SOUTH AFRICAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (SALGA) SENIOR ADVISOR: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY Based in National Office (Pretoria) Ref: 22/09/05 Cluster: Infrastructure Delivery, Spatial Transformation Services & Inclusive Communities Remuneration package: A competitive salary package with benefits ROLE OVERVIEW Reporting to the Specialist: Environment, Climate Change & Sustainability, the incumbent will lead local government in providing guidance, support and advice to municipalities in the area of Environmental Management & Sustainability so that local government may discharge its responsibilities. Represent SALGA on key Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) platforms such as Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) Technical Working Groups, DFFE Technical MINEC and other relevant stakeholders. Undertake research, analysis, monitoring and evaluation in order to inform policy and support SALGA environmental management and sustainability initiatives; Develop guidelines to assist municipalities in complying with applicable legislation and policies; Represent local government in the development of national and even global policy and legislation in the area of environmental management and sustainability in order to ensure that the local government perspective is taken into account in such; and undertake benchmarking and knowledge sharing of best practices to ensure effective service delivery within a local municipal context. Provide technical support to municipalities as relates to meeting their legislative and regulatory obligations in terms of the Constitution, the National Environmental Management Act, the Specific Environmental Acts and any other relevant legislative and policy framework. THE CANDIDATE PROFILE ■Ability to lead and contribute in a multidisciplinary environment; ■Ethical leader that places a high premium on integrity and confidentiality; ■Innovative thought leader; ■Proven track record of transformative and ground-breaking successes in relevant previous roles; ■Results driven individual; ■Strong analytical ability coupled with sound problem-solving skills; and ■Strong initiative and well-rounded implementer and driver of multi-disciplinary programmes that have an intended turn around dimension. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE ■A Post Graduate qualification in Environmental Management Science, with specialization in one or more fields of practice, i.e. Biodiversity, Conservation & Forestry; Air Quality Management; Climate Change, Waste Management; Environmental Impact Assessment; Monitoring, Compliance and Enforcement; and Oceans & Coasts. ■Active registration with the relevant professional body; ■A Valid Code 08 drivers’ license and own vehicle; ■At least 5 years’ experience in local government sector; and ■Knowledge of government policies, legislative processes, policy research, analysis, monitoring and evaluation. KEY PORTFOLIO AND PERFORMANCE FOCUS AREAS Multidisciplinary team and business integration: The incumbent will work as a multi-disciplinary and integrated team to find possible solutions to complex challenges in municipalities. ■Stakeholder management and relationships: The incumbent will build and maintain relevant stakeholder relationships/ partnerships in the area of responsibility. Ensure appropriate and timely communications with all stakeholders. Build partnerships with relevant stakeholders including municipalities, government institutions, non-governmental organisations, learning institutions, business, civil society organisations and community to ensure programme success and to increase SALGA’s capacity to make an impact. Create reports to communicate about the programme and provide updates for website and social media. Identify key role players to create a link to environmental sustainability and handover of programmes; and implementation ■Team Work: The incumbent will work as a multi-disciplinary and integrated team to find possible solutions to complex challenges in municipalities. Support organisational priorities and the implementation of resource mobilisation systems and processes. In line with the SALGA organisational culture, role model and educate peers and Advisors on the importance of alignment of personal and organisational values for improved performance. Support the Executive and Senior Management Team in building a high-performance culture in SALGA. Actively participate in the performance management and development processes in SALGA to drive high performance on an ongoing basis. ■Programme/Project Management: Implement appropriate project management methodologies and disciplines; and manage full project cycle on assigned projects including M&E. Plan and integrate programme roll-out to municipalities. Develop terms of reference for identified programmes. Ensure that projects are implemented against contract specification and payments are based on agreed milestone. Identify spin-off projects and opportunities from the programme. ■Good Governance, Compliance and Risk Management: Uphold sound corporate governance principles in the day-to-day operation of the area of responsibility/ professional discipline. Ensure compliance with organisational policies and procedures. Support the identification and mitigation of organisational and operational risks identified in the area of responsibility/ professional discipline. Develop and maintain programme risk register and ensure that mitigation steps are applied. Assign values to risks in order to understand financial implications of risk. Suitably qualified and experienced candidates must apply on https://www.cvspaces.co.za/ NOTE: Communication will be limited to short-listed candidates only. SALGA reserves the right not to proceed with the appointment for any of the vacant position. All appointments will be made in line with the SALGA’S Employment Equity Plan Closing Date: 21 October 2022 ADVISOR: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INVESTMENTS Based in Mpumalanga (Nelspruit) Ref: 22/09/06 Cluster: Municipal Finance, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Remuneration package: A competitive salary package with benefits ROLE OVERVIEW Reporting to the Senior Advisor: Economic Growth and Investments, the incumbent shall facilitate the implementation of key National, Local Economic Growth and Investments related programmes/ projects/interventions; and ensure timeous completion of it, within budgets. Provide advice, support and build institutional capacity in municipalities to drive economic growth and investments at local levels. THE CANDIDATE PROFILE ▪High degree of self-management, pro-activeness and creativity ▪Resilient and Tenacious ▪A dynamic, motivated self-starter with high levels of emotional maturity ▪Consultative and informed ▪Customer service orientation ▪High integrity and ethics ▪Team Player ▪Represent and project a positive and professional image of SALGA. