Head: Area Economic Development South

18 hours ago

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

**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.
**Closing date**: 7 November 2025
Please quote the reference number of the vacancy in all communications.
Certified copies of qualifications must be available on request.
Copies of supporting documents will not be returned.

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