The City of Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa and the second-largest city in the country. Located on the southwest coast beneath the iconic Table Mountain, it is a major port and a popular tourist destination. The City provides all the services normally associated with a full-service municipality, such as water, electricity, waste removal, sanitation, new infrastructure, roads, public spaces, facilities, housing developments, the upgrade of informal settlements and existing infrastructure, clinics and more.

Requirements

• An appropriate professional qualification preferably a Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH) or equivalent / a medical degree (MBChB/MBBS)/ Environmental Health, or other Health Sciences-related qualifications
• Eight (8) years or more managerial and functional experience at a senior level preferably within the public health environment with a proven track record demonstrating the ability to manage a large and diverse team of professionals in the public health environment
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, or with the South African Nursing Council, or with the Pharmacy Council of South Africa
• 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

• Direct the implementation of strategies aimed at creating awareness of incidents and diseases to the health indicators, to ensure adequate knowledge and understanding in the formal and informal communities and sectors of Health legislation and acceptable practices that support healthy living conditions
• Plan and direct the Environmental Health strategy with respect to service delivery and define the short / medium term plans objectives for the Environmental Health functionality
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislative and legal requirements, and promote ethical business practices within the Department by discharging all duties in accordance with principles of sound corporate governance
• Strategically manage the Department services to ensure the optimal and sustainable utilisation of City Resources
• Execute departmental financial responsibilities/accountabilities to ensure timely and accurate accounting reduction/elimination of fruitless expenditure, and sustainable functional operations
• Manage, develop, and/or implement multiple high-risk, complex projects or minor to medium-sized programmes