk environment
• Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost

Personal attributes and/or competencies

• Oral communication skills; information strategy skills; data conversion ability; user support skills; communication skills; cognitive ability

Primary functions

• Log incidences and service requests from internal customers
• Escalate incidents to service providers, second line support and other sections
• Follow up on incidents and services
• Close incidents and services by ensuring that all information is captured
• Communicate and give feedback to customers regarding the progress of incidents and service requests
• Ensure customer satisfaction through telephone assistance
• Work directly with customers, end users or vendors to answer technical questions and resolve problems
• Gather information, use independent judgement and escalate complex problems to the appropriate service department
• Escalate to management when appropriate service-level agreements are not met

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Job purpose

• To provide ICT functional support to computer end users in the City of Tshwane

Appointment requirements

• An appropriate three-year career-related tertiary qualification (degree or national diploma) in Information Technology, Computer Science or any other ICT related study field
• CompTIA A+ Certification
• At least two years’ experience in an ICT desktop support environment
• Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost

Personal attributes and/or competencies

• Planning and organising skills; oral communication skills; data conversion ability; user support skills; communication skills; cognitive ability

Primary functions

• Set up, configure and install new hardware equipment
• Perform software and hardware maintenance
• Provide efficient technical support to all end users
• Maintain an inventory of hardware devices
• Perform all other technical support and administrative duties
• Investigate and resolve hardware and software faults
• Ensure that daily service-level agreements are met