Job Requirements
Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in a possession of Grade 12 Certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree in Town and Regional Planning / Urban and Regional Planning (NQF Level 7) and a Nyukela certificate (Pre-entry Certificate to the SMS). Registered as a Professional Planner with the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN). Minimum of 5 years’ experience at a middle / senior managerial level in a Spatial Planning and Land Use Management (SPLUM) environment. Job related knowledge: Knowledge of the following: Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act and related legislation, Planning Profession Act, Land Survey Act, Disaster Management Act, Local Government Municipal Systems Act, Local Government Municipal Structures Acts, National Disaster Management Frameworks, White Paper on Spatial Planning and Land Use Management, National Development Plan, National Spatial Development Framework, Application of development concepts and initiatives, Understanding of Spatial Planning and Land Use Management, Planning policy environment, Knowledge of intergovernmental legislation, Knowledge of governmental plans and programmes, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Policy development. Job related skills: Computer literacy, Good communication (written and verbal), Negotiation, Financial management, Project management, Team management and Interpersonal skills. A valid driver’s license.
Duties
Monitor compliance with legislative duties land use regulators and other planning institutions. Develop tools and systems to monitor compliance by land use regulators and other planning institutions. Identify interventions to monitor compliance by land use regulators and other planning institutions. Develop reports compliance by land use regulators and other planning institutions. Provide technical and financial support to statutory bodies, South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN). Provide oversight of technical support to statutory bodies (SACPLAN). Provide oversight of financial support to statutory bodies (SACPLAN). Develop report on technical and financial support to statutory bodies (SACPLAN). Maintain best practices and administrative efficiency of land use management institutions. Develop best practices manuals. Develop tools to monitor implementation of best practices and administrative efficiency of land use management institutions. Develop reports on the implementation of best practice and administrative efficiency of land use management institutions. Regulate the planning profession including planning institutions and provide training. Develop Training Manuals. Support the Implementation of the Planning Profession Act. Develop reports on Training.
What is the Salary
R1 266 714 per annum (Level 13), (all-inclusive package). The package includes a basic salary (70% of package), and a flexible portion that may be structured in accordance with the rules for Senior Management Services (SMS)
Location
Gauteng (Pretoria)
How to Apply
Applications can be submitted by hand delivered during office hours to: 600 Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Van der Walt Street), Berea Park, Pretoria, 0002 or by email to P45@dlrrd.gov.za
Apply Before:
22 December 2025
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Additional Information
EE Targets:Coloured and White Males and African and Coloured Females and Persons with disabilities.