CITY OF JOHANNESBURG VACANCIES  CITY OF JOHANNESBURG - • ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: AREA BASED PLANNING • DEPUTY DIRECTOR: SPATIAL PLANNING INFRASTRUCTURE & COORDINATION

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: AREA BASED PLANNING 
Department: Development Planning 
Branch: City Transformation & Spatial Planning 
Designation: Assistant Director: Area Based Planning 
Remuneration: R47 428.59 pm (basic salary excluding benefits) 
Location: Metro Centre,158 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein 
 
Minimum Requirements: 
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)/NQF level 7 in Town Planning and Regional Planning or Urban Development Studies; 
• At least (six) 6 years’ experience in the field of spatial and City planning; 
• At least (two) 2 years’ managerial experience; 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; 
• Ability to solve problems and resolve issues and present complex ideas and proposals; and 
• Well-developed strategic and lateral thinking. 
 
Primary Function: Provide strategic metropolitan and regional planning development services. Formulate and implement frameworks, policies, precinct plans and development strategies of high-level complexity and the initiation of development projects and programmes. Provide research and analysis of urban development trends and formulate growth management strategies. Provide development direction, integration with IDP and associated strategies and plans. Management and input into Development Processes, Projects, and Programmes. Direct interface and make recommendations to political level, Senior Officials and public. Perform general management duties including legal compliance and financial management of the Sub- Directorate’s resources. 
 
Key Performance Areas: 
• Perform general management duties in the sub directorate. 
• Ensure legal compliance in all the sub directorate’s functions and duties. 
• Perform financial management duties in line with the MFMA. 
• Provide strategic direction/guidance for spatial planning and City development with various stakeholders. 
• Direct the formulation of spatial plans, frameworks and development strategies.
• Formulate policies to address and find solutions for urban and developmental issues. 
• Formulate precinct plans and business plans for incorporation into budget processes. 
• Assess precinct plans and frameworks undertaken by other departments or external parties. Area based coordination processes. 
• Facilitate community and stakeholder participation. 
• Coordinate development and implementation efforts with internal and external department agencies and stakeholder. 
• Provide strategic advice and support on development to all stakeholders and interested parties. Manage multi-disciplinary project teams/tasks/consultant teams in the formulation and implementation of plans and policies. 
• Policy research on Urban or Development issues. 
• Chair meetings and facilitate workshops. 
• Coordinate capital infrastructure investment. 
 
Leading Competencies: 
• Ability to work with Executive and Senior Management of the CoJ, Municipal Entities and other stakeholders. 
• Strategic Direction and Leadership; 
• People Management; 
• Change Leadership; 
• Stakeholder Management; 
• Programmes and Projects Management. 
• Ability to organise multiple high-level tasks simultaneously. 
• Facilitate and direct consultation with external stakeholders to ensure strategic outcomes. Facilitate stakeholder engagements. 
 
Core Competencies: 
• People Management; 
• Ability to work under pressure and produce accurate reports within limited timeframes; 
• High degree of interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of staff and external stakeholders; Ability to produce documents of a high quality. 
 
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will be considered. The City of Johannesburg applies the principles of employment equity as per National legislation and policy guidelines and will consider designated groups in line with these requirements. 
 
Please take note that only online applications will be considered. Please apply by using the following link below: 
https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1SMUxXgZcR_mpjcwCkoZFjwew554  
APPLY ONLINE VIA THIS LINK: www.joburg.org.za
ENQUIRIES ONLY: 
Contact Person: Siphiwe Khumalo 
Tel No: 011 407 7085 
 
CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2022 
 
Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment/response is received within six (6) weeks of the closing date, they must accept that their application was unsuccessful. By submitting your application for a position at the City of Johannesburg, you are consenting that the personal information submitted as part of your application may be used for the purposes of the Recruitment and Selection and related process. 
 
In terms of the Talent Acquisition Policy of the City of Johannesburg, you hereby consent to the following risk checks should your application be shortlisted: 
• Credit Record, 
• CV validation and 
• Employment record verification, 
• Criminal check, and 
• Identity validation. 
 
