eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality Senior Management Jobs

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21000056 – SENIOR MANAGER (CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION)

Job Description

Key Responsibility Areas:

•Ensures the planning, design, updating and implementation of the Ethekwini Municipalitys
•Climate Protection Programme (EMCPP) in line with the objectives of the IDP, Constitution, NEM Act, Biodiversity Act, National Climate Change Response Strategy.
•Contributes to the preparation and implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS).
•Manages input of the department into the preparation of provincial environmental management and implementation plans.
•Works with all stakeholders so that climate change and climate protection issues in EM receive adequate consideration.
•Undertakes or manages complex environmental investigations or undertakes site visits.
•Contributes to the development of the Geographic Information System for the division.
•Advises committees in their deliberations where these may have an impact on climate change and protection within the city.
•Keeps abreast with environmental trends, policies and legislation and advise management accordingly.
•Oversees and manages consultants appointed to undertake work for the Environmental Management Division.
•Manages and directs junior and technical staff.
•Updates Deputy Head Environmental Management through the preparation and submission of regular reports.
•Provides input to the preparation of the departmental budget.
•Contributes to the establishment and implementation of the divisions performance management system.

Competencies:
•Planning
•Organisational Awareness
•Project Management
•Interpersonal Management
•Communication
•Cognitive Ability
•Team Orientation
•Coaching & Mentoring

Essential Requirements:

•Master’s Degree (NQF Level 9) in the Environmental Science discipline or any other related and equivalent qualification.
•Professional registration with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) as a Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat.).
•Valid motor vehicle driving license.

•7 years relevant experience of which 4 years must be at management level

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This post reports to DEPUTY HEAD (CLIMATE CHANGE)

About Us

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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73001152 – Senior Manager (Fleet Operations & Adm)

Job Description

• Key Responsibility Areas:
   
• Defines and aligns the immediate, short and long term objectives/plans associated with the functionality.
• Directs and controls outcomes associated with utilization, productivity and performance of personnel within the functionality.
• Prepares capital and operating estimates and controls expenditure against the approved budget allocations.
• Directs and controls requirements and interventions associated with the maintaining optimum operational functionality.
• Controls the procedural administrative and reporting requirements/deadlines associated with the functioning of the Branch.
• Disseminates functional and professional information on the immediate, short and long term objectives and current developments, problems and constraints.
  Competencies:
• Organisational Awareness
• Planning and Organising
• Problem Solving
• Procurement
• Costing
• Action and Outcome Orientation
• Change Readiness
• Cognitive Ability
• Team Orientation
• Direction Setting
• Communication 
• Essential Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree (NQF level 7) in the Fleet Operations field or equivalent.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 7 Years’ experience in Fleet Operations, of which 3 years must be at a management level.
• Computer Literacy: MS Office.

Preferred Requirements:

• Post Graduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in the Fleet Operations field or equivalent.
• 8 Years’ experience in Fleet Operations, of which 4 years must be at a management level.
  Physical Requirements:
• Specific physical attributes, which can become essential, necessitate that the incumbent be physically fit and able bodied.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (NQF level 7) in the Fleet Operations field or equivalent.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 7 Years’ experience in Fleet Operations, of which 3 years must be at a management level.
• Computer Literacy: MS Office.

Preferred Requirements:
 

• Post Graduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in the Fleet Operations field or equivalent.
• 8 Years’ experience in Fleet Operations, of which 4 years must be at a management level. 
• Physical Requirements: 
• Specific physical attributes, which can become essential, necessitate that the incumbent be physically fit and able bodied.

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10100006 – Senior Manager (City Research & Pol Adv)

Job Description

• Strategically positions eThekwini Municipality as a leading policy driven NEPAD City.

 • Builds provincial, national and international knowledge learning networks around city development strategies and policies.

 • Maintains intelligence on international, continental, national, provincial and municipal policy, legislation and regulation as well as best practice and trends and advises the Director on the impact of and appropriate policy responses.

 • Drives the development, monitoring and review of the long term planning initiatives (30 year-100 year) that aim to embed sustainability within the Council. 

• Manages the development and annual review of the Municipalitys Integrated Development Planning (IDP) process. 

• Provides continuous mentoring, training and developmental capacity building support to subordinates involved in managing the Citys strategic planning process.

 • Assumes responsibility for the establishment of the Directorates Strategic Research and Policy Agenda.

 • Manages the co-ordination of the public participation process of local stakeholders that are impacted on by strategic planning projects. 

• Co-ordinates and manages the compilation of data and statistical information. 

• Represents the Unit internally to Council and externally as required by the Directorate. 

• Ensures regular reporting on policy projects and activities of the Directorate to the Director and management of the Council. 

• Provides strategic management oversight of capital and operating budgets for specific strategic socio-economic and policy formulation projects.

Competencies: 

• Organisational awareness/Political Impact 

• Planning & Organising 

• Information Measuring & Monitoring 

• Monitoring & Reporting 

• Information Management 

• Interpersonal Relationships 

• Service Delivery Orientation 

• Problem Solving 

• Change Readiness

 • Resilience 

• Team Orientation 

• Strategic Capability & Leadership

Qualifications

Essential Requirements: 

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Development Studies or Social Sciences or Urban and Rural Development or any other related and equivalent qualification. 

• Valid motor vehicle driving license. 

• 6 years relevant experience of which 3 years must be at a managerial level. 

Preferred Requirements: 

• Post graduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Development Studies or Social Sciences or Urban and Rural Development or any other related and equivalent qualification. 

• 7 years relevant experience of which 4 years must be at a managerial level.

About Us

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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