63000360 - Management Advisor,
eThekwini · Durban
MANAGEMENT ADVISOR
Job Purpose:
To provide an independent service of facilitating and adding specialised knowledge and experience in strategic planning and render an advisory service to management.
Key Responsibility Areas:
• Undertake strategic planning exercises for client departments and organisations.
• Examine and advise of functions performed, business plans and methods and staffing needs.
• Examine and report on staffing assessments and method investigations of a post, a group of posts or a section.
• Co-ordinate projects and ad-hoc major projects including grading and placement,transfer of staff, functions and assets.
• Design and plan new business systems involving computerisation and mechanisation.
• Keeping abreast of developments and changes and advise management.
• Examine and report on grading issues.
Competencies:
• Organisational Awareness
• Consulting
• Planning & Organising
• Monitoring & Control
• Change Management
• HR Technology/ Information Management
• Workforce Planning
• Communication
• Action & Outcome Orientation
• Problem Solving & Analysis
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Impact & Influence
Essential Requirements:
• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 4 Years relevant experience.
Preferred Requirements:
• Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Project Management certificate.
• 5 Years relevant experience.
SENIOR MANAGEMENT ADVISOR
Job Purpose:
Provides an independent service of facilitating and adding specialised knowledge and experience in strategic planning and renders an advisory service to management.
Key Responsibility Areas:
• Undertakes strategic planning exercises for client, departments and organisations.
• Conduct operational reviews of sections or divisions in terms of functions performed processes, methods and staffing needs.
• Examine and report on staffing assessments and method investigations of a post, a group of posts or a section.
• Co-ordinate projects and participate/ undertake ad hoc major projects including grading and placement processes, transfer of staff, functions and assets.
• Convene strategic planning sessions.
• Involved in committee work by providing management input.
• Design and plan new business systems involving computerisation and mechanisation.
• Presenting papers at annual conferences of various institutions.
• Examine and report on grading issues and conducting surveys of duplication of functions.
• Provide management input on matters relating to grading, locomotion and other working groups.
Competencies.
• Organisational Awareness.
• Consulting.
• Planning and Organising.
• Monitoring and Control.
• Change Management.
• HR Technology/Information Management.
• Workforce Planning.
• Communication.
• Action and Outcome Orientation.
• Problem Solving and Analysis.
• Coaching and Mentoring.
• Impact and Influence.
Essential Requirements:
• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 5 Years relevant experience.
Preferred Requirements:
• Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Project Management certificate
• 6 Years relevant experience.
PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT ADVISOR
Job Purpose:
Provides an independent service of facilitating and adding specialised knowledge and experience in strategic planning and renders an advisory service to management.
Key Responsibility Areas:
• Examines functions performed and functional division, processes, methods and staffing needs, management practices and labour issues, business plans and strategic considerations, reporting lines and delegations of authority.
• Assumes responsibility for staffing assessments and methods investigations.
• Co-ordinates major projects e.g. grading and placement process, transfer of staff, functions and assets, administration and takeover of townships etc.
• Convenes and/or chairs Workgroups and participates/undertakes major ad-hoc projects.
• Provides management input or represents the Director on committees.
• Manages and advises on the Corporate Archive System.
• Keeps abreast of changes and developments.
• Examines and reports on grading issues, typically conducting surveys of actual duties performed by similar posts.
Competencies:
• Organisational Awareness.
• Consulting.
• Planning and Organising.
• Monitoring and Control.
• Change Management.
• HR Technology/Information Management.
• Workforce Planning.
• Communication.
• Action and Outcome Orientation.
• Problem Solving and Analysis.
• Coaching and Mentoring.
• Impact and Influence.
Essential Requirements:
• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 6 Years relevant experience.
Preferred Requirements:
• Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.
• Project Management certificate
• 7 Years relevant experience.
This post reports to SENIOR MANAGER (MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. MANAGEMENT ADVISOR Job Purpose: To provide an independent service of facilitating and adding specialised knowledge and experience in strategic planning and render an advisory service to management. SENIOR MANAGEMENT ADVISOR Job Purpose: Provides an independent service of facilitating and adding specialised knowledge and experience in strategic planning and renders an advisory service to management. PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT ADVISOR Job Purpose: Provides an independent service of facilitating and adding specialised knowledge and experience in strategic planning and renders an advisory service to management.