ELIGIBILITY

Internal & External

CLOSING DATE

28.04.2023

REFERENCE NUMBER

RP 07/23 Ext

SALARY

TCOE: R1 808 195 per annum

DEPARTMENT

Recreation and Parks

DIRECTORATE

COMMUNITY SERVICES and

HEALTH

Director

Recreation and Parks

Requirements

The City of Cape Town is looking to appoint an experienced,

results-driven, energetic leader who has gained a solid mix of

operational management experience and strategic leadership

capabilities to direct its Recreation and Parks Department.

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree
• Extensive managerial and functional experience at a senior level,

with a proven track record demonstrating the ability to manage a

large and diverse mix of operational and professional teams within a

parks and recreation environment

• 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

• Recreation Framework, Strategy, Programmes and Services:

o Provide strategic direction to recreational programme planning

and delivery and the co-ordination of programmes across the

Department; lead continuous business improvement

o Political reporting and liaising with the public and community

structures, including NGOs and NPOs

o Consolidate the Institutional Framework that regulates interaction

between the City and the Local Sports Fraternity

o Establish partnerships

o Facilitate the implementation of strategic projects

o Conduct research and ensuring the implementation of

infrastructure development plans

o Policy development; ensuring the compilation of service level

agreements and ensuring that recreation infrastructure plans are

aligned to the City’s Development Plan and Spatial Planning

• Ensure that an effective and on-going cemetery function is

delivered to the citizens of Cape Town

• Manage horticultural services and ecological conservation
• Ensure sound financial management
• Manage the human resources within the department ensuring a

climate conducive to promoting and sustaining motivational levels,