CORPORATE SERVICES
PO BOX 116
NELSON MANDELA BAY MUNICIPALITY
Alternatively contact the Corporate Services Directorate, tel. (041) 506-3259
NO faxed applications will be accepted.
VACANCY
In terms of its Employment Equity Plan, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is committed to employment practices that redress past imbalances in respect of race, gender and disability, and as such the relevant policy will be considered during selection and placement.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for appointment to the under-mentioned position. Persons with a disability are encouraged to apply.
Appointment to the position below will be made on a fixed-term performance-based contract in terms of Sections 56 and 57 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000), as amended (the MSA), read together with the Local Government: Municipal Performance Regulations, 2006, Government Gazette No 37245 dd 17/1/2014, Government Gazette No 47538 dd 18/11/22 and the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (Act No. 56 of 2003), and the Municipal Regulations on Minimum Competency Levels, 2007.
SPORT, RECREATION, ARTS AND CULTURE DIRECTORATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
SPORT, RECREATION, ARTS AND CULTURE
(THREE-YEAR FIXED
TERM PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACT)
LOCATION: ST
GEORGE’S PARK, PORT ELIZABETH
REFERENCE/POSITION CODE:
230303
TOTAL REMUNERATION
PACKAGE PER ANNUM:
(Minimum: R1 591 778;
Midpoint: R1 953 101; Maximum: R2 314 426)
(ALL INCLUSIVE)
The remuneration package offered will be commensurate to the level of qualifications, skills, competencies and experience required of the incumbent
Job purpose:
The Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Directorate is responsible for managing and maintaining libraries, beaches, resorts, open spaces, sport and recreation facilities, and arts and culture programmes in the Metro.
The successful candidate will form part of the Management Team of the municipal administration as a whole, reporting to and being accountable to the City Manager in terms of the policy and legislative frameworks of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.
Requirements:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences/Public Administration/Law or equivalent qualification relevant to the knowledge and skills required for the position.
- Five to seven years’ experience at senior or top management level, with proven successful institutional transformation within the public and private sectors.
- A Certificate in Municipal Finance and Management or attaining within eighteen (18) months after employment the number of unit standards required for Senior Managers in terms of the 2007 Municipal Regulations on Competency levels.
- A valid Code 8 driver’s licence and own transport.Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge and experience of the principles of good corporate governance and compliance in a government or quasi-government environment, as well as policy implementation, contract and risk management, implementation of systems and controls, and performance management.
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate extensive experience in the management of a substantial staff complement and budget.
- Candidates will, in addition, be required to demonstrate a practical understanding of the constitutional, legislative and policy frameworks governing the local sphere of government and, in particular, the responsibilities of a senior manager in terms of the Municipal Systems Act (No. 32 of 2000) and Municipal Finance Management Act (No. 56 of 2003).
The incumbent will inter alia, be responsible for the following core functions:
- Developing and implementing by-laws, policies and procedures relating to the use of beaches, resorts, open spaces, sport and recreation facilities, and arts and culture programmes.
- Preparing, implementing and controlling the expenditure of the large departmental Operating and Capital Budgets.
- Managing the human resources of the Directorate in a highly unionised environment, so as to ensure labour stability and to minimise disputes.
- Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive set of management and financial systems and controls within the Directorate and implementing a regular reporting regime in terms of the requirements of the Municipal Finance Management Act and Municipal Accounting Standards.
- Procuring the services of professionals, contractors, goods and services in terms of the regulatory framework of the municipal Supply Chain Management Policy.
- Managing and ensuring the integration of the Directorate’s functions with those of the other service delivery directorates, so as to advance the developmental responsibility of the Municipality.
- Ensuring compliance with the implementation of the Municipality’s Integrated Development Plan, the Strategic Development Budget Implementation Plan and the Performance Management System.
- Contributing to the establishment of sustainable communities by ensuring cost-effective and efficient service delivery.
- Identifying the immediate, short and long-term objectives/plans in respect of maintaining synergy between the Directorate’s strategic intent and outputs.
