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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: HOUSING ASSET MANAGEMENT

East London, South Africa

Reference Number

DHS27/02/2025


Department

Human Settlements


Salary Package

R525 081 per annum (Level 10)


RESPONSIBILITIES

Main Responsibilities

  •   Facilitate management of Immovable Assets.
  •  Verify immovable assets.
  •  Monitor the utilisation of immovable assets.
  •  Open and update immovable asset register.
  •  Follow-up with the conveyancers until the transfer of the mother erven has taken place.
  •  Monitor the maintenance of housing properties.
  •  Facilitate the payment of rates and taxes for properties owned by the department.
  •  Facilitate the transfer of pre-1994 housing stock.
  •  Verify registers for different housing stock to be transferred.
  •  Request the list of beneficiaries from the municipalities for transfers.
  •  Provide support to municipalities.
  •  Facilitate the appointment of conveyancers and monitor their performance.
  •  Prepare and submit reports.
  •  Facilitate and coordinate all pre-1994 housing projects to be rectified.
  •  Collaborate with municipalities in identifying properties that need rectification.
  •  Consolidate the report and submit to the rectification programme.
  •  Manage the allocated resources.
  •  Manage performance of the employee.
  •  Manage sound employment relations.
  •  Manage employee conditions of service.
  •  Facilitate coaching, mentorship, training, and development of sub-ordinates for effective and efficient service delivery.
  •  Establish, implement and maintain effective and efficient communication.
  •  Management of assets.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications & Skills

  •   National Senior Certificate.
  •  National Diploma (NQF level 6) B/ Degree (NQF level 7) in BAdmin/Public Administration/Real Estate (Property Practice/Public Management/Social Science or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA with 3 years supervisory level experience in the field.
  •  Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation, government policies and prescripts, government programme and action, public service regularity framework, information management and performance management.
  •  Human Settlements experience will be an added advantage.
  •  Must possess a valid driver’s licence.
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