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CITY OF JOHANNESBURG - VACANCY CIRCULAR: 033/2020
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Group Corporate & Shared Services: Group Human Capital Management
6th Floor, B Block Metropolitan Centre, 158 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein
PO Box 1049 Johannesburg, South Africa, 2000
Tel +27(0) 11 407 6111 - Fax +27(0) 11 339 1878
www.joburg.org.za
VACANCY CIRCULAR: 033/2020
1. Interested applicants are invited to apply for the positions listed in the circular.
2. If hand delivering applications, please liaise with relevant contact person for the physical address (as per attached circular). A separate application letter for each position must be submitted and it must be clearly indicated on the application letter for which post(s) applicants are applying, (e.g. post no. 2).
3. An application letter together with a comprehensive CV must be forwarded to the contact details mentioned in the circular attached.
4. The City of Johannesburg reserves the right not to make an appointment.
5. Applications, which have not been responded to within 6 weeks of closing date, should be regarded as unsuccessful.
6. Appointments will be made in accordance with the COJ Employment Equity policy and People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
7. The City of Johannesburg is an equal opportunity employer.
8. Finalization of the appointments to be within 4 months from the closing date of circular.
CLOSING DATE: WEDNESDAY, 29 JULY 2020
FIXED TERM PERFORMANCE BASED CONTRACT POSITIONS
This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg
1. Department: Private Office of the Executive Mayor (POEM)
Branch: Chief of Staff
Designation: Paralegal
Annual total remuneration package: R280 690.50 al-inclusive cost to company
Appointment Requirements:
• Diploma in Law/NQF level 6; (degree would be an added advantage).
• Suitably qualified candidate as defined by section 20(3) of the Employment Equity Act will be considered
• 6 months to 1 years' experience in a Legal, Legislature, Parliamentary or related environment.
Primary Function: Render comprehensive paralegal assistance to the Assistant Director: Legal Services, including legal research, maintaining and responding to correspondence with internal and external stakeholders, providing administrative support and maintaining a functional filing system.
Key Performance Areas: Execute project planning process to inform the business unit business planning process. Execute process optimization and efficiency. Execute specific activities to ensure effective legal advisory services management. Execute specific activities to ensure effective corresponded management. Execute activities associated with management and control of the assets resources. Execute specific activities to ensure effective governance and risk management. Ensure effective monitoring and reporting of the directorate. Perform general administrative and reporting.
Leading Competencies: Ability to work with Boards and Senior Management of the City, Municipal Entities and other stakeholders. Collaborative/Teamwork & Accountability; God communication and coordination skills.
Core Competencies: Manage Resources and attention to detail; Integrity, Confidentiality; Flexible and adaptable; Diversity and Change management; Ability work under pressure including irregular hours; God spoken and written command of the English language; Reliability and Accuracy. Customer and Service Delivery Management (Batho Pele) Ethics, Integrity and Professionalism; Impact and Influence and Confidentiality
Contact Person: Leyandre Ndlovu
Tel No: (01) 407 680
Workplace: 158 Civic Boulevard, Metropolitan Centre, Braamfontein
Email: LeyandreN@joburg.org.za
This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg
2. Department: Private Office of the Executive Mayor (POEM)
Branch: Chief of Staff
Designation: Chief Specialist: Community and Stakeholder Management
Annual total remuneration package: R 62 061.02 al-inclusive cost to company
Appointment Requirements:
• Degree in Customer Relations / Marketing / Public Relations / Communication or Journalism (NQF level 7);
• Suitably qualified candidate as defined by section 20(3) of the Employment Equity Act will be considered;
• 5 - 7 years' related experience at senior practitioner level.
Primary Function: Lead and manage communications and stakeholder engagement and liaison, including the provision of high quality and responsive information for al stakeholder. Develop approaches to engagements, collaboration and innovation that create improved value for the city / Region and its stakeholders.
Key Performance Areas: Render an efficient and effective stakeholder engagement management and liaison service in the designated region. Perform specific tasks / activities associated with the provision of internal communications services. Performs specific tasks activities / activities associated with the provision of external Provide marketing support. Perform specific tasks activities associated with the provision of effective and efficient stakeholder management and liaison. Conduct planning and development activities. Optimise process for efficiency. Management of assets entrusted into specialist area. Conduct governance and risk activities. Monitor and report on work / projects achieve.
Leading Competencies: Ability to function under stress; Collaborative/Teamwork & Accountability; Advice and guidance; Information gathering; Change management; Problem solving; Resource management and networking skills. Time management; High level of confidentiality and Organisational skills.
Core Competencies: Teamwork; High level confidentiality; Value and Integrity; Attention to detail and quality focused; Knowledge of local government policies, protocol and procedures; Batho Pele Principles.
