CITY OF JOHANNESBURG - VACANCY CIRCULAR: 067/2021

Primary Function: Assist in the management and control of the Assets and Insurance Unit of the Finance Directorate of Community Development so that: 
• Its’ financial position is reported accurately, the finance section runs efficiently and effectively and conforms to the requirements of the MFMA and the City’s financial strategies and policies; 
• Its’ key performance areas and results indicators associated with the provision of an effective administrative service to the Community Development Directorates are managed by aligning the administrative aspect of strategy, policies and procedures and document management to ensure the optimum utilization of resources in terms of administrative practices; 
• Assist in advising and evaluating the Assets and Insurance Unit of the Finance Directorate and transfer of knowledge is transferred at Directorate level to six directorates to enhance their ability to effectively manage their units and are able to lead accountability i.r.o core functions to the lowest level based on competency limitations; 
• Assist in analyzing financial systems i.t.o. overall strategic plan of the directorate are analyzed and a plan of action is developed that will ensure departmental strategies are supported. 
 
Key Performance Areas: Assist in the management and control of the identification and defining of the short- and medium-term objectives and priorities of the Unit. Manage and control the key performance indicators and outcomes of personnel within the Unit. Assist in managing specific accounting procedures associated with asset acquisition and disposal. 
 
Leading Competencies: Financial Planning and Management, People Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Conflict Management and Risk Management. 
 
Core Competencies: Confidentiality, Good ethics, Professionalism and Integrity. 
 
This is an employment equity targeted position and preference will be given to Indian/White Males & Indian/White Females, including people with disabilities. 
 
Contact Person: Thato Sepuru 
Tel No: (011) 407 7198 
Workplace: 158 Civic Boulevard, Metropolitan Centre, Braamfontein 
All applications will be through the website using this link: 
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This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg
 
2. Department: Community Development 
Branch: Library and Information Services 
Designation: Manager Special Collections 
Salary Range: R39 055.92 pm (basic salary excluding benefits) 
 
Appointment Requirements: 
• A 3-year tertiary qualification with 1 year post graduate library/information science qualification or 4-year tertiary qualification in Library and Information Science at NQF level 7. 
• 5 - 7 years professional library experience with at least 5 years’ experience with the post competently and independently. 
 
Primary Function To manage, control, maintain and develop the provision of special collections at the City of Johannesburg Library by providing for the knowledge, education, information, research, and reference needs of the community in accordance with Library policies and procedures. 
 
Key Performance Areas: Manage and control a cost-effective operation of special collections. Participate in the induction, on the job training, supervision and mentoring of the special collections staff. Manage and control the financial functions of the special collections. Manage and promote the image of the Johannesburg City Library. Apply specialist skills gained through experience. Manages and performs various administrative duties and assists with the documentation and maintenance of procedures and staff manuals relating to cataloguing. 
 
Leading Competencies: Collaborative/Teamwork, management & Accountability; Good Communications ability; Networking skills; Project and People management; Planning and organizing and Strategic Business planning. 
 
Core Competencies: Research skills. Digitisation/technical skills. Creativity. Innovation. Conservation principles. Legal & ethical practices (e.g.: copyright). Archival processes. Budgeting skills. 
 
This is an employment equity targeted position and preference will be given to African Males, White Males, African Females and White Females including people with disabilities. 
 
Contact Person: Thato Sepuru 
Tel No: (011) 407 7198 
Workplace: Johannesburg City Library 
All applications will be through the website using this link: 
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This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg 
 
3. Department: Community Development 
Branch: Library and Information Services 
Designation: Manager Loan Collections & Programmes (Cataloguing) 
Salary Range: R39 055.92 pm (basic salary excluding benefits) 
 
Appointment Requirements: 
• A 3-year tertiary qualification with 1 year post graduate library/information science qualification or 4-year tertiary qualification in Library and Information Science (which preferably includes a Cataloguing module) NQF Level 7. 
• 5 - 7-years professional library experience with at least 5 years’ experience relating to Cataloguing. 
• Supervision/managerial experience. 
 
Primary Function Manages, controls and develops a team of cataloguers in creating and maintaining a quality bibliographic database for Loan Collections and Programmes (lending services and reading development programmes) to ensure optimal retrieval of library resources and to satisfy the recreational, educational and informational needs of library users throughout the City. 
 
