Vacancies at Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Requirements

• Hons Degree/Degree in Urban and Regional Planning/ City and Regional Planning/ Town and Regional Planning
• Certificate in Strategic Management
• Certificate in Project Management
• Registration with SACPLAN as a Professional Planner
• Valid code B/EB driver’s license
• Computer literate
• Ten (10) years’ experience in City and Regional Planning of which five (5) years must be at Senior Management level

Key Performance Areas

• Contributes to the overall policy and strategy development within BCMM
• Develops standard operating procedures for all functions within the Department
• Identify key areas for interventions in human settlements within the framework
• Institutes corrective measures on audit findings
• Provides input to human settlements analyses and needs assessment and other activities aimed at urban environmental planning and management
• Ensures compliance with relevant legal prescriptions and constraints

Core Competence

Competencies as listed below:

• Organisational awareness   
• Demonstrates an understanding of the municipal and local government processes

Project Management  

• Manages multiple projects

Communication 

• Deals with issues directly

Closing Date: 2025-11-26

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Requirements

• BSc or B Tech Degree in Civil Engineering or Transportation Planning
• Registered as a Professional technician/technologist with ECSA
• Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
• Six (6) years Senior Management experience of which three (3) years must be in transportation at middle management level

Key Performance Areas

• Controls the staff and activities of the division
• Prepares annual capital and revenue estimates
• Controls expenditure by limiting projects and assignments to approved budgets
• Implements short, medium and long-term transport policy strategies in infrastructure development, traffic engineering, travel demand management and public transport service delivery
• Prepares the integrated transport plan
• Facilitates the restructuring and regulation of minibus taxi services
• Manages the city bus operations and mechanical workshop at the bus depot

Core Competence

• Organisational awareness    
• Demonstrates an understanding of the municipal and local government processes
• Understands priorities, goals and issues of local government

Project Management   

• Manages multiple projects

Communication 

• Deals with issues directly
• Produces well-structured reports

Closing Date: 2025-11-25

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Requirements

• B. Comm in Accounting or Degree in Public Finance
• Valid code B/EB driver’s licence
• National Treasury minimum competence requirements or to be obtained within 12 months from date of appointment
• Seven (7) years relevant experience of which at least 2 years must be at middle management level

Key Performance Areas

• Manages, organizes, plans and controls the operational and working functions of the Midland Region – Revenue Management
• Controls, oversees and provides operational working assurance for all accounting and administrative processes relating to the Midland Region
• Provides pertinent communication, liaison and interaction
• Maintains an overview of the management of the Midland Region Staff capacity

Core Competence

• Organisational awareness    
• Demonstrates an understanding of the municipal and local government processes
• Understands priorities, goals and issues of local government

Communication 

• Produces well-structured reports

Closing Date: 2025-11-25

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Requirements

• B.Sc. or BTech in Electrical Engineering
• Professional Registration with the ECSA in Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Engineer’s Government Certificate of Competency
• Ten (10) years of which two (2) years should be in a Managerial capacity in a Local Authority

Key Performance Areas

• Drafts, reviews and prioritise budgets for maintenance activities
• Reviews branch procedures to ensure that the branch procedures are up to date and relevant
• Approves and monitors project plans for maintenance and construction
• Directs activities in times of emergencies
• Monitors the loading on the network through local measurements
• Investigates metering disputes

Core Competence

• Organisational awareness    
• Demonstrates an understanding of the municipal and local government processes
• Understands priorities, goals and issues of local government

Project Management   

• Manages multiple projects

Communication 

• Produces well-structured reports

Closing Date: 2025-11-25

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Requirements

• Degree in any of the following areas: Monitoring and Evaluation; Project Planning and Management, Project Management or Public Administration, or other related social sciences
• Post graduate Programme Management qualification
• Five (5) years’ experience in the management of programmes and coordination thereof, exposure to business reengineering techniques or other forms of monitoring and evaluation programmes aimed turnaround plans
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Valid code B/EB driver’s license
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation principles and methods
• Proven organizational skills, including time management
• Successful completion of the assessment on the Progression criteria of the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Training Programme
• Basic Knowledge and Experience in research methodology

Key Performance Areas

• Develops, implements and reviews an Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Model for BCMM, inclusive of the PMS Policy Framework, the System of Delegations, High-level Decision/Resolution Tracking and key elements of Individual Performance Management
• Applies framework guidelines to assess compliance requirements relating to the monitoring and evaluation phases of the Organizational Performance Management cycle and advises the Executive Mayor
• Controls applications associated with the scheduling and preparing of information for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
• Conducts interim analyses and prepares statistical summaries relating to organizational/unit or individual Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
• Provides information or input on the Performance Management monitoring and evaluation information management procedures
• Reviews reports on progress made with committed actions relating to the City’s responses to Ward Priorities and Mayoral Imbizo Issues and advise the Executive Mayor on red flags emanating from such reports
• Manages and controls the budget of the Unit

Core Competence

• Organisational awareness    
• Demonstrates an understanding of the municipal and local government processes
• Understands priorities, goals and issues of local government

Communication 

• Deals with issues directly
• Produces well-structured reports and written summaries

Closing Date: 2025-11-19

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Requirements

• Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) Degree in Accounting or National Diploma in Accounting

Key Performance Areas

• Revenue Management
• Budget Management
• Treasury functions
• Annual Financial Statements
• Expenditure Management
• Supply Chain Management

Closing Date: 2025-11-19