Latest Vacancies at eThekwini Municipality

Job Purpose    
Estates  Officer

• Contribute to the efficient functioning of the Division by independently completing tasks.

Senior  Estates Officer

• Ensure that all land records of the Council are efficiently and effectively administered in accordance with the relevant Departmental manuals of procedure.

Key Responsibility Areas    
Estates Officer

• Process registration of Certificates of Registered Title and Certificates of Consolidated Title in respect of Council property.
• Responsible for calculation of interest and preparation of vouchers for payment of legal costs, rates and fees.
• Perform duties in compliance with relevant departmental manuals to give effect to conveyancing procedures.
• Conduct research prior to preparation of consents, waivers, and other documentation for signature by Senior Manager (Property Transactions).
• Ensure that clerical procedures in respect of the administration of the City Councils land records.
• Carry out inspections for cleanliness/bush clearance of Council owned properties.
• Prepare requisitions for bush clearing of Municipal vacant land.
• Conduct property related research initiated by the Public, Councillors, Heads of Department and Municipal Manager and other departments and thereafter prepare property reports.
• Referencing of incoming mail counter/telephone queries, marking of file references on block plans.
• Provide a general and administrative service to property transactions.
• Co-ordinate and process land applications related to the release of Council land and rights.
• Responsible for maintaining the existing manual plan records and recording new applications.
• Prepare manual and electronic cadastral records for various land transactions.
• Provide access to land transaction information to all relevant Council Departments.

Senior Estates Officer

• Check technical accuracy and compliance with relevant statutes, regulations, and procedure on all property.
• Prepare consents, waivers, vouchers, and other documentation for signature by Senior Manager (Property Transactions).
• Provide technical and procedural advice to Estates Officers.
• Process applications for the removal of restrictive conditions.
• Ensure that the land records of the Council are efficiently and effectively performed.
• Deputise in the absence of the Chief Estates Officer.
• Process registrations of Certificates of Registered Titles and Certificates of Consolidated Titles.
• Undertake consultative functions with other departments relative to updating/initiating of computer programmes for division records.
• Process requests from the entire department for ownership details from the Deeds Registry Office.

Competencies    

• Influencing.
• Technical Communication.
• Technology Usage.
• Information Measuring and Monitoring.
• Service Delivery Orientation.
• Client Orientation and Customer Focus.
• Action Orientation.
• Resilience.
• Problem Solving.
• Change Readiness.
• Team Orientation.

Essential Requirements    
Estates Officer

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent and a certificate in Real Estate or Property Management or any other related and equivalent qualification in the Built Environment or Legal field.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 3 years relevant experience
• Computer Literacy.

Senior Estates Officer

• Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6) in Real Estate or Property Management or any other related and equivalent qualification in the Built Environment or Legal field.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 4 Years relevant experience.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements    
Estates Officer

• Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6) in Real Estate or Property Management or any other related and equivalent qualification in the Built Environment or Legal field.
• 4 Years relevant experience.

Senior Estates Officer

• Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6) in Real Estate or Property Management or any other related and equivalent qualification in the Built Environment or Legal field
• 5 Years relevant experience.

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Job Purpose    

• To prepare all council mail for despatching, including delivery of mail items and physically handling trays of mail.

Key Responsibility Areas    

• Prepares all mail for despatch (Internal and External mail).
• Delivers bulk mail to P.O Office.
• Drives to deliver mail within the Council, to the Post Office or delivers accounts to consumers.
• Performs basic administrative duties as required.
• Physically identifies any problems related to postal areas.

Competencies    

• Organisational Awareness.
• Ethics and Professionalism.
• Problem Solving.
• Written Communication.
• Oral Communication.
• Business Processes.
• Use of Technology.
• Communication.
• Client Orientation and Customer Focus.
• Service Delivery Orientation.
• Interpersonal Relationships.

Essential Requirements    

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent with Mathematics and/or Accounting.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 3 Months relevant experience.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements    

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent with Mathematics and/or Accounting and a certificate in the Financial field.
• 6 Months relevant experience.

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Job Purpose
To provide strategic direction to the planning and coordinating of activities of centralized and decentralized customer services receipting and systems control, accounts management, business levies, special projects, and rates for the department.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Manage, co-ordinate and direct the Customer Services Department.
• Oversee and control related computer system administration.
• Assess and report on the financial implications for the Local Government of new Government legislation, regulations, directives and commissions in so far their effects on rates and related issues are concerned.
• Manage and control Department staff.
• Formulate and monitor Capital and Operating budgets.
• Represent the Cluster/Unit and Head Revenue Management where required.
• Undertake related assignments.

