Professional Officer: Planning at City of Cape Town

•   A relevant tertiary qualification, first degree/BTech in Town Planning/City and Regional Planning or equivalent
•  2 years’ practical experience in the field of city and regional town planning or related fields
•  Knowledge of city and regional planning and development theory, spatial planning concepts and local and international best practice is required
•  Proficient at the level of professional town planning to initiate and deal with spatial planning issues across all scales
•  Good analytical and interpretive skills and the ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems
•  The ability to mediate between different sectors land use requirements, socio-economic objectives and existing policy and legal frameworks when compiling spatial plans, strategies, policies, guidelines and standards.

Key Performance Areas:

•  Assist with the development of sector based spatial plans, strategies, policies, guidelines and implementation tools
•  Provide input and guidance to public development proposals
•  Contribute towards the preparation of strategies and policies for Community Services and Health Facilities
•  Prepare and provide planning expertise, input and guidance to development applications
•  Support processes relating to the preparation of plans, strategies, policies and guidelines
•  Facilitate the participation of relevant stakeholders in the identification, development and adoption of spatial plans, strategies, policies and guidelines
•  Collect, analyse and interpret sectorial data relevant to the Community Services and Health Development programme
• Motivate, influence and manage project budgets and expenditure.