- Disseminating strategic, functional and operational information on the immediate, short and long-term objectives and current developments, problems and constraints.
- Managing the administrative and reporting requirements associated with the key performance and result indicators of the Directorate’s functionality.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please note that in
terms of the Local Government: Regulations on the appointment and conditions of
employment of Senior Managers in Government Gazette No. 37245 of 17 January
2014, a special form is utilised to assist the Municipality in recruiting,
selecting and appointing suitable candidates in senior management positions.
NOTE: Only online applications
via the Vacancies e-recruitment service on the municipal website will be
accepted. Applicants will also be required to submit the specific Executive
Director application form as part of their supporting documentation. No application
form other than the form on the website will be accepted.
In Vacancies on the
website: https://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/vacancies, go to the Executive
Director application form: https://nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/DataRepository/Documents/application-form-exec-directors-updated-2022_HW75B.doc
The Nelson Mandela
Bay Municipality reserves the right to fill or not to fill the position.
Enquiries: Ms Ayanda
Mokuena: tel. 041 506 7323 or Mr Chris Jamda: tel. 041 506 2448
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY, 14 APRIL 2023 AT 14:00
VACANCY
In terms of its Employment Equity Plan, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is committed to employment practices that redress past imbalances in respect of race, gender and disability, and as such the relevant policy will be considered during selection and placement.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for appointment to the under-mentioned position. Persons with a disability are encouraged to apply.
Appointment to the position below will be made on a fixed-term performance-based contract in terms of Sections 56 and 57 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000), as amended (the MSA), read together with the Local Government: Municipal Performance Regulations, 2006, Government Gazette No 37245 dd 17/1/2014, Government Gazette No 47538 dd 18/11/22 and the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (Act No. 56 of 2003), and the Municipal Regulations on Minimum Competency Levels, 2007.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM AND AGRICULTURE DIRECTORATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
TOURISM AND
AGRICULTURE
(THREE-YEAR FIXED
TERM PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACT)
LOCATION: KWANTU
TOWERS, GOVAN MBEKI AVENUE, PORT ELIZABETH
REFERENCE/POSITION CODE:
230301
TOTAL REMUNERATION
PACKAGE PER ANNUM:
(Minimum: R1 591 778; Midpoint: R1 953 101; Maximum: R2 314
426)
(ALL INCLUSIVE)
The remuneration package offered will be commensurate to the level of qualifications, skills, competencies and experience required from the incumbent
Job purpose:
The Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture Directorate is responsible for implementing the Municipality’s constitutional responsibility for economic and social development through the implementation of the Council’s policies regulating economic, social and cultural development, in particular by integrating and leveraging the economic resources of the Municipality to create conditions conducive to small business development, tourism development, commercial and industrial investment and development, and infrastructure investment, and the social conditions conducive to such developments.
The successful candidate will form part of the Management Team of the municipal administration as a whole, reporting to and being accountable to the City Manager in terms of the policy and legislative frameworks of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.
Requirements:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences/Public Administration/Law or equivalent qualification relevant to the knowledge and skills required for the post.
- Five to seven years’ experience at senior or top management level, with proven successful institutional transformation within the public and private sectors.
- A Certificate in Municipal Finance and Management or attaining within eighteen (18) months after employment the number of unit standards required for Senior Managers in terms of the 2007 Municipal Regulations on Competency levels.
- Valid Code 8 driver’s licence and own transport.
- Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge and experience of the principles of good corporate governance and compliance in a government or quasi-government environment, as well as policy implementation, contract and risk management, implementation of systems and controls, and performance management.
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate extensive experience in the management of a substantial staff complement and budget.
- Candidates will, in addition, be required to demonstrate a practical understanding of the constitutional, legislative and policy framework governing the local sphere of government and, in particular, the responsibilities of a senior manager in terms of the Municipal Systems Act (No. 32 of 2000) and Municipal Finance Management Act (No. 56 of 2003).
