Jobs Available at City of Johannesburg

Remuneration: R58 324,06 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits)

Location: 33 Hoofd Street, Braampark Forum 1, Braamfontein

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 plus a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Commerce, Business/Public Administration, Governance and Compliance or equivalent of NQF level 7;
• Minimum of 6 – 8 years’ relevant experience at a middle management level in a local government environment;
• Proven track record in the research project management of several complex, simultaneous projects with pressurised timelines;
• Experience with strategic, business, planning and reporting frameworks and requirements helpful;
• Experience with supervising and mentoring staff and supporting professional and leadership development;
• Valid driver’s license.

Primary Function:

• The incumbent must ensure that ME’s are compliant with applicable legislation requirements, including the Municipal Finance Management Act, Municipal Systems, and other related legislation. To provide and develop corrective action plans on noncompliance with corporate and legislative issues in all entities. To identify and document risk issues impacting the entities and liaise with the Deputy Director: Corporate Governance.

Key Performance Areas:

• Develop key performance indicators in line with the sector plan.
• Develop and direct enterprise governance systems and processes in the municipal entities to assist the City in the monitoring and assessment of shareholders’ value derived from the Municipal Entities.
• Determine shareholder value through monitoring of service delivery and municipal legislative compliance;
• Develop key performance indicators in line with sector plans;
• Monitor, evaluate and report on the financial performance and service delivery performance, as well as assess and report on the financial position, and identify financial risk for all Municipal Entities.

Leading Competencies:

• Strategic perspective;
• Attention to detail;
• Quality-focused;
• Excellent communication skills; 
• Emotional intelligence; 
• Leadership and people management skills; 
• Goal-orientation;
• Initiative;
• Flexibility;
• Change management; 
• Values and integrity. 

CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY, 01 SEPTEMBER 2026

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Remuneration: R67 075.25 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits)

Location: 48 Ameshoff Street, Braamfontein

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 plus a Bachelor’s degree or relevant qualification in Business Administration, Public Administration or Business Management (NQF level 7);
• Postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage;
• 7 - 9 years of strategic administrative leadership experience, of which 3 – 4 years must be at middle management;
• Proven track record of providing strategic support services to an executive;
• Experience in supervising multiple, diverse service functions simultaneously with strong supervisory and team leadership skills;
• Ability to work with various levels of personnel in a fast-paced environment;
• Experience in a policy environment;
• Knowledge of Business Planning;
• Knowledge of Financial Management systems and processes;
• Experience in Strategic Planning and Performance Management Systems;
• Ability to lead and manage strategic processes;
• General Human Resource Management and Networking experience;
• Strong liaison and report writing skills;
• Experience in compiling and managing budgets;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Previous experience in National/Provincial/Local Government Policy, Legislation and protocols;
• Business/public administration or a closely related field, and fiscal management experience involving payroll, purchasing, and budgeting and supervisory experience.

Primary Function:

• Lead, manage, and provide strategic management support and guidance to the department in the application and implementation of the City’s various policies and administrative processes, business strategic planning, monitoring, reporting and the departmental implementation of the City’s Performance Management Policy.

Key Performance Areas:

• Appropriately positioning the function of Management Support within the department and ensuring impactful initiatives and service offerings to the business, as an enabler and a conduit to attaining departmental strategic goals;
• Business Planning, Organisation and Budget to translate organisational strategic agenda for the department and implement strategic response towards the realisation of organisational goals;
• Performance Management and Monitoring to ensure that the department remains a high- performing business unit of the City and successfully contributes to the attainment of organisation-wide objectives in the short and long term;
• Monitoring and Reporting against the SDBIP and Departmental targets;
• Identify, mitigate risk factors and manage risk compliance;
• Administrative support to streamline departmental activities and ensure accountability and sound business practices to achieve municipal financing goals and objectives;
• People management to improve and sustain motivational levels, productivity and performance that contribute to effective service delivery objectives.

Leading Competencies:

• Strategic perspective;
• Leadership and people management skills;
• Goal orientation;
• Emotional intelligence;
• Change management;
• Performance management skills;
• Integrity;
• Risk management;
• Adherence to policies and regulations;
• Computer literacy, including MS Office Applications;
• Negotiation, Networking, strong interpersonal, and excellent communication skills required;
• Excellent research, conceptual, analytical, problem identification and resolution skills;
• Ability to interpret and apply policies and related legislation.
• Accountability;
• High level of confidentiality and organisational skills;
• Time Management, working independently, under pressure and the ability to prioritise.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, and must be able to communicate and coordinate effectively with other stakeholders;
• Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy, and excellent planning, organising, coordinating, and time management skills.

