Minimum Qualifications Requirements: A postgraduate qualification in Town/Urban and Regional Planning/Business Administration/Business Leadership (NQF Level 9). An MBA or an equivalent or higher qualification will be an added advantage.
Minimum Experience: A minimum of Five (5) years with proven and verifiable experience at Senior and/or Executive Management level as well as professional experience in, and/or knowledge of the Urban/Town and Regional Planning environment and its business are crucial.

The applicant must have a demonstrable proven track record in the following:
• Good understanding of the planning profession, commerce, supply chain, financial management, business growth and foresight for aspects of future planning;
• Strategic leadership, management of complex organisations, and adaptability to changing circumstances;
• Understanding for the implementation of legislative and policy prescripts and frameworks;
• Knowledge of the development and execution of projects at the local, national and international scales and an ability to make reasonable decisions and to take responsibility for decisions made;
• Proven ability and reliability to maintain trust, teamwork for effective decision-making, and to professionally engage and influence a broad range of stakeholders including government leaders; academic institutions, industry partners and planners;
• Demonstrated experience in transitioning organization through strategic reinvention or transformation in a transparent and authentic manner;
• Experience of developing and executing funding models;
• A track record of an ability to collaborate with others and building and sustaining strategic relationships and partnerships.

Knowledge and Skills: The knowledge of the Planning Profession and the interdisciplinary fields that exist within the built environment industry is of paramount importance. A Registrar of SACPLAN must demonstrate proven curiosity; interest and involvement in the urban planning profession and/or the built environment. The applicant should have report writing skills, leadership skills, strong and transparent communication skills, stakeholder management skills, team building skills, policy/legislation analysis and application skills, organisational skills, Interpersonal skills, project management skills, problem solving skills, financial management skills, strategic planning skills.
Business Administration: The ability to oversee and supervise Council operations. This includes office administration; accounting; implementation of legislative and policy frameworks, communicating, financial and investment management; project and task management; research and development; marketing and management of stakeholder relations.
By submitting your application for the position of Registrar at SACPLAN you are consenting to the use of your personal information for recruitment and selection purposes. Kindly note that the recruitment and selection process will include shortlisted and preferred candidates undergoing a screening process which may include psychological and/or competency assessments, including but not limited to criminal & security checks, personal reference checks and qualifications verification throughout the recruitment and selection process and /or subsequent employment.
A successful candidate will be required to sign a minimum 5-YEAR employment contract, a performance contract as well as disclosure of personal interests. The five-year contract may be renewable for a further period as may be determined by Council, or its successors. A probation period of minimum 12 calendar months apply, effective from date of appointment.
Applications:
All individuals who previously submitted applications are required to reapply in accordance with this advertisement.
An application containing a covering letter addressed to the Chairperson of SACPLAN, a comprehensive CV, certified copies of qualifications, ID and driver’s license should be sent electronically to:
The Chairperson, South African Council for Planners, email: Prof. M.F. Sihlongonyane at email address: chairperson@sacplan.co.za.
Enquires to be directed to:
Prof. Mfaniseni Fana Sihlongonyane on Tel 073 724 7267 (working hours) and email address: chairperson@sacplan.co.za
CLOSING DATE: 20 October 2025
NOTE: No late applications will be accepted.
Your CV should cite three contactable referees. Correspondence will be limited to successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within two months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
This is a full time, fixed term position. No applications from consulting firms, Companies and or recruitment companies will be accepted.
SACPLAN reserves the right not to make an appointment.