Minimum Requirements: 

• Matric/Grade 12; 
• A degree in Business Administration or Public Administration at NQF level 7; 
• 10 years’ professional experience in management support public policy or corporate strategic planning including at least 5 years management experience within a government or private sector environment experience.  

Primary Function:

• Direct and lead the development and implementation of Development department’s strategies and lead the strategic planning process for the Department. Ensure the provision of strategic, analytical and administrative support as well as integrated business solutions to enable the Development Planning Department to effectively and efficiently deliver on the Departmental mandate.  

Key Performance Areas: 

• Exercise oversight on departmental matters and focus on unit compliance and provide specialist advice to the department. 
• Plan, organize, coordinate and direct Development Planning department compliance and risk management processes. Ensure the department comply with the city’s performance management system by coordinating the departmental scorecard and ensuring that other employees of the department are performance managed in line with the city’s performance management policy; 
• Development and timeous reporting of policy and procedure management; 
• Lead stakeholder management and compliance; 
• Ensure planning and development analysis; 
• Manage and coach staff in the Regulation & Management Support Directorate to ensure that all staff meet the department’s objectives in line with broader organizational objectives and requirements; 
• Manage and monitor assets and resource of the directorate; 
• Control, consolidate analyse and submit various reliable reports; 
• Practice good governance and management of risk;