Contact Person: Tsholofelo Tlhotlhomisang
Tel No: (01) 407 631
Workplace: 158 Civic Boulevard, Metropolitan Centre, Braamfontein
E-Mail: TsholofeloT@joburg.org.za
This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg
3. Department: Private Office of the Executive Mayor (POEM)
Branch: Chief of Staff
Designation: Manager: Policy and Planning
Annual total remuneration package: R712 282.02 all-inclusive cost to company
Appointment Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree/NQF level 7 in Political Science, Public Policy, Economics, Law or related field is required; and
• Suitably qualified candidate as defined by section 20(3) of the Employment Equity Act will be considered;
• 5 - 7 years' experience in Legislature, Parliamentary, Legal, Public Sector or related environment;
• Knowledge of local, provincial and national political and legislative framework and dynamics and public policy.
Primary Function: Manage policy development and strategic planning within a range of political stricture with a view to advising and informing the executive Mayor and Mayoral committee in order to enable them to successfully achieve their political mandate, in conjunction with the Assistant Director Policy and planning.
Key Performance Areas: Support the Assistant Director: Policy & Planning to provide policy and strategic support and advice to the Executive Mayor and Mayoral Committee; Provide input, leadership oversight the Integrated Development Planning processes. Develop strategies of engagement with current and potential stakeholder to build trust even between all stakeholders influencing the function in the POEM. Plan coordinate, execute and manage research projects. Comply with all the relevant legislation, manage and mitigate risk effectively.
Leading Competencies: Ability to function under stress; Collaborative/Teamwork & Accountability; Advice and guidance; Information gathering; Change management; Problem solving; Resource management and networking skills. Time management; High level of confidentiality and Organisational skills. Attention to detail. Ability to work with senior management of the City, Municipal Entities and other stakeholders.
Core Competencies: Teamwork; High level confidentiality; Value and Integrity; Attention to detail and quality focused; Knowledge of local government policies, protocol and procedures; Batho Pele Principles. Integrity and Tenacity, Persistence and Persuasive, Good Judgement and Assertiveness. Discretion when dealing with confidential information.
Contact Person: Pelisa Sindelo
Tel No: (011) 407 6560
Workplace: 158 Civic Boulevard, Metropolitan Centre, Braamfontein
E-Mail: PelisaS@joburg.org.za
This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg
4. Department: Private Office of the Executive Mayor (POEM)
Branch: Chief of Staff
Designation: Assistant Director: Policy & Planning
Annual total remuneration package: R736 317.85 (all-inclusive cost to company)
Appointment Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Economics, Law or related field is required (NQF level 7).
• Suitably qualified candidate as defined by section 20(3) of the Employment Equity Act will be considered;
• 7- 8 years relevant experience in Local Government / Political Office/ Legislature/ Parliamentary/Public service discipline of which 2 years must be at a manager level.
• Knowledge of local government, provincial and national political and legislative framework and dynamics;
• Knowledge of public policy;
• Computer literacy;
• Ability to communicate effectively on high level;
• Coordinating, good writing, time management skills; and
• Ability to work without supervision.
Primary Function: Provide strategic and professional leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality, efficient and customer focused development and management of the Policy and planning service for the City to ensure delivery of efficient research and analysis on a range of policies and strategic matters, including integrated planning processes, as relate to the cluster, relevant structure and matters impacting upon the City of Johannesburg, as well as providing strategic support on a range levels in order to support the functions on the Unit with a view to advising and informing the Executive Mayor and the Mayoral Committee in order to enable them to successfully achieve their political mandate.
Key Performance Areas: Facilitate operational planning process and input into the directorates functional strategy. Facilitate the development of an effective and efficient section organizational structure and optimal utilization of the section resources for the accomplishment of Directorate objectives. Lead the Recruitment, Selection and Placements process for sourcing of suitably qualified staff for the Section. Provide sound leadership to the department. Support the Director Planning, Performance & Reporting to provide policy and strategic support and advice to the Executive Mayor and Mayoral Committee. Provide direction and oversight on behalf of the Executive Mayor and Mayoral Committee over integrated planning processes. Assisting the Executive Mayor and the Mayoral Committee to implement strategic projects. Manage the preparation, monitoring and control of the annual budget of the Directorate on behalf of the Director: Planning, performance and reporting. Manage the day-to-day functioning of the Policy & Planning unit in the Private Office of the Executive Mayor. Ensure effective control of Financial Resource of the Directorate. Ensure effective of the department Human Resource. Ensure effective implementation of policy and planning administrative support Programmes and Projects. Manage specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with the departments and individual performance.
Leading Competencies: Ability to function under stress; Collaborative/Teamwork & Accountability; Advice and guidance; Information gathering; Change management; Problem solving; Resource management and networking skills. Time management; High level of confidentiality and Organisational skills.
Core Competencies: Teamwork; High level confidentiality; Value and Integrity; Attention to detail and quality focused; Knowledge of local government policies, protocol and procedures; Batho Pele Principles.
Contact Person: Tsholofelo Tlhotlhomisang
Tel No: (011) 407 6311
Workplace: 158 Civic Boulevard, Metro Centre, Braamfontein
E-Mail: TsholofeloT@joburg.org.za
This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg
5. Department: Private Office of the Executive Mayor (POEM)
Branch: Chief of Staff
Designation: Council Liaison Specialist
Annual total remuneration package: R547 316.99 all-inclusive cost to company
Appointment Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public administration at NQF level 7.