Key Performance Areas: Manage the online cataloguing, classification and assignment of subject headings for loan collections and programmes aimed at supporting lending services, early childhood development, science and technology, literacy. Participate in the induction, on the job training, supervision and mentoring of the cataloguing staff. Contribute suggestions to support financial planning ensures that contractual terms and conditions entered into, and agreed to, are complied with and specific responsibilities discharged accordingly and without risk to the Council. Liaises with colleagues, supervisors, library personnel, other Council departments, library suppliers and vendors and disseminates functional and operational information. Applies specialist skills gained through experience. Contributes to the improvement in service delivery by BIDS. Manages and performs various administrative duties and assists with the documentation and maintenance of procedures and staff manuals relating to cataloguing. 
 
Leading Competencies: Specialist and general knowledge, especially fiction. In-depth knowledge of cataloguing tools. Knowledge of RDA (Resource Description and Access). Working knowledge of Authority Control. 
 
Core Competencies: Training skills. Computer literacy skills. Problem solving skills. Technical skills. Report writing skills. Conflict management skills. 
 
This is an employment equity targeted position and preference will be given to African Males, White Males, African Females and White Females including people with disabilities. 
 
Contact Person: Thato Sepuru 
Tel No: (011) 407 7198 
Workplace: 22 Solomon Street 
All applications will be through the website using this link: 
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This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg 
 
4. Department: Community Development 
Branch: Arts, Culture and Heritage 
Designation: Curator: History Collection 
Salary Range: R27 494.36 pm (basic salary excluding benefits) 
 
Appointment Requirements: 
• Grade 12 / NQF level 4 with BA Degree, preferably with history or anthropology (NQF Level 7); 
• 3 – 5 year experience in museum. 
 
Primary Function: To collect objects (excluding those covered by the image, traditional African culture, geology, costume and photographic collections) reflecting the history and culture of South Africa in order to provide a wide-ranging in-depth museum collection that is both information-rich and aesthetically pleasing, and accessible to the public. To research and document new items added to the History collection to enhance their heritage and cultural value and to organize them so that they can be easily and usefully retrieved by those wish to use them. To store, preserve and conserve and protect the History collection to protect the museum’s assets from deterioration or other loss and to preserve the nation’s heritage for the future. To answer enquiries, prepare exhibitions and administer loans to make the collection accessible to the public, while at the same time protecting and preserving the items. To assist with marketing, publicity educational programme and tours. To provide input to the budgeting process to care for the collection, and to enhance the collection by adding to it. To contribute to museum policy making in order to plan to mitigate risks to the collection. To manage the curatorial assistant in order to look after the collection properly. 
Key Performance Areas: To collect items (excluding those covered by the image, traditional black-culture, geology, costume and photographic collections) reflecting the history and culture of South Africa. To document new items added to the History collection. To research items in the collection. To store, preserve and conserve the collection of the History collection. To answer enquiries about the collection. To help prepare for exhibitions, temporary and permanent. To assist with marketing, publicity, educational programme and tours. To administer loans of museum items to other institutions, locally and internationally. To provide input to the budgeting process. To manage the curatorial assistant. To implement the disaster plan in the event of a disaster involving History collection. To contribute to museum policy making, in conjunction with the curatorial team. 
 
Leading Competencies: South African History and culture, Museum collection, Research and Catalogues. 
 
Core Competencies: Written and verbal skills. Good communication skills. Computer skills and Database. 
 
This is an employment equity targeted position and preference will be given to Indian Males, White Males, Indian Females and White Females including people with disabilities 
 
Contact Person: Thato Sepuru 
Tel No: (011) 407 7198 
Workplace: Johannesburg Art Gallery, CNR King George & Joubert Street 
All applications will be through the website using this link: 
https://share.hsforms.com/16WauHXAoRaG_qA49-Rn-TA469tl  
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This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg 
 
5. Department: Community Development 
Branch: Arts, Culture and Heritage 
Designation: Curatorial Assistant 
Salary Range: R10 553.63 pm (basic salary excluding benefits) 
 
Appointment Requirements: 
• Grade 12 / NQF level 4 with History, English and Mathematics; 
• 1 year in an administrative environment and museum experience; 
• Preference will be given to applicants with museum or archival qualifications. 
 
Primary Function: Assist the Curators in the caring for the image collections. Assist the Curators with enquiries and digital copy and publication orders from the public. Provide the Curators with administrative support. 
 
Key Performance Areas: Assist the Curators in caring for the image collection. Assist the Curators with enquiries, digital copy orders and orders for Museum publications. assist with the data capture of images and collections. To provide the curators with administrative support. 
 
Leading Competencies: Museum items and/ or archival storage systems is important. Basic knowledge of South African history. 
 
Core Competencies: Written and verbal skills. Good communication skills. Computer skills and Database. 
 
This is an employment equity targeted position and preference will be given to African Males, Colored Males, Indian Males, White Males, African Females, Indian Females and White Females, including people with disabilities. 
 
