TOWN CLERK – MUNICIPALITY OF CHINHOYI

VACANCY

 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the below vacant post that has arisen within our organisation.

 

REPORTS TO . MAYOR

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Town Clerk is the Accounting Officer and Chief Advisor of Council and is expected to proffer overall leadership in the provision of service and strategic direction to the City in line with stakeholder expectations. As the Administrative Head of Council / Accounting Officer, it is imperative that the individual occupying the post of Town Clerk is a person of integrity motivated by the desire for efficient and effective service delivery. Women are encouraged to apply for this post.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Planning and Alignment to National Strategy – Guiding Council in determining the Local Authority’s vision, mission and values and ensuring that they are aligned to national aspirations.

_eadmg 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, insuring implementation of council resolutions.

Service Delivery – Ensuring adherence to the policy of 70%; 30% budget allocation for service delivery: salaries, respectively.

Performance Management and Administration – Setting performance benchmarks for Heads of Departments in line with IRBM (Whole of Government Perfomance 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.

• Corporate Governance – Ensuring organisational stability through design and implementation of viable systems and procedures.

Providing corporate governance advice to Councillors and 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.

• 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 clusters in the fulfilment of national development programmes

Ensuring local economic development through exploitation of local endowments.

Creating a conducive environment for investment.

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, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

A degree in Administration. Local Government, Politics, Business Studies, Economics, Accounting, Social Sciences, Law, Engineering, Finance, Arts, Agriculture and Rural Development or any relevant degree from a reputable University.

• Post Graduate qualification in Business Administration, Public Sector Management or relevant qualification will be an added advantage.
• At least 4 years post qualification experience in middle or senior management level

At least 35 years old.

A citizen of Zimbabwe.

A clean criminal record.

A clean record of service within the Local Government fraternity where applicable

A clean class 4 Drivers License