Competencies

• Accounting
• Procurement
• Budgeting
• Financial Management
• Costing
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Service Delivery Orientations
• Action and Outcome Orientation
• Impact and Influence
• Direction Setting

Essential Requirements

• Post graduate degree (NQF Level 8) in the Finance Field or MBA.
• Associate membership of CIS, IMFO or CIGFARO.
• Must be in possession of National Treasury MFMA minimum competency qualification (NQF Level 6) OR Must obtain a National Treasury MFMA minimum competency qualification (NQF Level 6) within 18 months of the date of appointment.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license
• 7 years’ experience at a management level of which 2 years must be at a senior management level.

Preferred Requirements

• 8 years’ experience at a management level of which 3 years must be at a senior management level.

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Special Conditions

• Required to work night shift.
• Posts are interchangeable within the Department at the discretion of the Director.

Job Purpose

• To provide cleansing duties for the Department and make decisions necessary for efficient performance of the specified duties.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Supervises staff on refuse removal, street cleaning and removal of dead animals.
• Investigates complaints lodged by members of the public.
• Maintains proper records of stock issued to employees.
• Undertakes safety representative duties.
• Undertakes related assignments.

Competencies

• Problem solving
• Planning & Organising
• Discipline Specific Skills
• People Management
• Task Management
• Workplace Safety
• Communication
• Service Delivery Orientation
• Action & Outcome Orientation
• Ethics & Accountability
• Impact & Influence
• Team Orientation

Essential Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 3 Years relevant experience.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent and a certificate in one of the following fields: Environmental Management, Waste Management, Public Management, Logistics Management or any other related and equivalent certificate.
• 4 Years relevant experience.

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Job Purpose
To provide operational support in combating fraud, corruption and maladministration within the Council in order to ensure a clean and accountable administration.

This post reports to SENIOR MANAGER (GENERAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS)

Key Responsibility Areas

• Manages, co-ordinates and controls investigations of alleged fraud, corruption and maladministration.
• Manages the mentee programme and is responsible for the development and training of permanent staff members in respective teams.
• Supervises and controls subordinates and reviews investigation planning memoranda, investigation working paper files and reports for completeness.
• Monitors and reviews progress of investigations/projects under investigation and provides input to the budget process.
• Manages analysis of the legality of contracts awarded on receipt of intelligence.
• Manages fraud and corruption reviews undertaken by staff and reviews status reports.
• Executes and prepares status reports for highly sensitive investigations/projects.
• Facilitates the institution of criminal investigation, disciplinary hearings and civil recovery process.
• Provides evidence in court, misconduct enquiries, commission of enquiries, etc in matters conducted by the Forensic Investigation Department.
• Provides support to the Senior Manager (Investigation) in developing and implementing fraud and corruption prevention plan.
• Keeps abreast of new developments and techniques of the Auditing and Investigations profession.

Competencies

• Ethics and professionalism.
• Organisational awareness.
• Data processing & analysis.
• Attention to detail.
• Investigation of complaints.
• Monitoring and evaluation.
• Technical report writing.
• Resilience.
• Cognitive ability.
• Impact and influence.
• Team orientation.
• Coaching and mentoring.

Essential Requirements

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Forensic Investigations or LLB or Policing or Security Management specialising in Investigations or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 6 years relevant experience in Forensic Investigations.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Forensic Investigations or LLB or Policing or Security Management specialising in Investigations or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• 7 years relevant experience in Forensic Investigations.

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Job Purpose
Responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction for the Programme Management by directing the implementation and management of programmes and projects by line departments, driving project pipeline development and multi-year project budgeting processes and monitoring and evaluating the impact of projects.

This post reports to CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

Key Responsibility Areas

• Drives efficiency and cohesion in municipal programmes and projects.
• Provides strategic leadership and management for the unit.
• Provide operational financial management and viability.
• Ensure compliant performance reporting.
• Promotes governance, ethics and values in management.
• Guides management in risk and change management.
• Supports the implementation and contributes to the legislations and policies.
• Supports and complies with the supply chain management.
• Supporting the audit process within the area of responsibility in order to obtain the optimum level of assurance from the Auditor General.
• Overseeing and directing the programme and contract management capacity across the organization.
• Monitoring and evaluating the performance of projects and contracts.
• Establish and manage project management stakeholder forums.

