Server & Systems Administrator (Re-advertisement) (Ref Nr 47/2025) at Langeberg Municipality

Qualifications/ Experience:

• National Diploma in ICT and/ or Computer Science (NQF6), A+, N+, MCITP, MCSE, MCSA, ITIL or COBIT training; 4 years Information Technology technical support experience; Code B driving licence

Key Performance Areas:

• Aligning requirements to support priorities and the work programme; Coordinate and support IT Server, storage and server room infrastructure; Planning, sourcing and implementation process, Change management and server, storage and server room services management; Ongoing supervision and oversight of server, storage and server room service providers; Server maintenance including virtual environment maintenance; Storage maintenance, External services and disaster recovery site maintenance; Technical applications; Communication; General functions

Competencies:

• Core professional – Business Communication – Demonstrates the ability to involve customers in scoping and implementing solutions to ensure successful outcomes – Organisational Awareness – The ability to understand the key drivers in the sector and the municipality and to apply this understanding to meet the service delivery objectives and challenges – Consulting – The ability to understand stakeholder needs and dynamics and to build capacity within the target audience through the ability to listen attentively, grasp issues, present information in a clear manner and respond appropriately to verba and written communication of others – Planning and Organising – The ability to plan and organise the work unit using goal setting, objectives, targets, creating work schedules and work plans with associated resources and budgets, according to the municipality`s procedures to achieve the tasks, functions, results of the work unit – Monitoring and Control -The ability to monitor the results of delegations, assignments, or projects, considering the skills, knowledge, and experience of the assigned individual and the characteristics of the assignment or project – Negotiation – The ability to achieve the desired objectives and agreements through interactive discussion with either internal or external parties. Effectively exploring alternatives and positions to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties – Oral Communication – The ability to articulate complex concepts in an understandable, convincing manner – Written Communication – Communication of complex information in a manner that is understandable (language and format) to the specific audience – Information Strategy – Ability to develop strategies for the management and storage of electronic content – Advice and Guidance – Ability to provide advice and guidance on specific aspects of IT – Business and IS&T Planning – Develops plans around security, information assurance and the innovative implementation of strategic information systems – Technical Strategy and Planning – Demonstrates an ability to develop technical strategy for the organisation and to plan the rollout of appropriate systems – Business Change Management – Demonstrates sensitivity to change management issues and develops strategies to ensure successful IT implementations – Data Conversion – Demonstrates technical expertise in structured and unstructured data storage Operations – The ability to implement differing levels of operational services, plans and strategies to ensure that IT infrastructure and applications are functional  Installation and Integration – The capacity to install specific hardware and software solutions in different environments – User Support The ability to interact with IT users, pre-empt problems and risks and resolve issues as they occur – Interpersonal Relationships – The ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with people within and outside of the municipality – Communication – The capacity to listen attentively, grasp issues, present information in a clear manner and respond appropriately to verbal and written communication of others – Service delivery Orientation – The ability to explore and implement new ways of delivering services that contribute to the improvement of municipal processes in order to achieve municipal goals – Action and outcome Orientation – The display of high work ethic in setting and achieving challenging goals, meeting deadlines and keeping promises. It manifests itself in one’s ability to stay focused on task, to be energetic, persistent and reliable – Resilience – The ability to respond constructively to pressure/stress situations and the ability to persist with goals despite obstacles and setbacks – Cognitive ability – The ability to gather information, analyse issues and deal with complexity and ambiguity. Shows longterm thinking, follows through in a logical manner, aware of consequences and implications. Is able to see the ‘Bigger Picture’ – Learning orientation – The willingness and motivation to learn, acquire knowledge, develop insight and focus on continuous selfimprovement – Impact and influence – The ability to inspire a positive attitude in others and can influence others effectively – Team orientation – The capacity to promote a cooperative climate, understand group dynamics and apply appropriate facilitation techniques in working with others to achieve a shared goal – Direction setting – The ability to create a clear sense of common purpose and vision for others with a view to obtaining buy-in and commitment to the goals – Coaching and Mentoring – The ability to assess skills, performance and potential of subordinates and to encourage their development with the view of optimising their talent.

Deadline:16th October,2025

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