General Manager – Monitoring and Evaluation: Office of the Executive Mayor (Temporary Post Linked to the Term of Office of the Current Executive Mayor) needed at Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Requirements

• Degree in any of the following areas: Monitoring and Evaluation; Project Planning and Management, Project Management or Public Administration, or other related social sciences
• Post graduate Programme Management qualification
• Five (5) years’ experience in the management of programmes and coordination thereof, exposure to business reengineering techniques or other forms of monitoring and evaluation programmes aimed turnaround plans
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Valid code B/EB driver’s license
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation principles and methods
• Proven organizational skills, including time management
• Successful completion of the assessment on the Progression criteria of the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Training Programme
• Basic Knowledge and Experience in research methodology

Key Performance Areas

• Develops, implements and reviews an Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Model for BCMM, inclusive of the PMS Policy Framework, the System of Delegations, High-level Decision/Resolution Tracking and key elements of Individual Performance Management
• Applies framework guidelines to assess compliance requirements relating to the monitoring and evaluation phases of the Organizational Performance Management cycle and advises the Executive Mayor
• Controls applications associated with the scheduling and preparing of information for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
• Conducts interim analyses and prepares statistical summaries relating to organizational/unit or individual Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
• Provides information or input on the Performance Management monitoring and evaluation information management procedures
• Reviews reports on progress made with committed actions relating to the City’s responses to Ward Priorities and Mayoral Imbizo Issues and advise the Executive Mayor on red flags emanating from such reports
• Manages and controls the budget of the Unit

Core Competence

• Organisational awareness    
• Demonstrates an understanding of the municipal and local government processes
• Understands priorities, goals and issues of local government
• Communication 
• Deals with issues directly
• Produces well-structured reports and written summaries

Closing Date: November 19,2025