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The Langeberg Municipality (Western Cape Province) serves the towns Ashton, Robertson, Montagu,
Bonnievale and McGregor in the picturesque Breede River Valley/Klein Karoo area, where people still
live close to nature. Applications are hereby invited from persons with the necessary qualifications and
experience for appointment in the following positions:
DIRECTORATE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL & INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
IDP Co-ordinator (Ref nr 55/2024)
Qualifications/ Experience:
Relevant 3 year tertiary qualification preferably in Development
Studies; Computer literacy: MS Office; Code B driving licence; 3-5
years relevant experience.
Key Performance Areas:
Strategic coordination tasks and decisions; Development of IDP
process plan; Conduct public participation process as per IDP plan;
Facilitate intergovernmental relations in terms of the IDP process;
Information management to inform IDP processes and plans;
Integrated Development Planning (IDP) management; Coordination
of sectoral-based plans in the IDP; Liaising with internal and external
stakeholders.
Competencies:
Core Professional – Organisational Awareness/ Political Impact –
Drives equitable service delivery considering how political and
service issues, programmes, policies and decisions impact public
interest/concerns – Information Measuring and Monitoring – Displays
an ability to collect, review and analyse information, identify trends
and report on them – Planning and Organising – The ability to plan
and organise the work unit using goal setting, objectives, targets,
creating work schedules and work plans with associated resources
and budgets, according to the municipality’s procedures in order to
achieve the tasks/functional results of the work unit – Monitoring and
reporting – The ability to monitor the results of delegations,
assignments, or projects, considering the skills, knowledge, and
experience of the assigned individual and the characteristics of the
assignment or project – Project Management: Plans, manages,
monitors and evaluates specific activities to deliver the desired
outputs and outcomes – Information Management – The ability to
prepare user friendly, customer oriented and accessible information
products and reports of a range of types and formats. Service
Delivery Orientation – The ability to improve existing and explore and
implement new ways of delivering services that contribute to the
improvement of municipal processes in order to achieve municipal
goals – Interpersonal Relationships – The ability to establish and
maintain productive relationships with people within and outside of
the municipality – Client Orientation and Customer Focus –
Understands the service needs of a client/customer (internal or
external) and actively focuses on anticipating, meeting and
exceeding the needs in a timely and appropriate manner –
Communication – The capacity to listen attentively, grasp issues,
present information in a clear manner and respond appropriately to verbal and written communication of others – Action Orientation – The
display of high work ethic in setting and achieving challenging goals,
meeting deadlines and keeping promises. It manifests itself in one’s
ability to stay focused on task, to be energetic, persistent and reliable
– Resilience – The ability to respond constructively to pressure/stress
situations and the ability to persist with goals despite obstacles and
setbacks – Change Readiness – The ability to innovate and challenge
the status quo and the ability to cope with change driven by others –
Learning Orientation – The willingness and motivation to learn,
acquire knowledge, develop insight and focus on continuous selfimprovement – Problem Solving – The ability to gather information,
analyse issues and deal with complexity and ambiguity. Shows longterm thinking, follows through in a logical manner, aware of
consequences and implications. Is able to see the ‘Bigger Picture’. –
Accountability and Ethical Conduct – Ability to display and build the
highest standards of ethical and moral conduct to promote
confidence and trust in the public service and to adhere to codes of
good corporate governance – Strategic Capability and Leadership –
Contributes to determining and articulating the vision, sets the
direction for the municipality and/or unit and inspires others to deliver
on the municipal mandate – Impact and Influence – The ability to
inspire a positive attitude in others and be able to influence others
effectively – Coaching and Mentoring – The ability to assess skills,
performance, and potential of subordinates and to encourage their
development with the view of optimising their talent – Team
Orientation – The capacity to promote a cooperative climate,
understand group dynamics and apply appropriate facilitation
techniques in working with others to achieve a shared goal.
Place of work: Robertson
Status: Permanent appointment
Remuneration: R 270 996 – R 351 720 (T10) per annum as well as normal benefits
as applicable to a Local Authority. Participation in essential vehicle
scheme
Enquiries regarding post: Contact Mrs AJ Swarts, Manager: IDP, Communication & PMS,
at 023 626 8201
DIRECTORATE CORPORATE SERVICES
Secretary: Executive Deputy Mayor (Ref nr 54/2024)
Qualifications/ Experience: Grade 12; Computer literacy: MS Office, 2-5 years expierence
Key Performance Areas:
Execute all secretarial duties of Executive Deputy Mayor;
Administrative functions; Arrange appointments and co-ordinate the
Executive Deputy Mayor’s diary; Liaise, co-ordinate and organize all
activities of the Executive Deputy Mayor; Handle all telephone calls
of the Executive Deputy Mayor; Be accountable for the general
tidiness of the Executive Deputy Mayor’s office; Ensure
confidentiality; Operate complex administrative functions which
require specialised knowledge; and operates under limited
supervision.