• Suitably qualified candidate as defined by section 20(3) of the Employment Equity Act will be considered;
• 3 - 5 years' relevant experience of which 2 years is in a professional capacity.
• Knowledge of local, provincial and national political and legislative framework and dynamics and public policy.
• Knowledge of City's Strategy (IDP), prescribed Methodologies, Legislative, Policy and Regulatory Frameworks.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel); Good communication, coordinating and excellent report writing.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
Primary Function: Provide direction, develop and serve as a link and /or facilitate the movement of information between the legislature, and POEM. To proactively manage the relations between the POEM, departments and the legislature.
Key Performance Areas: Execute project planning process to inform the business unit. Execute processes optimization and efficiency. Execute specific activities to ensure effective council liaison management. Execute activities associated with management and control of the assets and resources. Execute specific activities to ensue effective governance and risk management. Ensure effective monitoring and reporting of the directorate. Perform general administrative and reporting.
Leading Competencies: Ability to function under stress; Collaborative/Teamwork & Accountability; Advice and guidance; Information gathering; Change management; Problem solving; Resource management and networking skills. Time management; High level of confidentiality and Organisational skills. Attention to detail.
Core Competencies: Teamwork; High level confidentiality; Value and Integrity; Attention to detail and quality focused; Knowledge of local government policies, protocol and procedures; Batho Pele Principles. Integrity and Tenacity, Persistence and Persuasive, Good Judgement and Assertiveness. Discretion when dealing with confidential information.
Contact Person: Thabang Raseobi
Tel No: (011) 407 7644
Workplace: 158 Civic Boulevard, Metropolitan Centre, Braamfontein
E-Mail: ThabangR@joburg.org.za
This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg
6. Department: Office of the Executive Mayor (POEM)
Branch: Chief of Staff
Designation: Researcher: Media Monitoring and Communications
Annual total remuneration package: R712 282.02 all-inclusive cost to company
Appointment Requirements:
• Degree in Journalism / Communications or Social Science at NQF level 7;
• Suitably qualified candidate as defined by section 20(3) of the Employment Equity Act will be considered;
• 5 - 7 years' relevant experience of which 2 years' in a profession capacity.
• Knowledge of local, provincial and national political and legislative framework and dynamics and public policy.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel); Good communication, coordinating and excellent report writing.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
Primary Function: Promote and provide strategic communication support to the Deputy Director: Mayoral Communication within the Private Office of the Executive By defining and interfacing with appropriate targets audiences through available communication channels to support identified strategic objectives as set by the Executive Mayor and Mayoral Committee.
Key Performance Areas: Execute project planning process to inform the business unit. Execute processes optimization and efficiency. Execute specific activities to ensure effective Media and Communication management. Ensure targeted, well-planned, coordinated and integrated communications plans. Engage with customer and respond to their queries, while providing a service that will differentiate the brand in the space through media management. Ensure reliability of information flow to all relevant stakeholders and coordination of line Communications functions.Enhancing the effectiveness of Public Relations. Execute activities associated with management and control of the assets and resources. Execute specific activities to ensue effective governance and risk management. Ensure effective monitoring and reporting of the directorate. Perform general administrative and reporting. Build and maintain strong relations with internal and external business units, entities, key stakeholders and peers to ensure the correct focus and support around Mayoral communications.
Leading Competencies: Ability to function under stress; Time management; High level of confidentiality and Organisational skills.
Core Competencies: Teamwork; High level confidentiality; Value and Integrity; Attention to detail and quality focused.
Contact Person: Leyandre Ndlovu
Tel No: (011) 407 6800
Workplace: 158 Civic Boulevard, Metropolitan Centre, Braamfontein
E-Mail: LeyandreN@joburg.org.za
This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg
7. Department: Office of the Executive Mayor (POEM)
Branch: Chief of Staff
Designation: Office Assistant: Management Support Services
Annual total remuneration package: R195 175.37 all-inclusive cost to company
Appointment Requirements:
• Grade 12 / NQF level 4 is required.
• Suitably qualified candidate as defined by section 20(3) of the Employment Equity Act will be considered;
• 0 - 3 years relevant experience; and
• Knowledge on local government environment.
• Good communication, coordinator, good writing and time management skills required.
Primary Function: Execute various administrative support duties for the effective and smooth running of the administrative processes as well as timeous messaging duties within the office.
Key Performance Areas: Provide effective general office support services. Maintain general office stock supplies. Organize and maintain meetings common areas. Provide messaging efficient services. Perform general administrative and reporting. Manage assets and resources effectively. Provide effective general operations.
Leading Competencies: Good Communicator; Work well in a team.
Core Competencies: Work efficiently and keep calm under pressure.
Contact Person: Ndivhuwo Mphephu
Tel No: (011) 407 6835
Workplace: 158 Civic Boulevard, Metropolitan Centre, Braamfontein
E-Mail: NdivhuwoM@joburg.org.za
CLOSING DATE: 29 JULY 2020
VACANCY CIRCULAR: 033/2020