Divisional Head: Disaster Management: EMDM50014 at City of Ekurhuleni

Key performance areas:

• Provide strategic direction and leadership in the development and management of Disaster Management service delivery plans in alignment with departmental operational and organisational strategic objectives in partnership with the Head of Department
• Advise and coordinate the management of strategic municipal disaster risk issues, challenges and opportunities to provide high-level disaster management strategic planning and policy advice to the Head of Department
• Strategically influence the municipal processes to improve the status of disaster management to occupy the envisaged legislative importance of the Council
• Establish and review key disaster management strategic priorities and translate them into a comprehensive disaster management strategic plan as a core component of the municipal integrated development plan (IDP)
• Lead the municipal implementation of the Disaster Management Act within the context of Disaster Management Framework including the four (4) Key Performance Areas and three (3) Enablers
• Lead the review of the Municipal Disaster Management Plan and any other Disaster Management policies and framework
• Lead and direct whole of municipal operations management responsibility for disaster preparedness and prevention by coordinating and facilitating the preparation and review of municipal departmental sector plans and assuring the adequacy of municipal departmental contingency and preparedness plans
• Advise and expedite the achievement of municipal compliance with all relevant legislative policies/procedures/standards to ensure optimum delivery of the disaster management function
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships for purposes of response expectation in disaster situations, knowledge sharing research, and coordination
• Lead, facilitate and collaborate with agencies of state and other stakeholders and develop and implement initiatives in social responsibility, community emergency preparedness training and disaster resilience programmes
• Oversee the management of the Emergency Call Taking & Dispatching Centres to ensure effective call taking and dispatching of emergency call and monitoring of pending and/or occurring disasters
• Attend to large-scale emergencies, pending and actual disasters to exercise delegated disaster management functional authority as required by legislation
• Lead and manage teams of individuals charged with executing strategies and operations

Core Requirements:

• B Degree / Advanced Diploma in Disaster Management or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 5 years’ relevant experience with at least 3 years at senior management level in Disaster Management
• Valid Driver’s License
• Strategic leadership skills
• Accountability and ethical conduct
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Operational financial management, planning, policy development and reporting skills
• Service delivery innovation

Closing Date : 2025-11-03

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