Location: City of Ekurhuleni
Remuneration: R 1 461 024 to R 1 805 448 - Total cost to company
Assignment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Workplace: EBFN Offices, Cnr Voortrekker & Monument Road, Kempton Park
Key performance areas: Develop and Implement the Municipal Investment Attraction, Facilitation and Retention Strategy and the Economic Partnership Strategy to crowd-in and enable private sector participation through the integration and monitoring of economic development value-propositions, strategies and business plans. Provide strategic Leadership in the Investment Facilitation, Programme Origination and Private Sector Participation and Mobilization. Analyse the external environment to identify, take advantage and oversee corporate social investments initiatives and social labour plans' performance related activities for the CoE. Establish and facilitate economic stakeholder engagement structures and platforms to mobilize communities, business, academia and civil society organizations towards a common economic programme for CoE. Keep abreast and institutionalize new knowledge of related acts, regulations and regulatory frameworks to improve the impact of economic plan through strategic partnerships. Develop and implement economic development programmes and stakeholder plans, ensuring effective roll-out, implementation and impact on CoE communities and in support and collaboration with other Divisional Heads in EDD and stakeholder departments. Research, develop and implement business cases and/or grant funding proposals for and on behalf of the CoE. Monitor and enforce effective financial control, corporate governance, financial compliance, risk management and clean audit interventions. Lead and manage teams by providing a meaningful context, setting performance standards, clarifying roles and coordinating like-minded stakeholders, organizations and internal stakeholder departments. Core Requirements: BCom Degree (preferably in Development Economics) or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification. 8 years' relevant overall management experience in a similar environment, of which at least 4 years must have been at Senior Management level in a municipal environment. Strategic leadership skills. Knowledge of relevant legislation. Operational financial management skills. Programme and Project Origination, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting skills. Knowledge and information management skills. Proficiency in policy, strategy and business case / proposal development. Effective communication skills. Additional Information: The successful candidate who does not have the NQF Level 5 Finance Management qualification will be required to obtain it within 18 months, in terms of the National Treasury Requirement.
Appointments will be made on a 5 (five) year fixed term and will be subject to the signing of an employment contract, performance agreement and disclosure of financial interest. Candidates will be subjected to relevant competency assessment as well as security clearance / vetting processes.
Applications will not be considered if the necessary copies of the required qualifications, identity documents, driver's license (if applicable) and current professional registration (if applicable) are not attached to the application / CV. Candidates may be requested to submit proof of the NQF level applicable to the qualifications they have obtained.
Should candidates not be informed of the outcome of the application within six weeks of the closing date, it should be regarded as having been unsuccessful. The City of Ekurhuleni subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and reserves the right to appoint, not appoint or to appoint laterally.
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