 
 
 
 
DEPUTY DIRECTOR: SPATIAL PLANNING INFRASTRUCTURE & COORDINATION 
Department: Development Planning 
Branch: City Transformation & Spatial Planning 
Designation: Deputy Director: Spatial Planning Infrastructure & Coordination 
Remuneration: R54 544.98 pm (basic salary excluding benefits) 
Location: Metro Centre,158 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein 
 
Minimum Requirements: 
• Bachelors (or equivalent) Degree in Town and Regional Planning or Urban Development Studies/NQF level 7; 
• 7- 9 years’ experience I spatial planning strategy formulation and policy development of which 3 -5 years in management position in strategic planning field. 
 
Primary Function: 
Overall management of the regional strategic spatial planning component of the directorate. Manage funding and budgets. Coordinate the provision of strategic planning and development service. Provide overall strategic direction to the sub-directorates. Oversee the processes and resources utilized to formulate an implement framework, policies, precinct plans and development strategies of high complexity and the initiation of development projects and programmes. Provide development direction, integration with IDP, SDF and associated strategies and plans. Ensure the alignment of the corporate City Strategy with technical planning processes, projects, and Programmes. Frequent and direct interface and recommendation to Political level and senior officials. Frequent and high-level engagement with public individual and forums. Provide regional input to the coordination of the planning, development, and management of infrastructure within the City of Joburg. Facilitation of development processes and projects for implementation.
 
Key Performance Areas: 
• Perform management functions in the directorate; 
• Direct and control outcomes associated with utilisation, productivity and performance of personnel within the Directorate 
• Direct and control processes and outcomes associated with and subject to legislation within the directorate; 
• Perform financial management duties in line with the MFMA. 
• Provide strategic direction and clear alignment between the sub directorates; 
• Direct the formulation of spatial framework and development strategies; 
• Formulate policies to address and find solutions for urban and developmental issues; 
• Oversee and direct the formulation of precinct plans and business plans for incorporation into budget processes; 
• Facilitating implementation through management and coordination of multi-disciplinary teams; 
• Assessment of plans and framework undertaken by other department or external parties (Private developers’ communities and Provincial Government); 
• Coordinate Area based processes; 
• Facilitation of community and stakeholder participation. 
• Coordination of development and implementation efforts with internal and external development agencies and stakeholders. 
• Provide strategic advice and support on development to all stakeholders and interested parties. 
• Management of multi-disciplinary projects teams/tasks/consultant teams in the formulation and implementation of plans and policies. 
• Policy research on Urban and/or Development issues. 
• Chair meetings and facilitate workshops; 
• Coordinate Capital Infrastructure Investment. 
• Communicating the City Strategies goals. 
 
Leading Competencies: 
• Strategic Management; 
• People Management; 
• Stakeholder Management and Conflict Management; 
• Professional work ethic and integrity; Work independently; 
• High decision-making ability; Manage resources. 
 
Core Competencies: 
• High levels of accuracy; 
• Excellent planning, 
• Organizing and time management skills; 
• Dealing with tight deadlines and pressure;
• Must be able to work extended hours and be on standby;
• Leadership; COJ values; 
• Batho Pele principles; 
• Confidentiality of staff personal information to be maintained all times; 
• Loyalty. 
 
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will be considered. The City of Johannesburg applies the principles of employment equity as per National legislation and policy guidelines and will consider designated groups in line with these requirements. 
 
Please take note that only online applications will be considered. Please apply by using the following link below: 
https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1GZlBb9ZTQ2Ske9j0GdHNTQew554
APPLY ONLINE VIA THIS LINK: www.joburg.org.za
 
ENQUIRIES ONLY: 
Contact Person: Siphiwe Khumalo 
Tel No: 011 407 7085 
 
CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2022 
 
Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment/response is received within six (6) weeks of the closing date, they must accept that their application was unsuccessful. By submitting your application for a position at the City of Johannesburg, you are consenting that the personal information submitted as part of your application may be used for the purposes of the Recruitment and Selection and related process. 
 
In terms of the Talent Acquisition Policy of the City of Johannesburg, you hereby consent to the following risk checks should your application be shortlisted: 
• Credit Record, 
• CV validation and 
• Employment record verification, 
• Criminal check, and 
• Identity validation.