Jobs at Nelson Mandela Bay Metro

Qualifications and experience required:

• A relevant B.Tech. in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Computer literacy: MS Office applications.
• A valid Code EB driver’s licence.
• Three to five years or more relevant experience.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Proficient oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good coordination skills.
• High level of attention to detail.

Job purpose:

• Controlling technical procedures to address the engineering requirements of internal and external clients through formulation of proposals and design concepts, and contract and project management of basic complexity types of broadly defined engineering works with low levels of impact in order to ensure objectives and established outcomes are accomplished in accordance with the agreed terms, specifications, costs and standards of quality.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.
• Fringe benefits will include membership of a Retirement Fund, Medical Aid Scheme, Group Life Assurance Scheme, participation in a Housing Subsidy and Car Schemes (subject to the conditions of the various Schemes), and normal leave and sick leave benefits.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• B.Com. degree or a National Diploma in Cost Accounting/Finance/Auditing and majoring with Accounting.
• Computer literacy – MS Office applications.
• A valid Code B driver’s (or learner’s) licence.
• Financial accounting related work experience (recommended).

Key attributes and competencies:

• Proficient oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.

Job purpose:

• Assisting with implementing the Municipal Finance Management Act and budget reforms.
• Assisting with developing statistical reporting modules and financial policies and procedures.
• Capturing financial data.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• A B.Sc. in Engineering qualification.
• Computer literacy in MS Office applications.
• A valid Code B driver’s licence.
• Three to five years or more relevant experience.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Proficient oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent operational skills.
• Excellent report-writing and presentation skills.
• High level of attention to detail.

Job purpose:

• Applying professional principles and controlling technical procedures and processes to address the specific engineering requirements of internal/external clients through research and evaluation of best practices and cost-effective approaches using defined methodology, provision of guidance and advice on the formulation of proposals and design concepts, and contract and project management involving complex forms of engineering work with high impact in order to ensure broader goals and service delivery objectives are accomplished and quality and professional standards maintained.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.
• Fringe benefits will include membership of a Retirement Fund, Medical Aid Scheme, Group Life Assurance Scheme, participation in a Housing Subsidy and Car Schemes (subject to the conditions of the various Schemes), and normal leave and sick leave benefits.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• Appropriate level of secondary qualification.
• Computer literacy – MS Office applications.
• A valid Code EB driver’s licence.
• Up to twelve months’ relevant experience.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Proficient oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good administrative and report-writing skills.

Job purpose:

• Performing administrative tasks associated with Sales and Administration of housing sites to beneficiaries, providing housing and housing related services to communities, establishing community-based structures with stakeholders, generating reports detailing the status of the housing programme/projects, attending to and/or forwarding disputes, queries/complaints to ensure stability on socio-economic conflicts.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.

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Qualification and experience required:

• A relevant three-year tertiary qualification, preferably a Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB advantageous).
• Preference will be given to applicants who have been admitted as attorney or an advocate who is a member of the bar.
• Computer literacy – MS Office.
• A valid Code B driver’s licence.
• Five to eight years’ relevant legal experience required at managerial level.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Takes primary responsibility for correspondence, pleadings, legal memoranda, legal opinions and legislation.
• In-depth knowledge of municipal legislation and contributes toward addressing the municipality’s service delivery challenges.
• Engages and manages external service providers (legal firms) representing the municipality and guide/influence options for approach in litigation matters.
• Negotiates skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external stakeholders and wins concessions without damaging relationships.
• Advocates capably on behalf of clients and municipality, both within and outside the municipality.

Summary of duties:

• Researching, interpreting and rendering of legal opinions included in statutory/Council legislation and national policy framework guidelines.
• Advising/informing the organisation on legal non-compliance outcomes with a view to supporting arguments for positive change.
• Analysing the adequacy of current legal approaches, submits reports supporting specific provisions associated with Legal Services interventions.
• Providing advice/opinions to the Executive on the legal process, through the analysis and evaluation of attitudes and needs of the municipality.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• A relevant three-year tertiary qualification, preferably a National Diploma or B.Com. with Financial Accounting as a major subject.
• Computer literacy - MS Office applications.
• Two to five years relevant experience.
• The incumbent must have working knowledge and experience of applicable local government legislation (e.g. MFMA, Local Government: Municipal Systems Act and other related legislation, municipal policies, National Treasury instructions/regulations/circulars including Municipal Standard Chart of Accounts/mSCOA Regulations, Finance Procedures, GRAP (Asset related standards) and/or Circulars relating to the area of responsibility.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
• Interpersonal, problem-solving, analytical skills and attention to detail.
• The incumbent must be able to work under pressure and manage conflicting deadlines. Able to interact and work with various municipal Directorates and/or political offices as and when allocated to them.
• Accounting and financial management.
• Budgeting and budget monitoring.
• Asset accounting and fixed asset management.
• Compliance and standard application, data consolidation and interpretation.
• Analysis and reporting.