Contact Person: Thato Sepuru 
Tel No: (011) 407 7198 
Workplace: Museum Africa, 121 Lilian Ngoyi Street, Newtown 
All applications will be through the website using this link: 
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This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg 
 
6. Department: Housing 
Branch: Human Settlement Policy Planning & Research 
Designation: Assistant Director: Research and Development 
Salary Range: R43 684.21 pm (basic salary excluding benefits) 
 
Appointment Requirements: 
• Grade 12 / NQF level 4 plus bachelor’s degree in Research, Operational Research, Statistics, Urban and regional Planning, Housing, or related Social Sciences discipline at NQF Level 7. 
• 6 - 8 years’ experience in a research/housing environment or related field/environment of which 4 years relate to middle management experience. 
• Extensive and proven experience in the field of research. 
• Experience in data analysis and report reporting. 
• Experience in using statistical analysis software (SPSS, STATA, R) Experience in data collection. 
• Experience of teamwork and team leadership in a scientific and development context. 
• A strong command of both advantage qualitative and quantitative research methods and its application. 
• Must have knowledge of housing legislation, local government and community development issues. 
• Strong theoretical experience and exposure, experience in the field of Housing.
• Strategy development, research, analytical and interpretation of legislation is required. 
 
Primary Function: To manage and direct the research and development of human settlement programs in order to meet the Departmental’ s needs and capitalize on potential new research products. 
 
Key Performance Areas: Provide leadership and management. Benchmarking. Research and development coordination. Manage and direct Research and Development. Research and investigate Trends. Provide input into the strategic plan and development in and the City. Building and maintaining strong relations with internal and external business units, entities, key stakeholders and peers to ensure the correct focus and support around Research and Strategy Benchmarking section. To efficiently and effectively manage the operational assets and resources of the Section cost effectively in accordance with the legislative framework of the City’s policies and procedures. To manage all aspects of the finance in the control of Research and Strategy Benchmarking section, including but not limited to, revenue, expenditure, assets and liabilities, in accordance with the legislative framework as well as the City’s policies and procedures. Providing quality report on the functions and performance of the Research and Strategy Benchmarking section which are factual, accurate and complete, timely; and contributes to and support the overall reporting requirements. To complying with all relevant legislative framework including the City’s Code of Ethics, manage and mitigate risk effectively. Manage specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with the Sub-Directorate and individual performance. 
 
Leading Competencies: Through understanding of the Housing sector, its legislative and Policy environment and the Local government function. Knowledge in various research and testing methodologies. Understanding of various data management systems. 
 
Core Competencies: Experience in conducting research, including analyzing and synthesizing research reports and conducting primary research. Proficient in at least one statistical software. Ability to work as a member of a team and work closely with researchers of other disciplines. Ability to work with stakeholders at different management levels. Strong communication skills. Both written and oral. Demonstrate understanding of the role of research for development and how to achieve it. 
 
This is an employment equity targeted position and preference will be given to African Males, White Males, African Females and White Females including people with disabilities. 
 
Contact Person: Tshifiwa Ndou 
Tel No: (011) 018 6661 
Workplace: 22 Smith Street 
All applications will be through the website using this link: 
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This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg 
Candidates who applied for this position before must re-apply 
 
7. Department: Group Corporate and Shared Service 
Branch: Group Human Capital Management 
Designation: Senior Consultant: Organisational Development 
Salary Range: R43 684.21 pm (basic salary excluding benefits) 
 
Appointment Requirements: 
• Matric Certificate plus Degree in Organisational Development/Management Services/Human Resource Management / Business Administration (NQF level 7); 
• 6 - 8 years relevant experience in the Organizational Development ( OD) discipline with specific reference to Organisational Design of which 3 years at supervisory level; 
• Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and proven professional practice on the following OD interventions: 
➢ Work- study and Method (Work methods); 
➢ Business process modelling and reengineering. 
➢ Diagnostic studies 
➢ Productivity studies 
• In-depth understanding of Organisational Development Body of Knowledge and Scientific Theories in relation to organizational effectiveness and resource planning and how they can be practical applied. 
• In depth understanding of strategy and policies in relation to organization effectiveness and resources planning and how they can be practical applied; 
• Facilitating and managing scenario planning by conducting broad assessments of future environmental factors. 
• Sound knowledge in providing strategic advice and solutions on a range of Organisational Development; 
• Significant experience and knowledge in researching best practice and comparison industry organisational development trends providing appropriate recommendations; 
• Significant experience and knowledge in facilitating workshops and forums in various levels of the organisation; 
• Understanding and articulation of strategy, prescribed methodologies, legislatives and regulatory framework governing a municipality; 
• Knowledge on the local government environment, City’s strategy, prescribed methodologies, legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks; 
• Must have a valid driver license. 
 