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE’ ▪Relevant tertiary qualification (Hons level qualification advantage) ▪Valid Driver’s License ▪At least 3 years’ relevant experience of which at least 1 years have been at an equivalent level within a medium to large sized organisation; ▪Demonstrates a sound understanding of the Local Government Sector and issues relating to area of speciality KEY PORTFOLIO AND PERFORMANCE FOCUS AREAS ▪Economic Development Focus areas: Facilitate the positive disruption of the system to better enable municipalities to connect communities through community services such as economic development; Facilitate the establishment of economic development coordination and participation structures within Local, District and Metropolitan Municipalities e.g. Disaster Management Forums; Assessing existing small scale economic development projects funded by external stakeholders; Submit reports to the Economic Development and Environment Working Group; Deal with any other matter delegated. ▪Research and Benchmarking: Collects, categorises and tracks relevant information required for specific tasks and projects; Perform support activities to benchmarking exercises under guidance from senior and Specialists; Provide administrative support with the arrangements of knowledge sharing / peer learning sessions/ presentations to SALGA staff and external stakeholders. May include providing inputs to content and packaging of information for the sessions; Support the gathering and channelling of information to build and update municipal profiles; Under leadership and guidance from Senior Advisor perform desktop research on issues related to municipal challenges within the sector/ professional discipline (Collect data, examine relevance and synthesise). ▪Representation & Other Lobbying and Advocacy: Attend policy conferences in topics related to area of accountability; Represent municipalities at relevant forums/ meetings/ committees within the sector/ professional discipline; Support the development of reports to the working groups; Support the Senior Advisor to develop content on a number of complex issues relevant to a SALGA position for mandating; Understand the national and provincial governance structures of SALGA and the institutional structures of the Sector/ Professional discipline and key role players in the area of specialization. ▪ Support Advice and Capacity Building: Guide, support and provide advice to municipalities in the areas of focus/ professional discipline in accordance with the programme plan; Provide hands-on support to strengthen municipal capacity/ improve programme implementation; Implement the capacity building strategy and associated programmes in municipalities; Coordinate the logistical arrangements for training programmes/ peer learning sessions in the areas of focus/ professional discipline. ▪ Programme Monitoring and Evaluation and Reporting: Implement project management methodologies and disciplines; and support the management of the full project cycle on assigned projects including M&E; Ensure that projects are conducted against contract specification and payments are based on agreed milestone; Maintain records as per SALGA policy and ensure that all project records are uploaded into the company knowledge management system; Support the reporting on progress against milestones; Support the preparation of audit files for each project prior to audit; Monitor the impact and the role that municipalities play BBBEE. ▪ Stakeholder Management: Build partnerships with relevant stakeholders to ensure programme success and to increase SALGA’s capacity to make an impact; Ensure appropriate and timely communications with all stakeholders; Support the creation of reports to communicate about the programme and provide updates for website; Within the scope of area of accountability build and maintain relevant stakeholder relationships/ partnerships in the area of responsibility. ▪ Governance, Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure compliance with organisational policies and procedures. Support the identification and mitigation of organisational and operational risks identified in the area of responsibility/ professional discipline; Uphold sound corporate governance principles in the day-to-day operation of the area of responsibility/ professional discipline. ▪ Teamwork: Implement the performance management and development processes in SALGA to drive high performance on an ongoing basis; In line with the SALGA organisational culture, align personal and organisational values for improved performance; Support organisational priorities and the implementation of resource mobilisation systems and processes; Support the Executive and Senior Management Team in building a high-performance culture in SALGA; Work as a multi-disciplinary and integrated team to find possible solutions to complex challenges in municipalities Suitably qualified and experienced candidates must apply on https://www.cvspaces.co.za/ NOTE: Communication will be limited to short-listed candidates only. SALGA reserves the right not to proceed with the appointment for any of the vacant position. All appointments will be made in line with the SALGA’S Employment Equity Plan Closing Date: 21 October 2022
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