Essential and Non-Negotiable Requirements:
- A relevant Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration/Management Sciences/Law or equivalent qualification;
- Compliance with all the requirements as contained in the Municipal Regulations on Minimum Competency Levels, Gazette 29967 of 15 June 2007, e.g., CPMD, MFMP, etc. If a newly appointed person does not have this Competency, he/ she must complete it within eighteen 18 months from the date of employment, in accordance with Government Notice Number 91 of 3 February 2017, as promulgated in Government Gazette No. 40593.
- Minimum of five 5 years at middle management level and have proven successful management experience in administration;
- The applicant must have extensive knowledge and understanding of all policies that govern municipalities and are relevant to the department;
- Excellent facilitation, communication, planning, and analytical skills, advanced computer literacy in MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook;
- Good knowledge of corporate support services, including but not limited to: - Human
- Capital Management & Development HCM & D; Legal Services; Facilities
- Management and Administration; Registry; ICT and Council Administration; and Employee Relations;
- Good understanding of institutional governance systems and performance management systems;
- Good knowledge of coordination and oversight of all specialized support functions.;
Key Performance Areas KPAs:
- The expected incumbent will be reporting directly to the Accounting Officer; Directs, visualizes, identifies and delivers on the strategic mandate and objectives of the Directorate Corporate Support Services as set out in the IDP of the Council;
- Pursues political-administrative teaming and functioning to enhance collaborative interactions and cooperation for institutional cohesion, common identity and service delivery success;
- Support the formulation and implementation of the code of conduct for all role players within corporate services and the municipality, which, as a minimum, includes labour relations, legal service delivery success;
- Support the Municipal Manager and contribute to the establishment and maintenance of non- compliance with labour relations and other related legislative requirements;
- Executes any functions delegated by the Municipal Manager in terms of the delegations of powers;
- Analyses the Internal Audit and Audit Committee reports related to corporate services, implements timeously risk management interventions to curb occurrence of such risks and audit findings;
- Advise and assist other Managers in applying sound recruitment and selection practice and appropriate induction, training and development programmes and the Human Capital Management programmes;
- Prepare own budget in line with the strategic objectives of the municipality and develops corrective measures action to ensure alignment or budget to financial resources;
- Promote the importance of excellence across corporate services department through corporate identity and ensure that key performance areas are aligned with the KPI’s and the Municipal KPA’s;
- Adhere to measures and controls that fight fraud, corruption & other act of dishonesty that are widely recognised in Local Government for being ingenious and prudent.
- Provide an integrated human capital services to the Municipality including inter alia:
- To establish and maintain a Human Resources Framework and policies.
- To provide and maintain sound labour relations.
- To ensure that a skills development function is provided to the municipality
- To ensure that the employment equity function is managed and the objectives of Council are reached.
- To revise and maintain staff structure to ensure that IDP objectives can be met;
- To provide integrated personnel administration on leaves, employees’ benefits, and coordinate payroll, etc.
- To ensure that discipline is maintained in the institution.;
- Perform any other duties or functions that may be assigned by the Accounting Officer of the municipality.