Job purpose:

• Processing and analysing financial information in terms of budget provisions, by attending to the verification, reporting, processing, and reconciliation of financial accounts, adhering to processing sequence, record-keeping and data reporting processes to facilitate the preparation of budgets and financial statements.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• B.Com. degree/National Diploma in Accounting.
• Computer literacy (MS Office applications).
• Three years’ relevant work experience.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Ability to identify problem areas and introduce remedial action.
• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English.
• Statistical analysis skills.
• Ability to supervise staff.

Job purpose:

• Coordinating and controlling the application of accounting procedures associated with the billing of accounts, monitoring the accuracy of financial controls, monitoring the accuracy of information/statistics on the Tariff Analysis Schedule upon which all electricity, water, sewage and trade effluent forecasts are based. Guiding and developing personnel on the processing sequences. Attending to specific administrative processes.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• Grade 12.
• Five to eight years’ relevant experience with supervisory experience.
• Computer literacy – MS Office applications.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
• The incumbent will be required to monitor the various systems linked to the Control.
• Centre and initiate the necessary emergency action to incoming calls.
• Emergency response coordination, computer literacy, attention to detail.
• Decision-making and problem-solving, monitoring and dispatching.
• Technical aptitude, information management, attention to detail.
• Client and service delivery orientation, interpersonal skills, information update and record-keeping.
• Supervises and controls the performance indicators and outcomes of employees based in the Control Centre.

Physical requirement of the post:

• The incumbent sits most of the day but works long shifts (12 hours at a time).
• Special conditions attached to the post:
• Required to work shifts and overtime.

Job purpose:

Is responsible for the daily operation of the Control Centre and duty rooms, including:

• Receiving emergency calls.
• Dispatching of emergency vehicles and personnel.
• Providing communication support for operational staff in the field.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• B.Com. degree or equivalent qualification (NQF Level 6).
• Ability to interpret financial and technical reports (essential).
• Five to seven years’ experience within metered services and/or Revenue Management and Customer Care environment.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Planning and organisational skills.
• Operational, financial and administration management skills.
• Problem-solving and people management skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
• Decision-making skills on the application of specific procedures and sequences associated with Metered Services Billing Coordination.

Job purpose:

• Managing the key performance and results indicators associated with Metered Services of the Revenue Management and Customer Care Department through the implementation of laid down policies and procedures dictating financial reporting and billing (Metered Services, pre-payment vending and levying of tariffs) requirements, providing input into longer term objectives settings and revenue collection planning sequences; and directing and executing accounting procedures and processes associated with managing revenue income.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• Relevant three-year tertiary qualification in Human Resources or related field.
• Minimum of five to eight years relevant experience covering a broad range of human resources functions, and at least three years management experience.
• Computer literacy.
• Valid Code B driver’s licence.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Knowledge and experience in shaping the NMBM and local government specific goals and priorities, knowledge of municipality’s functional directorates/departments and understand strategic integration across the in-depth knowledge of the NMBM.
• Ability to apply an integrated body of knowledge, as a specialist or a generalist.
• Supervisory incumbent in mentoring other Human Resources Professionals, in typical complex activities, complex analysis, divergent problems on HR analytics.
• In-depth knowledge of municipal legislation, policy, practice and code of conduct, and contribute to HR related information towards addressing the municipal service delivery challenges.
• Ability to communicate controversial, sensitive messages to stakeholders tactfully.
• Sound knowledge on how to secure, manage and design large-scale intervention.
• Ability to develop integrated plans for work unit and that interface with the department’s budget, taps into the resources of other units and departments, employing methods such as cross functional teams.
• Ability to develop assignments and collaborative funding to achieve results (Establishes Matrix Teams).
• Manages and maintains a project checklist covering all detail which might be overlooked.
• Ensure vigilantly watches over project process, tasks and work products to ensure freedom from errors, omissions or defects.
• Ability to align annual/quarterly plans with municipality’s goals and objectives.

Summary of duties:

• Consider and understand the issues and positions of the parties to the negotiation and seeks a win-win solution through a give-and-take process.
• Ability to project him/herself as can be direct but still maintains a high degree of diplomacy and politeness.
• Sound knowledge and stay focused on resolving the deadlocks and avoids issues and attacks.
• Keep abreast of latest development within HR Information System and any new HR applications.
• Monitors process and identify potential shortcomings of current systems/process, make recommendations to alleviate issues and identify the HR information that must be maintained to support organisational decision-making.
• Measures employee engagement and satisfaction with the delivery of HR services, and designs, implements and reviews HR policies.
• Develops and ensure that the HR strategy is aligned with the municipality’s objective and provide strategic direction and measurements for strategic innovation and sustainable people practices.
• Monitors existing Human Resources policies/procedures and other on-going relevant documents to ascertain whether such documentation adheres to legal requirements and the objectives of the NMBM’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP), by scrutinising documents to identify clauses which could be ambiguous.
• Analyses and interpret amendments to the Conditions of Services to ensure the fair and consistent application thereof and provide Directorate and other administrative staff with accurate guidelines.
• Inspects documents pertaining to contractual obligations of on-going employees/other categories to ensure that the interests of both the Council as well as employees/other categories are sufficiently protected.
• Oversees the application of remuneration packages throughout on-going the Council, as per the official Grading Scheme.
• Supervises the Directorate records, filing system and archival on-going material to ensure the availability of up-to-date information and records.
• To oversee/personally perform procurement related duties to assist on-going Directorate and Office Managers in meeting their operational requirements.

