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CITY POWER - MANAGER: BI AND DATA ANALYTICS (X1)
CITY POWER WORKPLACE
City Power Johannesburg (SOC) Ltd is a municipal entity wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg. City Power commenced operations on 01 January 2001 and is responsible for electricity distribution within its area of supply in the City of Johannesburg. The Company provides services to a mix of approximately 3.2 million people.
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
Designation - Manager: BI and Data Analytics (x1)
Group - Metering Services
Reporting to - General Manager: Smart Nerve Centre
Purpose
Provide business insights and truth using business data and statistical methods and suggest areas and methods of improving business operations. Control and develop internal and external, information sources for business analysis and aid in the achievement of a smart utility by creating smart metering data.
Key responsibilities
• Define and implement the metering analytics framework in conjunction with ICT and Data & Process Management teams
• Train business users so that they are able to correctly apply the analytics framework
• Monitor the manner in which the analytics framework has been applied
• Identify the mechanisms required to support all levels of metering analytics including: reporting, analysis, decision making, presentation and early warnings signals.
• Facilitate business modelling in alignment with the strategic objectives of City Power.
• Ensure that City Power fulfils its corporate governance requirements by providing performance information required by regulators, shareholders and the public.
• Provide the sustainable metering analytical model to enable City Power to consistently report on past performance, conduct predictive analytics, simulations, visualization, machine learning and instantaneous reporting
• Report capability requirements to enable City Power to measure past and current performance.
• Collaborate with the Chief Data Architect (ICT) to ensure that the Metering Data Strategies include the requirements for big data analytics.
• Provide advice and guidance to Executive Management on metering data management issues
• Investigate and recommend alternative automated solutions for those areas manual metering analytical procedures are used.
• Monitor evolution of data models to meet new and changing business requirements with maximum efficiency
• Define and implement a comprehensive set of policies, standards, procedures, templates and processes for requesting reporting, analytical and decision support information in reference to metering data for device purchasing, inventory management, installation and decommissioning, energy purchases and balancing, mock billing, revenue and collection analysis, meter reading and billing and customer behavioural patterns
• Prepare and conduct audits to ensure that standards are applied.
• Oversee the analysis of the City Power business strategy and performance results and identify new information requirements that may be of value to the business.
• Monitor the results of the City Power business strategy and performance results analyses and confirm new information requirements that may be of value to the business.
• Oversee the analytical process execution for metering purposes on a daily basis (pre-billing and post billing processes and adherence to the municipal by-laws) and diligently report on exceptions.
• Understand and interpret shareholder expectations, performance measurements, relevant legislation, regulation and accountabilities and build them into management reporting, dashboards and models. New requirements and changes must be pre-empted and addressed timeously.
• Oversee the analytical process execution for metering purposes on a daily basis (pre-billing and post billing processes and adherence to the municipal by-laws) and diligently report on exceptions
Competencies Required
Leadership Competencies
• Must be able to provide a vision, set direction for the organisation and inspire others in order to deliver on the organisational mandate
• The ability to plan and resourcing of long-term work by senior management which involves how resources should be utilised in order to enhance the performance of City Power and its influences from the external environment.
• The ability to explore and implement new ways of delivering services that contribute to the improvement of City Power processes in order to achieve organisational goals. Ability to manage change effectively and with minimum disruption to the business.
• The ability to build and maintain strategic relationships and influence the real decision makers to leverage actions for future use in attaining organisational goals.
Behavioural Competencies
• The degree to which employees exhibit courage and resilience when confronted with issues, opposition, ethical dilemmas or failures.
• The degree to which employees demonstrate commitment to City Power’s core values and principles.
• The degree to which organisations emphasises collaboration, teaming, and cooperation in operations.
• The extent to which employees feel pride and ownership for the success and brand of City Power.
Functional Competencies
• Ability to ensure that City Power’s performance aligns with strategy through the effective monitoring and evaluating of processes, outcomes and achievements against plans. This includes monitoring for the effective service delivery that meets the demands and expectations of the public.
