CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER – TONGOGARA RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL 809 views

NOTICE OF VACANCY

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following position:

⦁ Reports to Council Chairperson

MAIN DUTIES
Ji* Service Delivery • Ensuring adequate and quality service delivery.
Coordinating the local Authority’s programs implementation whilst ensuring integration and synergy with other arms of government.
x Strategic Planning and Alignment to National Strategy – Guiding Council in determining the Local Authority’s vision, mission and values and ensuring that tney are aligned to national aspirations.
leading management in setting the Local Authority’s short, medium and long-term goals so as to guide all Council activities.
Providing leadership and counsel in the formulation of broad corporate strategies, policies and standard operating procedures relating to service delivery, corporate governance, stakeholder management investment and economic development in line with government priorities, programs and the Local Authority’s vision and performance standards
Ensuring implementation of council resolutions.
‘r Performance Management and
Administration — Setting performance
benchmarks for Heads of Departments in line with IRBM (Whole of Government Performance Management System) and spearheading quarterly performance reviews to enable monitoring of strategy execution.
Ensuring the implementation of all resolutions of Council by respective Heads of Departments and officials.
X Corporate Governance — Ensuring organizational stability through design and implementation of viable systems and procedures. Providing corporate governance advice to Councillors ana management.
Ensuring that all committees of Council are adequately constituted and functional. Providing administrative interface between the local authority and relevant government ministries, departments, agencies and other stakeholders.
Reviewing policies for alignment and initiating changes as and when necessary.
Ensuring adherence to internally established control systems and procedures.
jr Financial Management — Ensuring adequate resource mobilisation to support strategy implementation.
Providing oversight on budgeting, reporting and auditing in council.
Controlling council expenditure and ensuring that the local authority operates within the budget
⦁ Local Economic Development —Ensuring compliance with dictates of the relevant economic dusters in the fulfilment of national development programmes
Ensuring heal economic development through exploitation of local endowments.
Creating a conducive environment for investment.
x* Stakeholder and Community Engagement —Promoting the image and programmes of the Local authority through sound stakeholder engagement strategy
Ensuring representation of the local authority in relevant stakeholder platforms. Ensuring an open- door policy with all relevant stakeholders

QUALIFICATIONS
⦁ A degree from a recognised university in Administration, Local Governance and Management, Development Studies, Engineering, Politics, Business Studies, Law. A full CIS is also acceptable.
⦁ Masters Degree is an added advantage
⦁ Should have a minimum of 4 years post qualification experience in middle or senior management in an administrative position. Local Governance experience is an added advantage.
⦁ High computer literacy
⦁ Full knowledge of Local Governance Accounting Systems
⦁ A clean class 4 driver’s license
⦁ At least 35 years old and mature
⦁ A citizen of Zimbabwe
⦁ A clean criminal record of service within local government fraternity.
In return the Council offers:
Attractive remuneration package will be disclosed to the successful candidate.