Competencies

• Visionary and Results Driven Leadership
• Discipline Specific Skills
• Ability to Work in Pressured Environment
• Attention to Detail
• Client Orientation and Customer Focus
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Knowledge of built environment
• Strategic Direction & Leadership
• People Management
• Program & Project Management
• Financial Management
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Good governance

Essential Requirements

• Bachelors Degree (NQF Level 7) in the Built Environment or equivalent qualification.
• Professional Registration with the applicable Professional Council.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 8 Years relevant experience of which 3 years must be at a senior management level.

Preferred Requirements

• Postgraduate qualification (NQF level 8) in the Built Environment or equivalent qualification.
• 9 years relevant experience of which 4 years must be at a senior management level.
• Professional registration with the applicable professional council.

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Job Purpose
Leading the network security team and managing the security for network and telecommunications infrastructure and providing network architecture, IT security and high level network/security problem resolution expertise: to ensure a functioning and optimal computing infrastructure across the Municipality’s branch office locations, the central office and its departments across both internal and public computing programs and services and encompassing all online and onsite IT services.

This post reports to SENIOR MANAGER (NTWRKS & TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE)

Key Responsibility Areas

• Manage the optimal functioning of the network security systems.
• Responsible for the management of special projects.
• Provide Information Security Services by developing and maintaining related policies, standards, processes and procedures for information security within the Municipality.
• Render conventional Information Security services for the Municipality internally and externally.
• Conducts performance and personnel management.
• Render logistical functions/processes within unit.
• Oversee the network security.
• Development of Network Security Architecture and standards.

Competencies

• Organisational awareness.
• Planning and organising.
• Monitoring and control.
• Technical strategy and planning
• Operations.
• Installation and integration.
• Interpersonal relationship.
• Communication.
• Action and outcome orientation.
• Cognitive ability.
• Team orientation
• Coaching and mentoring

Essential Requirements

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field.
• Advanced Network Certification.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 5 Years relevant experience.

Preferred Requirements

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field.
• 6 Years relevant experience.

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Special Conditions

• Required to work with animals.
• Required to work in all weather conditions.
• Maybe required to work overtime.
• May be required to act in the capacity of surrounding posts.

Job Purpose
To provide efficient and effective Zoo Assistant functions within the Mitchell Park Zoo.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Prepares for day's work ensuring that tools, materials and equipment are collected.
• Attends to the care and feeding of livestock and cleaning of enclosures as directed.
• Performs general zoological functions.
• Provides the necessary nesting boxes and material/platforms required for breeding programmes during the breeding season.
• Assists with animal capture and relocation operations.
• Prepares travel boxes used in animal relocation.
• Assists with minor surgical procedures such as pinioning wing clipping under instruction from the Conservator.
• Assists in the execution of post mortems undertaken in house.
• Undertakes routine maintenance tasks such as repairs to meshing fencing, clearance of blockages, ensuring pumps intakes free of obstacles to enclosures etc.
• Assists in the redecoration/alterations of enclosures.
• Assists members of the general public with minor zoo related complaints and queries.

Competencies

• Managing work.
• Planning and organising.
• Facility specific skills.
• Workplace safety.
• Service delivery orientation.
• Resilience.
• Accountability and ethical conduct.
• Problem solving.
• Learning orientation.

Essential Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent.
• 3 months relevant experience working with animals in a zoo environment.

Preferred Requirements

• 6 Months relevant experience working with animals in a zoo environment.

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Job Purpose
Responsible for supervising the unit assets staff, maintaining asset records, and ensuring compliance with regulations, coordinate and control the assets of Fire Unit and ensure that the Assets control Administrative Procedures are adhered to

Key Responsibility Areas

• Execute specific applications relating to the implementation of procedures and systems for Assets control.
• Attend to administrative process in relation to asset acquisition.
• Monitoring and control the transfer of assets within the unit.
• Control and monitors the Asset registers for the entire unit.
• Attends to administration requirements relating to the disposal of assets.
• Responsible for the activities and outputs of subordinate assets related staff members.

Competencies

• Conceptual thinking.
• Project management.
• Information and measuring and monitoring.
• Technology usage.
• Service and delivery orientation.
• Interpersonal relationship.
• Communications.
• Action orientation.
• Problem solving.
• Resilience.
• Direction and setting.
• Coaching and mentoring.

Essential Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent and a certificate in the Administrative field or any other related and equivalent certificate.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 3 years relevant experience.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Administration or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• 4 Years relevant experience.