Minimum qualifications
• B Com or BSC in Information Technology or Informatics
Preferred Qualification Requirements:
• BSC Honours
Related Minimum Experience
5 year's experience, of which 3 years are in a supervisory capacity
• Investigate and recommend alternative automated solutions for those areas manual metering analytical procedures are used.
• Monitor evolution of data models to meet new and changing business requirements with maximum efficiency
• Define and implement a comprehensive set of policies, standards, procedures, templates and processes for requesting reporting, analytical and decision support information in reference to metering data for device purchasing, inventory management, installation and decommissioning, energy purchases and balancing, mock billing, revenue and collection analysis, meter reading and billing and customer behavioural patterns
• Prepare and conduct audits to ensure that standards are applied.
• Oversee the analysis of the City Power business strategy and performance results and identify new information requirements that may be of value to the business.
• Monitor the results of the City Power business strategy and performance results analyses and confirm new information requirements that may be of value to the business.
• Oversee the analytical process execution for metering purposes on a daily basis (pre-billing and post billing processes and adherence to the municipal by-laws) and diligently report on exceptions.
• Understand and interpret shareholder expectations, performance measurements, relevant legislation, regulation and accountabilities and build them into management reporting, dashboards and models. New requirements and changes must be pre-empted and addressed timeously.
• Oversee the analytical process execution for metering purposes on a daily basis (pre-billing and post billing processes and adherence to the municipal by-laws) and diligently report on exceptions
Competencies Required
Leadership Competencies
• Must be able to provide a vision, set direction for the organisation and inspire others in order to deliver on the organisational mandate
• The ability to plan and resourcing of long-term work by senior management which involves how resources should be utilised in order to enhance the performance of City Power and its influences from the external environment.
• The ability to explore and implement new ways of delivering services that contribute to the improvement of City Power processes in order to achieve organisational goals. Ability to manage change effectively and with minimum disruption to the business.
• The ability to build and maintain strategic relationships and influence the real decision makers to leverage actions for future use in attaining organisational goals.
Behavioural Competencies
• The degree to which employees exhibit courage and resilience when confronted with issues, opposition, ethical dilemmas or failures.
• The degree to which employees demonstrate commitment to City Power’s core values and principles.
• The degree to which organisations emphasises collaboration, teaming, and cooperation in operations.
• The extent to which employees feel pride and ownership for the success and brand of City Power.
Functional Competencies
• Ability to ensure that City Power’s performance aligns with strategy through the effective monitoring and evaluating of processes, outcomes and achievements against plans. This includes monitoring for the effective service delivery that meets the demands and expectations of the public.
Minimum qualifications
• B Com or BSC in Information Technology or Informatics
Preferred Qualification Requirements:
• BSC Honours
Related Minimum Experience
5 year's experience, of which 3 years are in a supervisory capacity
In case of further information regarding this advertisement (circular 001/2020; Ref 010), please contact: Talent Acquisition Department Nwabisa Ngceke on: Tel (011) 490 7398/7343/7099
Kindly forward your detailed CV’s via E-MAIL: recruitment.metering@citypower.co.za by no later than 05 February 2020.
The City Power Application Form for employment should accompany the detailed CV, which is downloadable using the link: City Power Application Form for Employment
NB: The City Power application form must be completed and submitted with the application to the relevant email address provided for the specific position. Failure to complete and submit the form will disqualify the applicant for consideration
Note:
City Power is an Employment Equity Employer; therefore, preference for this position will be given to candidates whose appointment will enhance representivity(especially Gender and Disability). If you do not hear from us within 2 months of the closing date, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.
Applicants must note that further checks and vetting will be conducted once they have been shortlisted and that their appointment will be subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include qualification authentication, criminal records and previous employment amongst others.
City Power reserves the right not to fill the position or to re-advertise it. Where applicable, candidates may be expected to undergo psychometric assessments.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to have their foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and to provide the evaluation results.
Please include copies of your qualifications with your application.
No walk-ins for this advert only emailed CV’s will be acceptable.