Primary Function: Lead and manage the provision of strategic, tactical and operational Organisational Development interventions aimed at enabling departments and municipal entities to become more effective and efficient in delivering on their core mandate. 
 
Key Performance Areas: Facilitate the development of an effective and efficient Section organizational structures and optimal utilization of the Section resources for the accomplishment of the Directorate’s objectives. Provide sound leadership in the Section. Lead; manage and supervise team in the delivery of Organisation Effectiveness Development / Design/ Change Management and Workforce Planning Programmes within the Cluster/department/ME. Direct Human Resource Planning. Ensure effective control of financial resources of the Directorate. Ensure effective control of the Section’s Human Resources. Manage specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with the Section and Individual Performance. 
 
Leading Competencies: Good People’s Management and Leadership with strong supervisory competencies of a team at a tactical level. Strategic and operational planning. Policy development and articulation. Mentoring and coaching. Interpersonal and relationship forging. Problem solving. Good planning and organization. Strong Project and Change Management. Networking. Financial management. 
 
Core Competencies: A very high attention to detail and high levels of accuracy and excellent planning organization and time management skills. Good verbal communication. (Including presentation and public speaking). Advanced written communication (Reporting writing, PowerPoint presentation, etc). Good Coordination and administration of project logistics. 
 
This is an employment equity targeted position and preference will be given to African/White Males, including people with disabilities. 
 
Contact Person: Regina Hartley 
Tel No: (011) 407 7191 
Workplace: 158 Civic Boulevard, Metropolitan Centre Braamfontein 
All applications will be through the website using this link: 
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This Vacancy is open to External Applicants AND Employees of the City of Johannesburg
 
8. Department: Group Finance 
Branch: Treasury 
Designation: Deputy Director: Treasury Compliance 
Salary Range: R50 238.79 pm (basic salary excluding benefits) 
 
Appointment Requirements: 
• Post graduate Degree in Law/Compliance or equivalent of NQF level 8; 
• Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa; 
• 8 - 10 years’ experience in Compliance, Legal Advisory environment; 
• Strong understanding of MFMA; 
• Strong financial analyzing abilities; 
• Must have a valid driver’s license code 8; 
• Computer literacy on SAP (Finance), Microsoft office applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint; report writing and report writing; 
• Project Management, Risk Management and Auditing will be an added advantage; and 
• Qualification and experience in terms of minimum competencies prescribed by National Treasury. 
 
Primary Function: Strategically implement and manage compliance processes within the Group Treasury department in line with Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (the MFMA) Regulations, other legislation, policies and procedures. Ensure that all contractual obligations by the Group Treasury comply with approved Council risk parameters and time lines. Develop, define and implement appropriate compliance risk, regulatory risk and reputation risk management best practice policies and processes within Group Treasury. Ensure a well governed and managed City as well as compliance with legislation regulating and enforcing municipal affairs.
 
Key Performance Areas: Render a professional legal and compliance advisory support service to Treasury Unit and Municipal Entities of the City of Johannesburg. Lead, guide and oversee the development of recommendations which informs and advises the Group Treasury Department on the legal and regulatory framework within which it operates in terms of best practice and good corporate governance. Manage policies and procedures. Comment on legislation, ensuring and monitoring compliance with legislation. Lead, direct and oversee the provision of written and researched legal comments on reports to the Mayoral Committee and its sub committees; the General and Executive Adjudication Committees; and the Bid Specification and Evaluation Committees, applying knowledge and legal principals to facts. Manage and coach staff in the Treasury Unit to ensure all staff meet the department’s objectives in line with broader organizational objectives and requirements. Manage and monitor assets and resources of the Directorate. Control, consolidate, analyse and submit various reliable reports. Practice good governance and management. 
 
Leading Competencies: Extensive knowledge about Local Governance Finance. Communication (verbal and written). Problem solving abilities; report writing; presentation and strategic orientation. Organizational awareness alignment. Coordinating. An understanding of the application of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). 
 
Core Competencies: Attention to detail and logical thinking; Proactive; Flexibility; Integrity; Batho Pele Principles; Professionalism; Work under Pressure; Work Independently and Confidentiality. 
 
This is an employment equity targeted position and preference will be given to African Males, White Males, African Females and White Females, including people with disabilities 
 
Contact Person: Mkhuleko Shongwe 
Tel No: (011) 358 3578/3793 
Workplace: Jorissen Place, Braamfontein 
All applications will be through the website using this link: 
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CLOSING DATE: 29 SEPTEMBER 2021 
 
VACANCY CIRCULAR: 067/2021