Core Competencies:

• In-depth knowledge of national policy and legislation impacting municipalities;
• In-depth knowledge of the issues impacting service delivery;
• Proven ability to effectively manage the office of an executive in a complex and demanding environment and provide guidance to administrative support staff;
• Demonstrated ability to strategically manage an administrative support service within a multidisciplinary environment, including demonstrated ability to provide professional supervision and development;
• High level ability in the use of e-mail, electronic diaries, teleconferencing, videoconferencing, City systems and MS Office Applications, i.e. Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint;
• Demonstrated expertise in complaint handling processes and of ethical and professional practice standards, with the ability to operate effectively in a high-volume, sensitive and complex work environment;
• Excellent interpersonal, liaison and communication skills, including the capacity and ability to negotiate or communicate on behalf of the HoD with senior internal and external stakeholders;
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to prepare documents and briefing notes for the HoD and Unit Heads on complex and sensitive issues;
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems, such as filing and record management systems, and other office procedures and terminology;
• Must be capable of gathering and analysing information;
• Sound knowledge of risk management;
• Ability to supervise subordinate employees, to include establishing and applying standards for performance fairly and impartially, distinguishing between effective and ineffective procedures and job performance, providing appropriate discipline, interpreting, and implementing instructions by management;
• Ability to maintain and ensure the confidentiality of employee personnel files and content;
• Customer and Service Delivery Management (Batho Pele) Ethics, Professionalism;
• Collaborative/Teamwork, Values and Integrity, Attention to detail, and quality-focused;
• Impact and Influence according to the City’s protocols, legislation, and standards.

CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY, 01 SEPTEMBER 2026

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Remuneration: R52 144.69 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits)

Location: East Wing, 48 Ameshoff Street, Braamfontein

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric/Grade 12 plus a relevant tertiary (NQF level 7) qualification, preferably a relevant Degree in Policing/Forensic Investigations/Forensic Auditing/Forensic Accounting or BA Law;
• Exposure in an investigative environment will be an added advantage;
• 5 - 8 years’ experience in Forensic Investigation/Accounting/Auditing or related investigation within the municipal environment or private sector;
• Knowledge of the forensic investigation process, controls and the identification of system weakness;
• Presentation and reporting effectively;
• Understanding of legal implications & policies;
• Quality assurance and human resource procedures and regulations.

 Primary Function:

• Responsible for planning, execution and drafting report on Theft of Assets investigations within the City, including non-compliance with regulatory frameworks, ensuring that Project work conforms to the Forensic Investigations methodology and any other standards set by GFIS. Provide evidence in disciplinary criminal proceedings as well as any other tribunal.

Key Performance Areas:

• Ensure that planning, conducting, executing and drafting a report on investigations conducted, as well as ensuring that allocated cases conform to the methodology and any other standards set by GFIS;
• Investigate Theft of City Assets, Maladministration and other related cases, ensuring that such investigations are in compliance with relevant investigative laws & regulations;
• Produce corporate investigation reports in line with the reporting requirements;
• Ensure proper information management, record-keeping, and safeguarding of investigation Evidence;
• Participate in the theft and anti-corruption prevention campaigns through conducting related awareness and outreach programmes;
• Building and maintaining strong working relations with both internal and external stakeholders to educate, inform and/or collaborate to combat theft in the City;
• Ensure that planning, conducting, executing and reporting on investigation projects, and ensuring that project work conforms to the GFIS methodology and any other standards set by GFIS.

Leading Competencies:

• Excellent Computer literacy, including MS Office;
• Conducting corporate forensic investigations;
• Corporate forensic investigations report writing;
• Handle forensic assignments on his/her own and should effectively lead and direct investigations;
• Ability to analyse, interpret and apply legislation and policies, etc.;
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure;
• Good knowledge of corporate governance requirements (King IV and MFMA), forensic investigation practice and general business and management principles ad processes;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Analysis and problem-solving;
• Strong desire to learn and willingness to share knowledge;
• Interact effectively with both management and clients;
• Ability to work with diverse groups and engage difficult clients;
• Ability to motivate and inspire other colleagues;
• Knowledge of virtual computer environments;
• Conduct in-depth interviews;
• Ability to chair and facilitate meetings;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Self-confidence and ability to interact at all levels;
• Project management skill;
• Presentation, facilitation and negotiation skills.

Core Competencies:

• Knowledge of government legislation, policies and procedures applicable to all spheres of Government;
• Expertise in complaint handling processes and ethical and professional practice standards, with the ability to operate effectively in a high-volume, sensitive and complex work environment.
• Excellent interpersonal liaison and communication skills, including the capacity and ability to negotiate or communicate on behalf of the senior internal and external stakeholders;
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to prepare documents and briefing notes for the Professional Officer on complex and sensitive issues;
• Knowledge of financial principles and practices;
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems, such as filing and record management systems, and other office procedures and terminology;
• Capable of gathering and analyzing information;
• Ability to supervise subordinate employees to include establishing and applying standards for performance in a fair and impartial manner, distinguishing between effective and ineffective procedures and job performance, providing appropriate discipline, interpreting and implementing instructions by management;
• Ability to maintain and ensure the confidentiality of employee personnel files and content.

CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

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REMUNERATION: R36 708.24 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits)

LOCATION: East Wing, 48 Ameshoff Street, Braamfontein

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 plus a three-year Degree in Computer Science / Forensic Data analysis / Information Technology and / or Information systems / Security Management, Policing, Social Science, Forensic Investigation (NQF level 7);
• 3 – 5 years in forensic investigations with specific focus on forensic data analysis and profiling in a municipal environment. Candidate must be experienced at obtaining and analysing information obtained from accounting systems and HR ERP systems, social media platforms, internet, print and electronic media, credit bureau’s etc.
• Advanced Computer Literacy: MS Office.

Primary Function:

• To collect, process and analyze market data and internal information systems and investigation data across the City of Johannesburg and its municipal Owned entities (MOE’’s) in respect of suppliers and staff. In doing this, identify relevant patterns and develop profiles generated from large quantities of data.

Key Performance Areas:

• Retrieve and analyze data linked to a range of criminal activities committed against the City.
• To ensure that data is collected and processed accurately and timeously;
• To ensure that data/information quality standards are adhered to;
• Awareness Programmes;
• Internal and external Stakeholder Management.

Leading Competencies:

• Good Communication skills;
• Interpersonal;
• Analytical;
• Presentation skills;
• Report writing skills;
• Risk Management:
• Mentorship and coaching;
• Time Management skills;
• Relationship Management;
• Planning Management skills;
• Project management;
• Conflict management;
• Responsive skills.

Core Competencies:

• Advance knowledge of use of the internet, social media, fraud corruption, money Laundering and related offences;
• Sound knowledge of data management;
• Sound knowledge of database structures;
• Strong knowledge of data analysis procedures;
• Knowledge of statistics for analysing datasets;
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research;
• Sound knowledge of software and operating systems, such as Microsoft SQL, Linux as well as ACL Data Analytics and IBMI2 and others; Advanced MS Office suite proficiency, particularly MS Excel MS Access
• Knowledge on links charts.

CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

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REMUNERATION: R36 708.24 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits)

LOCATION: East Wing, 48 Ameshoff Street, Braamfontein

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 plus a relevant tertiary qualification National Diploma in either Law, Forensic
• Investigations, Finance/ Accounting, Audit, Information Technology; Public Management; (NQF level 6);
• 3 –5 years’ relevant experience in the investigation of Fraud and Corruption, Theft of City’s assets, Maladministration including UIFW or related transgressions in a municipal environment or within the public service or private sector;
• Knowledge of forensic investigation processes, controls, and the identification of systemic weaknesses;
• Presentation and reporting effectively.
• Understanding the implications of policies.
• Quality assurance and human resource procedures and regulations.
• Computer Literacy: MS Office.

Primary Function:

Investigator:

• Special Projects is responsible for planning, execution and reporting on investigations of Fraud, Corruption, Theft of City Assets, Maladministration and related transgressions. Ensuring that the allocated Fraud and Corruption work conforms to the Forensic Investigations methodology and any other standards set by Group Forensic and Investigation Services and to provide evidence in disciplinary criminal proceeding as well as any other legal tribunal.

Key Performance Areas:

• To ensure that planning, conducting, executing and reporting investigations as well as ensuring that allocated cases conform to the GFIS methodology, and any other standards set by Group Forensic and Investigation Services;
• To ensure that investigations of fraud and corruption, theft of city assets, maladministration and related transgressions are conducted within the stipulated timeframes;
• Information management, recordkeeping, safeguarding of evidence of the case;
• Participate in the GFIS anti-fraud and corruption awareness campaigns through various engagements.
• Building and maintaining strong relations with internal and external business units to share information and ensure the correct focus and support around investigations;

Leading Competencies:

• Forensic investigations skills;
• Handle forensic assignment on his/her own and should effectively lead and direct investigations.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and apply legislation and policies, etc.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Good knowledge of corporate governance requirements (King IV and MFMA), forensic investigation practice and general business and management principles and processes.
• Excellent communication skills;
• Excellent Computer literacy;
• Analysis and problem-solving skills.;
• Strong desire to learn and willingness to share knowledge;
• Interact effectively with both management and clients.
• Ability to work with diverse groups;
• Ability to engage with difficult clients.
• Ability to motivate and inspire other colleagues.
• Knowledge of virtual computer environments.
• Conduct in-depth Interviews.
• Ability to chair and facilitate meetings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-confidence and ability to interact at all levels.
• Project management skills.
• Presentation, facilitation and negotiation skills.

