Enforcement Officer needed at Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality

REQUIREMENTS:

• National Senior Certificate (Grade 12).
• National Diploma/ Degree in Town and Regional Planning
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience
• Registered as a Peace Officer will be added advantage
• Computer literacy
• A valid driver’s license.
• Be physically fit.
• Must be willing to work long hours.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties:

• To undertake investigations of alleged breaches of planning control including researching site histories and undertaking site inspections, together with the recording of all relevant information on the planning enforcement database.
• To deal with all forms of correspondence and enquiries from the public, other Council Services, business groups, Councillors, Members of Parliament and other organisations relating to the enforcement of planning controls.
• To enter into negotiations, dialogue and correspondence with transgressors, complainants and other interested parties in an effort to resolve breaches of planning control in line with the Council’s enforcement policy and good practice.
• To prepare all necessary reports setting out the justification for formal action.
• To draft enforcement notices and other documentation arising from breaches of planning control.
• To process a wide range of planning and other applications arising from the investigation of breaches of planning control.
• To prepare and present reports at Planning Committee on planning applications and other enforcement cases.
• To deal with all types of planning and enforcement appeals including the preparation of appeal statements, proofs of evidence and the giving of evidence at Public Inquires, Hearings and Court proceedings. etc