Recreation and Parks: Director

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa City of Cape Town Full time

ELIGIBILITY
Internal & External

CLOSING DATE

REFERENCE NUMBER
RP 07/23 Ext

SALARY

TCOE:
R per annum

DEPARTMENT
Recreation and Parks

DIRECTORATE
COMMUNITY SERVICES and

HEALTH
Director

Recreation and Parks

Requirements:

The City of Cape Town is looking to appoint an experienced,

results-driven, energetic leader who has gained a solid mix of

operational management experience and strategic leadership

capabilities to direct its Recreation and Parks Department.

  • A relevant Bachelor's degree
  • Extensive managerial and functional experience at a senior level,
with a proven track record demonstrating the ability to manage a

large and diverse mix of operational and professional teams within a

parks and recreation environment

  • Sound knowledge of legislation applicable to Local Government
  • Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills and ability to
interface at a political level

  • Driver's licence and own vehicle.
Key Performance Areas

  • Recreation Framework, Strategy, Programmes and Services:
  • Provide strategic direction to recreational programme planning
and delivery and the co-ordination of programmes across the

Department; lead continuous business improvement

  • Political reporting and liaising with the public and community
structures, including NGOs and NPOs

  • Consolidate the Institutional Framework that regulates interaction
between the City and the Local Sports Fraternity

  • Establish partnerships
  • Facilitate the implementation of strategic projects
  • Conduct research and ensuring the implementation of
infrastructure development plans

  • Policy development; ensuring the compilation of service level
agreements and ensuring that recreation infrastructure plans are

aligned to the City's Development Plan and Spatial Planning

  • Ensure that an effective and ongoing cemetery function is
delivered to the citizens of Cape Town

  • Manage horticultural services and ecological conservation
  • Ensure sound financial management
  • Manage the human resources within the department ensuring a
climate conducive to promoting and sustaining motivational levels,
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