The incumbent will,
inter alia, be responsible for:
- Constituting part of the Management Team of the municipal administration as a whole and more particularly, fulfilling the role of manager and head of administration of the Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture Directorate, reporting to and accountable to the Municipal Manager in terms of the legislative and policy framework of the Municipality.
- Developing, planning and managing the implementation of the strategic focus of economic development for the metropolitan area, in particular in the field of tourism and small business development and investment promotion.
- Further developing, maintaining, managing and implementing the overall investment and marketing strategy of the Municipality.
- Further developing and maintaining a holistic economic research programme and database focused on the support of economic development in the Municipality.
- Developing and implementing specific strategies to meet investment challenges and opportunities that arise from time to time.
- Co-ordinating and integrating the multi-sectoral and inter-sphere processes and demands relating to economic development in the Metro area.
- Procuring goods, and professional and other services, as may be required from time to time in terms of the regulatory framework of the Supply Chain Management Policy.
- Establishing and managing contractual and other relationships with government departments, service providers, organised business and other stakeholder bodies.
- Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive set of management and financial systems and controls and maintaining regular reporting standards in terms of the requirements of the MFMA and municipal accounting standards.
- Contributing to the IDP of the Municipality, developing and implementing a departmental budget in terms thereof, and managing and accounting for funds allocated in terms thereof.
- Managing the human resources of the Directorate in a highly unionised environment, so as to contribute to labour peace and to minimise disputes.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please note that in terms of the Local Government: Regulations on the appointment and conditions of employment of Senior Managers in Government Gazette No. 37245 of 17 January 2014, a special form is utilised to assist the Municipality in recruiting, selecting and appointing suitable candidates in senior management positions.
NOTE: Only online applications
via the Vacancies e-recruitment service on the municipal website will be
accepted. Applicants will also be required to submit the specific Executive
Director application form as part of their supporting documentation. No application
form other than the form on the website will be accepted.
In Vacancies on the
website: https://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/vacancies, go to the Executive
Director application form: https://nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/DataRepository/Documents/application-form-exec-directors-updated-2022_HW75B.doc
The Nelson Mandela
Bay Municipality reserves the right to fill or not to fill the position.
Enquiries: Ms Ayanda
Mokuena: tel. 041 506 7323 or Mr Chris Jamda: tel. 041 506 2448
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY, 14 APRIL 2023 AT 14:00
VACANCY
In terms of its Employment Equity Plan, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is committed to employment practices that redress past imbalances in respect of race, gender and disability, and as such the relevant policy will be considered during selection and placement.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for appointment to the under-mentioned position. Persons with a disability are encouraged to apply.
Appointment to the position below will be made on a fixed-term performance-based contract in terms of Sections 56 and 57 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000), as amended (the MSA), read together with the Local Government: Municipal Performance Regulations, 2006, Government Gazette No 37245 dd 17/1/2014, Government Gazette No 47538 dd 18/11/22 and the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (Act No. 56 of 2003), and the Municipal Regulations on Minimum Competency Levels, 2007.
SAFETY AND SECURITY DIRECTORATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
SAFETY AND SECURITY
(THREE-YEAR FIXED
TERM PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACT)
LOCATION: SOUTH END
FIRE STATION, WALMER BOULEVARD
REFERENCE/POSITION
CODE: 230302
TOTAL REMUNERATION PACKAGE
PER ANNUM:
(Minimum: R1 591 778;
Midpoint: R1 953 101; Maximum: R2 314 426)
(ALL INCLUSIVE)
The remuneration package offered will be commensurate to the level of qualifications, skills, competencies and experience
Job purpose:
The Safety and Security Directorate currently encompasses the functions of traffic policing and control, licensing services, fire and emergency services, internal and contract security services, and disaster management, and envisages the establishment of a municipal police force.
Requirements:
- A relevant Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification relevant to the knowledge and skills required for the position.
- Five to seven years’ experience at senior or top management level, with proven successful institutional transformation within the public and private sectors.
- A Certificate in Municipal Finance and Management or attaining within eighteen (18) months after employment the number of unit standards required for Senior Managers in terms of the 2007 Municipal Regulations on Competency levels.
