Chief Ombud

Job Description:

A new State-owned entity, the Community Schemes Ombud Service, established in terms of the Community Schemes Ombud Service Act, 2011 (Act 9 of 2011), reporting to the Minister of Human Settlements will provide for a dispute resolution mechanism in community schemes, keep and control schemes governance documentation and provide consumer education on community schemes.

Chief Ombud

Salary: A highly competitive package will be negotiated with the incumbent. The successful candidate will be expected to enter into a five- (5-) year renewable contract (Ref. DOHS/01/2012)

A dynamic and strategic leader is needed to ensure that the institution is established and to set up institutional arrangements and systems to deliver on its mandate and objects.

Required for this position is a dynamic, goal-driven individual and strategic leader who will represent the aspirations of citizens living within the sectional titles and community schemes by facilitating resolution of disputes, keeping and controlling schemes governance documentation and providing consumer education to ensure good governance and administration of body corporates and homeowners’ associations.

Requirements:

• A relevant degree with 5-7 years’ experience in strategic leadership in the human settlements, sectional titles or community schemes environment
• Extensive knowledge of and experience in the functioning and resolution of disputes within community schemes and sectional titles
• Proven track record of governance, financial administration and strategic reporting
• Leader of stature and integrity with strong diplomatic skills
• Commercially minded leader who balances strategic and operational requirements and who is able to work well under pressure
• Performance driven and results orientated
• Tenacious, resilient, political savvy and energetic
• Hands-on with a passion to make a difference
• Broad understanding of Government and its workings, the human settlements and construction sector is very important.

Key outputs: Reporting to the Governing Board on the strategic affairs of the Community Schemes Ombud Service, the incumbent will:

• Co-ordinate an efficient and effective dispute resolution mechanism for the sectional titles and community schemes to ensure their good governance
• Implement appropriate administrative systems for the safe custody and control of schemes governance documentation
• Co-ordinate the provisioning of consumer education as an integral part for the good administration of sectional titles and community schemes
• Manage the affairs of the Community Schemes Ombud Service by developing and implementing a strategic business plan of the organisation
• Ensure the growth of the organisation through the devising and implementation of sound and sustainable funding model
• Ensure financial and organisational efficiency by devising and implementing an appropriate investment model
• Build strong and positive relationships with regulatory, governmental bodies and all stakeholders in the interest of good administration of community schemes
• Establish a high performance authority and lead the team.

Enquiries: Mr M Mngomezulu, tel. (012) 421-1792.

It will be expected of the selected candidates to be available for interviews on a date and at a time and place as determined by the Department of Human Settlements. Applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they have been short-listed and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification and criminal record checks.

Applications must be submitted together with a comprehensive CV accompanied by a letter of motivation plus certified copies of all qualifications.

Applications must be forwarded to the Department of Human Settlements by post to Private Bag X644, Pretoria 0001 or by hand-delivery at Govan Mbeki House, 240 Walker Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria, for attention: Mr Abel Mositsa, tel. (012) 421-1469.

The Department of Human Settlements is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability). The candidature of persons whose transfer/promotion/appointment will promote representivity will receive preference.

Closing date: 10 February 2012

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 4 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.