Core Competencies:

• Knowledge of Government legislation, policies and procedures applicable to South Africa;
• Ability to strategically manage an administrative support service within a multidisciplinary environment;
• Expertise in complaint handling processes and of ethical and professional practice standards, with the ability to operate effectively in a high volume, sensitive and complex work environment;
• Excellent interpersonal, liaison and communication skills, including the capacity and ability to negotiate or communicate on behalf of the senior internal and external stakeholders;
• Excellent written communication skills, including ability to prepare documents and briefing notes for the Professional Officer on complex and sensitive issues;
• Knowledge of financial principles and practices;
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as filing and record management systems, and other office procedures and terminology;
• Capable of gathering and analyzing information;
• Establishing and applying standards for performance in a fair and impartial manner, distinguishing between effective and ineffective procedures and job performance, providing appropriate discipline interpreting and implementing instructions by management.
• Ability to maintain and ensure the confidentiality of employee personnel files and contents.

CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

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Remuneration: R29 660.58 pm (basic salary excluding benefits)

Location: 100 Carr Street, Newtown Junction, Nedbank Building

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12/NQF level 4 with a National Diploma (NQF level 6) in building discipline, i.e. Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture, Building Management, Building Science, Building surveying and Quantity Surveying;
• 1 - 3 years’ relevant work experience;
• Knowledge and understanding of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, No 1977, other applicable legislation and Council By-Laws;
• Computer literacy (functional knowledge of MS Office packages and operating systems);
• Must have a valid driver’s license.

Primary Functions:

• Inspect building operations in developed and undeveloped areas in order to control the quality and safety of structures and ensure compliance with the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, No 103 of 1977 and other relevant regulations and By-Laws. Enforcement of contraventions of the NBR and illegal building activities.

Key Performance Areas:

• Make and forward inputs on work improvements to the Chief Building Inspector.
• Carry out mandatory inspections, i.e. foundation, drainage, roof, interim and final inspection required in terms of the National Building Regulations.
• Carry out various inspections and spot checks in response to requests, queries and complaints from councillors, management, other departments and members of the public.
• Facilitate the enforcement of contraventions of the National Building Regulations and illegal building activities.
• Maintain records of building inspection activities in the allocated region.
• Refer complicated and difficult queries and plan inspections to the Chief Building Inspector.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including the General Public, Professionals (e.g. Engineers, Architects and Developers), Council Department, Regional Offices, Municipal Owned Entities and Agencies and Provincial and Local Government.
• Perform various ad-hoc duties delegated by the Chief Building Inspector from time to time.
• Compile and submit building statistics as and when required.

Leading Competencies:

• Good negotiation and conflict management skills;
• Good problem-solving skills and information gathering skills;
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills.

Core Competencies:

• Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy and excellent planning, organising and time management skills;
• Ability to operate in a highly-intensive customer service and public interface environment with continued pressure to deliver high-quality work standards;
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY, 01 SEPTEMBER 2026

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REMUNERATION: R36 708,24 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits)

LOCATION: Jorissen Place, 66 Jorissen Street

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12/Matric plus National Diploma in Economic Development or Business Management or any other tertiary qualification in Business Management/Economic discipline (NQF level 6);
• Business Advisory Certificate;
• 2 - 3 years' experience in Business Management/Economics;
• Computer Literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel), and
• Good communication, coordination, and Project Management skills required.

Primary Function:

• To ensure effective and efficient business advisory service for the development and empowerment of SMME’s.

Key Performance Areas:

• Provide strategic business development services primarily to develop small and medium enterprises;
• Ensure entrepreneurs are referred to proper areas of need and follow-ups are conducted;
• Provide planning for the business advice system;
• Ensure that the business advisory services are implemented according to the business plan;
• Ensure an effective business strategy for effective business intervention.

Leading Competencies:

• Computer literacy including MS Office Applications;
• Accountability, Good communication and coordinating skills;
• High level of confidentiality and organisational skills;
• Time Management, working independently, under pressure and ability to prioritise;
• Business advisory/acumen;
• Project management.

Core Competencies:

• Basic knowledge of Business Management/Economics concepts and functions;
• Knowledge of Business Management and Economic Development Training processes;
• Business Values and COJ Values;
• Collaborative/Teamwork, Values and Integrity, Attention to detail and quality focused;
• Customer and Service Delivery Management (Batho Pele) Ethics, Professionalism;
• Impact and Influence according to City’s protocols, legislation, and standards.

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, 04 SEPTEMBER 2026