- A valid Code 8 driver’s licence and own transport.
- Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge and experience of the principles of good corporate governance and compliance in a government or quasi-government environment, as well as policy implementation, contract and risk management, implementation of systems and controls, and performance management.
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate extensive experience in the management of a substantial staff complement and budget.
- Candidates will, in addition, be required to demonstrate a practical understanding of the constitutional, legislative and policy frameworks governing the local sphere of government and, in particular, the responsibilities of a senior manager in terms of the Municipal Systems Act (No. 32 of 2000) and Municipal Finance Management Act (No. 56 of 2003).
The incumbent will
be responsible for the following:
- Managing the delivery of co-ordinated fire, security, traffic, and disaster management services within the Metro area by enhancing, maintaining, and implementing a comprehensive policy and strategy framework.
- Developing and establishing a municipal police service in line with Council Policy and strategies, and further developing, managing, and maintaining the municipal court system.
- Developing and implementing social crime prevention strategies and establishing a crime prevention system and related functions.
- Planning and developing community fire safety, fire prevention, risk and safety management and operational emergency services.
- Managing communications and reporting centres, including radio communication systems and computerised mobilising and control systems.
- Co-ordinating and integrating the multi-sectoral and inter-sphere processes and demands relating to the delivery of co-ordinated services, in particular with the SAPS and other national security and police services, and national and provincial disaster management structures.
- Procuring goods and professional and other services, as may be required from time to time, in terms of the regulatory framework of the Municipality’s Supply Chain Management Policy.
- Establishing and managing contractual and other relationships with government departments, service providers, community police forums, Business against Crime, and other interested stakeholders.
- Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive set of management and financial systems and controls and ensuring reporting compliance in terms of the requirements of the MFMA and municipal accounting standards.
- Contributing to the IDP of the Municipality, developing and implementing a departmental budget in terms thereof, and managing and accounting for funds allocated in terms thereof.
- Managing the human resources of the Directorate in a highly unionised environment, so as to contribute to labour peace and minimise disputes.
SUBMISSION OF
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please note that in terms of the Local Government: Regulations on the appointment and conditions of employment of Senior Managers in Government Gazette No. 37245 of 17 January 2014, a special form is utilised to assist the Municipality in recruiting, selecting and appointing suitable candidates in senior management positions.
NOTE: Only online applications
via the Vacancies e-recruitment service on the municipal website will be
accepted. Applicants will also be required to submit the specific Executive
Director application form as part of their supporting documentation. No application
form other than the form on the website will be accepted.
In Vacancies on the
website: https://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/vacancies, go to the Executive
Director application form: https://nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/DataRepository/Documents/application-form-exec-directors-updated-2022_HW75B.doc
The Nelson Mandela
Bay Municipality reserves the right to fill or not to fill the position.
Enquiries: Ms Ayanda
Mokuena: tel. 041 506 7323 or Mr Chris Jamda: tel. 041 506 2448
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY, 14 APRIL 2023 AT 14:00
VACANCY
In terms of its Employment Equity Plan, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is committed to employment practices that redress past imbalances in respect of race, gender and disability, and as such the relevant policy will be considered during selection and placement.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for appointment to the under-mentioned position. Persons with a disability are encouraged to apply, unless otherwise stated in the advertisement.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
MANAGER:
CONTRACTS
(DESIGN
AND IMPLEMENTATION)
POSITION
CODE: 230295
TASK
Grade 14 (R561 948 - R781 260 per annum)
(Basic salary only, excluding benefits)
Qualifications and experience required:
- Relevant tertiary qualification - preferably BTech in Civil Engineering or BSc. (Eng.)
- A valid Code EB driver’s licence.
- Three to five years’ relevant experience.
Key attributes and competencies:
- Computer literacy in Office applications.
- Proficient oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
- Leadership and negotiation skills.
- The ability to process the requirements associated with functions of the Division by coordinating the implementation of procedures, systems and controls related to receiving, updating and rewording of transactional information and activities associated with the contract documentation.
