Entry Date: 26 Feb 2023
Expiry Date: 05 Mar 2023
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a national public sector development agency that acquires and prepares land as well as develop the land and project manage the development of housing and human settlements. We carry out our activities in partnership with a range of stakeholders including national, provincial and local government and municipalities, as well as with communities, developers, financiers and other affected parties. 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. For more information about the HDA, please visit our website: www.thehda.co.za.
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The HDA has the following three-year fixed term position:
Officer: Property Management
Location: Head Office, Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Manager: Land Property Holding and Management
Reference: OPM 2023
Main Purpose: To manage all compliance, maintenance and other services for land and landed properties.
Key Responsibility Areas
1. Building Services
• Identify all possible services contract per land and buildings.
• Define the nature of services required per land and building.
• Prepare service costs recovery plans where relevant.
• Ensure all land and buildings comply with the requirements of municipal by-laws and building regulations and standards.
2. Procurement and appointment of Service Providers
• Develop technical specifications required to deliver required standards and quality of services
• Source quotes for services where relevant. Prepare specification documentation for consideration by the Bid Specification Committee
• Participate in the Procurement process to provide technical input in the selection and appointment of Service Providers
3. Risk and Legal Compliance
• Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigating measures for all land and buildings
• Ensure all land and buildings are compliant with the OSH Act and local municipality by-laws
• All land and buildings meet fire prevention/regulation requirements.
• Where practical, ensure properties are fenced off to prevent dumping, illegal occupation, and other illegal activities.
• Ensure all buildings are regularly checked and physically secured.
• Ensure issuance of insurance cover of all properties on the portfolio.
4. Property and Asset Management
• Implement property management policies, procedures, and practices.
• Ensure that all HDA properties are effectively managed and maintained.
• Ensure that effective legal agreements are in place for all properties that are in use.
• Manage client relationships with HDA tenants.
• Participate and contribute to community policing forums where properties located.
• Ensure all utilities and tax (rates) invoices are received and paid
• Ensure all services costs (holding costs) are recorded/captured against each property
• Verify accuracy of invoices before approval for payment
• Prepare and submit relevant documentation to facilitate payment of invoices.
• Draw all required reports.
• Verify accuracy of asset ownership status on an ongoing basis
5. Lease Management
• Contribute to the development of lease management policy.
• Administer municipal rates & taxes and other utilities.
• Ensure recovery of utilities from tenants, rates, refuse, etc.
6. Service Provider Management
• Monitor the performance of services provides.
• Ensure compliance with the defined service level agreements.
• Manage the costs incurred for services provided.
• Address any service delivery level challenges.
7. Strategic Management
• Ensure integration of unit activities to overall HDA functioning for optimal mandate delivery
8. Requirements
• A relevant qualification in the facilities and property and/or real estate management environment and/or built environment.
• Experience in the public sector property or facilities management environment is preferred.
• 3 years and above, experience in the property management or facilities management environment is required.
• Working knowledge of real estate law, principles and practice is preferred.
• Code 8 (B) drivers’ license or above is necessary and be able to travel extensively
Please forward a relevant CV (Clearly marked with the reference number of the position) in a Microsoft Word format to:officerpm@multilead.co.za
Remuneration Scale: R453 300 - R566 616 per annum (all-inclusive package)
Kindly note that should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful.
Conditions of service:
The HDA is an equal opportunity employer ●Appointments will be made in accordance with the HDA EE Policy and preference will be given to people with disability and females ●The HDA reserves the right not to make an appointment.
Please do not send certificates, diplomas or testimonials. We thank all applicants for their interest.
Communication will be conducted with short-listed applicants only.
Closing date for applications is 5 March 2023
For enquires please contact Sphamandla Ndlovu on 011 763 1103/4 or 062 085 0776