Competencies:
Core Professional Competencies – Written Communication – The
ability to communicate in writing as appropriate to specific audiences
- Oral Communication – The ability to articulate a message in an
understandable and convincing manner – Attention to detail – Ability
to scrutinise own work and that of others to ensure accuracy and
compliance with the relevant municipal standards – Influencing – The
ability to interact with others and influence them to adopt the best
alternative from a range of options – Ethics and Professionalism –
The ability to identify and deal with ethical issues and conflicts of
interest – Organisational Awareness – The ability to understand the
Municipality’s objective, and the impact of decisions on the
community and the functioning of the department – Problem Solving –
The ability to identify potential problem areas, to break the problem
into component parts, generates potential solutions, select an option
and implement it – Planning and Organising – The ability to plan
activities within specific timeframes and then to execute these
activities according to plan – Business processes – Ability to engage
with systems or component processes and make continuous
improvements – Use of technology – The ability to utilise technology
in the workplace to optimise functioning of the Municipality – Data
processing & Analysis – Ability to process data and bring out about
improvements in the way in which it is processed – Interpersonal
Relationships – The ability to establish and maintain productive
relationships with people within and outside of the Municipality –
Communication – The capacity to listen attentively, grasp issues,
present information in a clear manner and respond appropriately to
verbal and written communication of others – Service delivery
Orientation – The ability to explore and implement new ways of
delivering services that contribute to the improvement of municipal
processes in order to achieve municipal goals – Client Orientation
And Customer Focus – Understands the service needs of a
client/customer (internal or external) and actively focusses on
anticipating, meeting and exceeding he needs in a timely and
appropriate manner – Action Orientation – The display of high work
ethic in setting and achieving challenging goals, meeting deadlines
and keeping promise. It manifests itself in one’s ability to stay
focused on task, to be energetic, persistent and reliable – Resilience - The ability to respond constructively to pressure/stress situations
and the ability to persist with goals despite obstacles and setbacks –
Change readiness – The ability to innovate and challenge the status
quo and the ability to cope with change driven by others – Cognitive
ability – The ability to gather information analyse issues and deal with
complexity and ambiguity. Shows long-term thinking, follows through
in a logical manner, aware of consequences and implications. Is able
to see the ‘Bigger Picture’ – Learning orientation – The willingness
and motivation to learn, acquire knowledge, develop insight and
focus on continuous self-improvement – Impact and influence – The
ability to inspire a positive attitude in others and be able to influence
others effectively – Team orientation – The capacity to promote a
cooperative climate, understand group dynamics and apply
appropriate facilitation techniques in working with others to achieve a
shared goal – Direction setting – The ability to create a clear sense of
common purpose and vision for others with a view to obtaining buy-in
and commitment to the goals – Coaching and Mentoring – The ability
to assess skills, performance and potential of subordinates and to
encourage their development with the view of optimising their talent.
Place of work: Robertson
Status: Contract appointment (Coupled to the term of the Executive Deputy
Mayor)
Remuneration: R 157 032 – R 203 868 (T6) per annum as well as normal benefits as
applicable to a Local Authority
Enquiries regarding post: Contact Mr AG Brönn, Assistant Manager: Governance Support
023 615 2219
Closing date: 13 September 2024 at 12:00. Applications (Application form, CV, qualifications,
testimonial, ID and driver’s license) must be submitted to the Municipal Manager at Postal Address:
Private Bag X2, Ashton, 6715; E-mail: tcarstens@langeberg.gov.za; Fax: (023) 615 1563. Further
information is available from the Manager: Human Resources at Tel (023) 615 8035 during normal office
hours. The application form can be obtained from the municipal website (www.langeberg.gov.za) and is
at all administrative municipal offices available.
NB: Canvassing of Council members or any member of the Appointment Committee will immediately
disqualify applicants. The Municipality is bound by the principles of affirmative action as set out in its
Employment Equity Plan. Applicants that have not received any feedback by 30 November 2024 must
accept that their applications were unsuccessful. CV’s will not be returned. No application will be
considered if an application form is not completed. The Municipality have the right not to make an
appointment. No late applications will be accepted. All successful candidates’ appointments are subject
to verification of qualifications and criminal records. Appointment will be subjected to the signing of a
service contract and where applicable performance contract as well as disclosure of financial interest.
You are consenting that the personal information submitted as part of your application may be used for
the purposes of the Recruitment and Selection process.
All the best with your applications.
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