EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: SPATIAL PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Duties include: Providing strategic guidance and leadership towards the rendering of Land, Human Settlement and Economic Development services for Amathole District. Ensuring the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of strategies and programmes that work towards the achievement of goals relating to Local Economic Development, Land and Human Settlement; development and management of policies and systems to ensure smooth running of the day to day operations, procedures and processes that relate to all the above stated functions; providing an advisory service to the senior management and council leadership regarding relevant policy and legislative issues of compliance, compiling and managing the Directorate’s annual Capital and Operational Budget; preparing and submitting reports to the Municipal Manager, Council and Council committees; compilation of annual reports; taking responsibility and managing Performance Management System for the directorate; ensuring optimum utilisation of Council resources; leading and managing staff and all related resources.

Kindly note that candidates will be required to undergo security and reference checks. A successful candidate will be required to sign both written employment contract as well as a performance agreement with the municipality and required to disclose his/her financial interests. Furthermore, a successful candidate must attain the minimum competency level in the finance management as prescribed in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act 2003, within 18 months from the date of appointment.

Interested persons should fill the application forms that are available for Senior Managers at the ADM Offices and website www.amathole.gov.za.

The detailed CVs must be attached to the application forms together with certified copies of relevant certificates including ID and submitted to: Amathole District Municipality, Corporate Services Department, 15 Rees Road, Quigney, East London, 5201 or post applications to the addresses provided below. Take note that certification of relevant certificates including ID copy should not be older than 3 months.

NB! Faxed, emailed, incomplete and late applications will not be considered. Canvassing with Councillors and whoever, is not permitted and proof thereof will result in disqualification.

For enquiries, please contact Executive Director: Corporate Services, Mr. K.H. Mrali at (043) 783 2201/4162.

Closing date: 19 May 2023 @ 15h30

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and if you are not contacted within 30 days after the closing date, you may regard your application as unsuccessful. It must be noted that ADM reserves the right not to appoint in this position. Amathole District Municipality is committed to the achievement and maintenance of employment equity and diversity, especially in respect of race, gender and people with disabilities.