Job purpose:

• Assist with managing and controlling the effective provision of human resources to all Business Units, as well as ensuring the correct and fair application of employee fringe benefits in terms of Council policy; align HR and people management practices within the governance, risk and compliance framework; identify and analyse bottlenecks with existing policy implementation and make recommendations on amendment to bring about improvements and ensures that the municipality’s policies (reward/remuneration) is aligned with appropriate legislative, governance and other directive requirements.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• Grade 12.
• Two to five years’ relevant experience.
• Computer literacy – MS Office applications.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
• The incumbent will be required to supervise the technical procurement function to ensure an effective and efficient procurement services with the budgetary framework in terms of Council policy.
• The incumbent must have knowledge of the Municipality’s procurement procedure for tender specification compilation, obtaining quotations and tender documents.
• The incumbent will be required to liaise with fire and emergency services officials and purchasing and supplies stores for dealing with queries/complaints/requests relating to procurement matters.
• Market research, new product service, tender advertisement, report-writing, stakeholder engagement and management.
• Expenditure and financial control, requisition approval, project site and final product inspections.
• Record-keeping and administration.

Physical requirement of the post:

• The incumbent sits most of the day with occasional standing and walking.

Job purpose:

• Procuring technical services and equipment for the fire and emergency services branch of the Safety and Security business unit.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• Grade 12.
• Basic training qualification.
• Code B driver’s licence.
• No criminal record.
• Firearm proficiency.
• National Diploma, preferably in Policing.
• Eight years or more relevant experience required inclusive of proven supervisory/managerial experience.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
• The incumbent will be required to implement policies and procedures and ensures that by-laws, regulations and crime prevention are enforced. They will manage a number of operational areas; and ensure optimal use and maintenance of resources and equipment, and adherence to performance management criteria.
• Interpersonal, problem-solving, analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Community and customer care, service delivery orientation.
• Patrol, enforcement and emergency response.
• Operational planning and reporting.
• Financial and administrative functions.
• Supervision, control and management of staff performance.
• Operational management – crime prevention and law enforcement, traffic policing and road safety, specialised functions and systems.
• The physical attributes associated with this post necessitates that the incumbent is physically fit and able-bodied to perform the relevant functions, and as such, shortlisted candidates will be required to submit themselves to the Municipal Medical Doctor to be medically examined as part of the selection process.

Special conditions attached to the post:

• Exposure to all working conditions and required to perform duties after hours.

Job purpose:

• Supervising and controlling all functions/activities within one geographical sub-area to create and maintain a safe environment through policing, enforcing traffic legislation and enforcing Local Authority by-laws, to perform all functions related to the specialised units to ensure effective and efficient service delivery through the implementation of applicable strategies, plans and policies.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.

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Qualifications and experience required:

• A three-year tertiary qualification, preferably Public Sector Governance qualification.
• Three to four years’ relevant experience.
• Computer literacy.
• Valid Code B driver’s licence.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Understanding of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality priorities, goals, policies, procedures.
• Ability to prepare considered high-quality reports for decision-making.
• Supervisory responsibility for reviewing and editing less experienced practitioners.
• Ability to demonstrate effective oral and presentation skills for complex and sensitive topics and issues.
• Ability to accurately review documents and edit documents created by others.
• Ability to optimise the use of technicians for effective and efficient operatives within the office.
• Ability to analyse complex data through creation of spreadsheets and database and to summarise conclusions to analysis in order to make meaningful decisions.
• Display thorough knowledge of subject matter and can communicate at various levels.
• Provides professional advice, its implementation and guidance with regard to the function and procedures of a project.
• Thorough knowledge of Supply Chain Management or Project Management.
• Regular policy reviews, amongst others the Cellphone policy, Telephone policy and relevant policies applicable to CASS (Corporate Services).

Summary of duties:

• Coordinate and read situations and interest positions and to respond appropriately.
• Communicate sensitive or controversial information effectively.
• Handle sensitive one-on-one discussions effectively and uses language and style to capture the attention of the audience.
• Sets goals aligned to department urgencies, display a drive to do things better and successfully completes projects within time and budget allocations.
• Co-ordinates processes associated with the review and application of administrative procedures and systems to address functional requirements and priorities.
• Co-ordinated tasks associated with controlling personnel performance, productivity and discipline within the Sub-directorate.
• Co-ordinates project management phases with respect to the implementation of special administrative projects.
• Ensure that Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has the proper contracts, i.e. travel, accommodation, care hire and catering (SCM compliance).

Job purpose:

• Co-ordinating the provision of office support and controlling the administrative procedures and processes related to functional activities and requirements through evaluation and analysis of the effectiveness of business systems and applications, monitoring of approved project interventions, making available guidance and information on process change, and attending to reporting requirements in order to ensure the central administration functionality contributes effectively towards the broader objectives of accountable cost-effective administration.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.