• Full Time
  • Ekurhuleni, South Africa

City of Ekurhuleni

Closing Date: November 5, 2024
Department: Economic Development Department
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

  • Community Enterprise Development: Develop and implement strategies for community enterprise development, skills development, economic infrastructure development, and job creation.
  • Strategic Leadership: Provide strategic leadership in the development and execution of business plans and development strategies, ensuring effective service delivery and performance.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Integrate and collaborate with stakeholder departments to facilitate the effective implementation of community empowerment programs and projects.
  • Program Management: Originate and manage programs, offering project management services to ensure the successful implementation of community empowerment initiatives.
  • Economic Stakeholder Engagement: Establish and facilitate economic stakeholder engagement structures and platforms to mobilize communities, businesses, academia, and civil society organizations towards a common economic agenda for the City of Ekurhuleni (CoE).
  • Regulatory Knowledge: Stay updated on relevant acts, regulations, and regulatory frameworks to enhance the economic plan’s impact through strategic partnerships.
  • Program Development: Develop and implement economic development programs and stakeholder plans, ensuring effective rollout and measurable impact on CoE communities, while collaborating with other Divisional Heads within the Economic Development Department (EDD).
  • Grant Funding Proposals: Research, develop, and implement business cases and proposals to secure external grant funding on behalf of the CoE.
  • Financial and Risk Management: Monitor and enforce effective financial control, corporate governance, financial compliance, and risk management, ensuring clean audit interventions.
  • Team Leadership: Lead and manage teams by providing a meaningful context, establishing performance standards, clarifying roles, and coordinating stakeholders, organizations, and internal departments.

Core Requirements

  • Educational Qualifications:
    • Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Local Economic Development) or a relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification.
  • Experience:
    • A minimum of 8 years of relevant management experience in a similar environment, with at least 4 years at a senior management level in a municipal context.
  • Skills:
    • Strategic leadership capabilities.
    • Strong knowledge of relevant legislation affecting economic development.
    • Operational financial management proficiency.
    • Skills in operational program conceptualization, planning, management, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
    • Knowledge and information management skills.
    • Proficiency in developing policies, strategies, and business cases/proposals.

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