Divisional Head: EL, Job Creation & Skills Development - ECOD19180

at  City of Ekurhuleni

Location
City of Ekurhuleni
Remuneration
R 1 461 024 to R 1 805 448 - Total cost to company
Assignment Type
Fixed Term Contract
Workplace: EBFN Offices, Cnr Voortrekker & Monument Road, Kempton Park

Key performance areas:

• Develop and Implement the Community Enterprise Development, Skills development, Economic Infrastructure Development and Job Creation Strategy.
• Provide Strategic Leadership in the development and implementation of development strategies and business plans to enable effective implementation, service delivery and performance
• Integrated and collaborate stakeholder departments to ensure effective implementation of community empowerment programmes and projects.
• Programme Origination Intervention and Render Programme and Project management services to ensure effective implementation of community empowerment programmes.
• Establish and facilitate economic stakeholder engagement structures and platforms to mobilize communities, business, academia and civil society organizations towards a common economic programme for CoE
• Keep abreast and institutionalize new knowledge of related acts, regulations and regulatory frameworks to improve the impact of economic plan through strategic partnerships
• Develop and implement economic development programmes and stakeholder plans, ensuring effective roll-out, implementation and impact on CoE communities and in support and collaboration with other Divisional Heads in EDD and stakeholder departments
• Research, develop and implement business cases and proposals to secure external grant funding on behalf of the CoE
• Monitor and enforce effective financial control, corporate governance, financial compliance, risk management and clean audit interventions
• Lead and manage teams by providing a meaningful context, setting performance standards, clarifying roles and coordinating like-minded stakeholders, organizations and internal stakeholder departments

Core Requirements:

• B Degree (preferably in Local Economic Development) or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 8 years’ overall relevant management experience in a similar environment, of which at least 4 years must have been at Senior Management level in a municipal environment
• Strategic leadership skills
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Operational financial management skills
• Operational programme conceptualization, planning, management, monitoring and evaluation and reporting skills
• Knowledge and information management skills
• Proficiency in policy, strategy and business case/proposal development

Enquiries: Tel: Natasja Havenga (011) 999 6356.
Note: The successful candidate who does not have the NQF Level 5 Finance Management qualification will be required to obtain it within 18 months, in terms of the National Treasury Requirement.
Appointments will be made on a 5 (five) year fixed term and will be subject to the signing of an employment contract, performance agreement and disclosure of financial interest. Candidates will be subjected to relevant competency assessment as well as security clearance / vetting processes.
Applications will not be considered if the necessary copies of the required qualifications, identity documents, driver’s license (if applicable) and current professional registration (if applicable), are not attached to the application / CV. Candidates may be requested to submit proof of the NQF level applicable to the qualifications they have obtained.
Should candidates not be informed of the outcome of the application within six weeks of the closing date, it should be regarded as having been unsuccessful. The City of Ekurhuleni subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and reserves the right to appoint, not appoint or to appoint laterally.

Please refer the Job description for details