Job Description

ELIGIBILITY



Suitably Qualified



Candidates



CLOSING DATE



07.11.2025



REFERENCE NUMBER



EG 37/25 Ext



SALARY

TCOE:

R1 481 983 p.a



DEPARTMENT



Economic Development and



Investment



DIRECTORATE



ECONOMIC GROWTH Head -Area Economic Development South



Requirements



A relevant BTech or Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business,

Management or related field



Minimum five (5) to eight (8) years of relevant experience in a similar

position



Extensive managerial experience Experience in project management Understanding of the informal economy Understanding of local government Experience in working with communities A valid Code B/EB driver's licence.

Key Performance Areas



Lead, manage and coordinate operations within the Area

Economic Development branch and drive service delivery



Manage the allocation of informal trading bays within the area,

using the City's Informal Trading Permit System (ITPS)



Manage the development and implementation of informal trading

plans and trading compliance inspections



Lead, manage and supervise day-to-day implementation of local

economic development, informal economy support and capacity



building programmes and projects



Assume responsibility for interfacing with key area stakeholders such

as Councillor, Sub-councils, community representatives, private



sector, etc to provide regular reports and information



Manager, supervise and mentor, as well as allocate programmes

and projects to direct staff members



Determine the budgetary requirements for branch projects and

programmes



Monitor and track performance against approved budgets and

address deviations/variances



Providing strategic direction in terms of project scope and project

deliverables



Monitoring and reporting on projects and programmes deliverables

against the department SDBIP targets and business plan



* Record and administration management.