- The ability to prepare tender documentation and specifications for various civil engineering projects and monitor the progress thereof.
- The ability to coordinate and control tasks and activities of staff and allocate and prioritise outcomes thereof.
Job purpose:
Coordinating the Division’s contracts and attending to the implementation of procedures, applications, systems and controls to assess and settle claims, speedy resolution of disputes and relevant contractual or legal matters dealt with by the Division, keeping abreast with implementation of new legislation in the field of contract law, safety regulations and civil engineering services construction specifications, and assisting the Assistant Manager: Contracts with the preparation of contract documentation.
As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.
Fringe benefits will include membership of a Retirement Fund, Medical Aid Scheme, Group Life Assurance Scheme, participation in a Housing Subsidy and Car Schemes (subject to the conditions of the various Schemes), and normal leave and sick leave benefits.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Kindly note that all applications for employment and supporting documentation in respect of the advertised vacancy should be submitted online on the municipal website at www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za (go to ‘Vacancies’ to find the documentation for details for submitting online applications). It is advisable to submit applications online in good time to allow time for attending to queries that may arise when submitting applications.
Hand delivered or mailed applications for this position will not be accepted.
Telephonic enquiries may be directed to the Receptionist, tel. 041 506 3259.
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY, 7 APRIL 2023 BEFORE 14:00
VACANCY
In terms of its Employment Equity Plan, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is committed to employment practices that redress past imbalances in respect of race, gender and disability, and as such the relevant policy will be considered during selection and placement.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for appointment to the under-mentioned position. Persons with a disability are encouraged to apply, unless otherwise stated in the advertisement.
CORPORATE SERVICES DIRECTORATE
CONTROLLER: EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
(SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT EQUITY)
POSITION CODE: 8873
TASK Grade 11 (R393 876 – R547 632 per
annum)
(Basic salary only, excluding benefits)
THIS IS A RE-ADVERTISEMENT. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY AGAIN AS THEIR APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED AUTOMATICALLY.
Qualifications and experience required:
- An appropriate and relevant tertiary qualification.
- Computer literacy in MS Office applications.
- Three years’ relevant experience.
- A valid Code B driver’s licence is a preferred requirement.
- Knowledge of organisational behaviour.
Key attributes and competencies:
- Report-writing skills.
- The ability to compile and submit annual employment equity reports.
- Punctuality meeting deadlines with regard to the submission of reports to the Department of Labour.
- Ability to scrutinise feedback from Skills Development and Employment Equity Committees.
Job purpose:
Coordinating the Council’s affirmative action policy and related programmes to ensure consistency with the Employment Equity Plan.
As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.
Fringe benefits will include membership of a Retirement Fund, Medical Aid Scheme, Group Life Assurance Scheme, participation in a Housing Subsidy and Car Schemes (subject to the conditions of the various Schemes), and normal leave and sick leave benefits.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION:
Kindly note that all applications for employment should be completed on the official employment application form of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and accompanied by certified copies of academic qualifications (please do not submit original supporting documentation, as this will not be returned). Z83 applications and faxed applications are no longer accepted. A CV not accompanied by a fully completed official application form will not be accepted.
Please complete one employment application form per vacancy, clearly stating the position code of the post for which you are applying.
Official application forms are obtainable from the Employment Application Receiving Centres that are located on the ground floor of Lillian Diedericks Building (formerly Brister House), Govan Mbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth OR Town Hall, Market Street, Uitenhage. Application forms may also be downloaded from the municipal website: www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za. Telephonic enquires may be directed to the Receptionist, tel. 041 506 3259.
Mail to the Executive Director: Corporate Services (Human Resources Management Services Sub-Directorate), PO Box 116, Port Elizabeth 6000 or deliver to the relevant Employment Application Receiving Centre.
Kindly note that the Municipality contacts shortlisted applicants only. Applicants not contacted within six weeks of the closing date may safely assume that their applications were not successful. They are nevertheless thanked for their interest shown in the position advertised.
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY, 31 MARCH 2023 BEFORE 14:00