Entry Date: 11 Feb 2024
Expiry Date: 18 Feb 2024
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a national public sector development agency that inter alia has the mandate to identify, acquire, prepare and develop suitable land for human settlements. The Agency also undertakes the programme and project management for development of housing and human settlements. The HDA carries out its functions in partnership with a range of stakeholders including national, provincial and local government as well as with communities, developers and financiers. Established in 2009, the Agency was established by an Act of Parliament in 2008 and is accountable through its Board to the Minister of Human Settlements.
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The HDA has the following: Three years Fixed Term contract position.
Officer Facilities & OHS
Location: Head Office – Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Manager: Facilities & OHS
Ref: HDAOF022
Main Purpose: To coordinate and facilitate the maintenance of the Housing Development Agency office accommodation, buildings, and office equipment.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Building management
• Receive maintenance calls logged by staff members and liaise with the relevant service provider to attend to the maintenance request.
• Coordinate building maintenance contractors’ response to repair requests within the allocated turnaround time.
• Monitor that all repairs and maintenance to buildings are performed according to requirements.
• Coordinate maintenance of all HDA offices in accordance with health & safety requirements.
• Liaise with the appointed Landlord on property management matters.
• Monitor performance of cleaning contractors to ensure that agreed levels of cleanliness are achieved.
• Coordinate the pest control and deep cleaning services on a quarterly basis at all HDA’s offices in accordance with service level agreements and co-ordinate with regional office co-ordinators for their respective offices.
• Compile maintenance reports for submission to the Line Manager.
2. Facilities Management
• Monitor that the design of existing or new offices is in compliance to the standardised design of office plans.
• Coordinate refurbishment projects for new and existing offices.
• Administer the maintenance of the security systems and schedule regular maintenance and testing to ensure response time in an emergency is adequate.
• Coordinate and monitor the safe storage of excess furniture.
• Manage the reception area to ensure the reception desk is sufficiently resourced at all times and that the image of the HDA is maintained.
• Purchase office consumables to ensure sufficient supply of groceries and stationery.
• Conduct monthly stock takes to determine the level of stock is maintained and produce reports for submission to the Line Manager.
3. Maintenance of office equipment:
• Coordinate the maintenance of office equipment to ensure equipment is in sound working order at all times.
• Arrange for the servicing of office equipment in accordance with service level agreement terms and conditions.
4. Service Provider Management:
• Monitor the performance of service providers in accordance with the service level agreement.
• Ensure procurement is undertaken in accordance.
• Support the drive in BEE procurement throughout the HDA to achieve the appropriate BEE targets.
• Provide advice and support to service providers during the tender process.
• Maintain sound business relationships with service providers.
5. OHS Compliance:
• Check that all building areas are in compliance with OHSA and emergency exits clearly marked.
• Coordinate maintenance of the HDA Offices in accordance with Health & Safety regulations.
6. Qualifications and Experience:
• National Diploma in Property Management or Facilities Management or equivalent
• Three years’ experience in facilities maintenance
• Three years’ experience in Occupational Health and Safety Management.
Remuneration: R453 300 – R 566 616 per Annum (all-inclusive package)
Closing date for applications is 18 February 2024
To submit your application, please send an email HDARecruit@thehda.co.za
When submitting your application for a position, please adhere to the following:
1. CVs received after the closing date will NOT be considered.
2. The Job Title and Reference number for the relevant position must appear in the subject line of your application.
3. The CV must be in PDF format.
4. Copies of all qualifications must be provided.
5. Copies of identity document must be provided.
6. Two contactable references must be provided.
Kindly take note if you have not been contacted within twenty-one (21) working days of the closing date; please consider your application unsuccessful. Should you not comply with the above requirements your application will NOT be considered.
Conditions of service: ● The HDA is an equal opportunity employer ● Appointments will be made in accordance with the HDA Employment Equity policy and priority given to people living with disabilities and females ● The HDA reserves the right not to make an appointment.
We thank all applicants for their interest.
Communication will be conducted with short-listed applicants only.
The HDA operates in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 3 of 2013 (“POPI Act”), and by submitting your personal information to the HDA (by way of application and/or providing any other documentation as may be required during the recruitment process), you agree that the HDA may utilise and process your personal information in accordance with the POPI Act.
