Entry Date: 11 Feb 2024
Expiry Date: 18 Feb 2024
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a national public sector development agency that acquires and prepares land as well as develops the land and project manages 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 contractposition:
Project Manager: Town Planner
Location: Western Cape – Cape Town
Reporting Line: Development Manager
Reference: HDAPMTP018
Main Purpose: To identify, assess and research appropriate land for the HDA and manage the ensuing land use management processes.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Land and Property Identification
• Implement systems, policies and procedures for addressing all potential land and property opportunities.
• Identify appropriate land and properties for the HDA.
o Research opportunities related to land.
o Identify suitable land for acquisition.
o Assess land in line with the HDA criteria and strategy.
o Develop comprehensive feasibility assessment of the land.
o Make recommendations on appropriateness of land.
• Engage with stakeholders around pre-identified land.
o Research development potential or viability.
o Assess the land in line with the HDA criteria and strategy.
o Develop comprehensive feasibility assessment of the land.
o Make recommendations on appropriateness of land.
• Engage with stakeholders with property opportunities.
o Research the viability of the land and the proposed property opportunity.
o Assess the opportunity in line with the HDA criteria and strategy.
o Develop comprehensive feasibility assessment of the land.
o Make recommendations on appropriateness of land.
2. Land Suitability Assessment
• Assess land potential in terms of the approved pre-acquisition feasibility model in relation to geo-physical parameters.
• Implement the pre-acquisition feasibility model for all potential land transactions.
• Undertake land suitability assessment and identification within the scope of sustainable human settlements development.
• Develop and maintain periodic registers on land suitable for human settlements development.
• Develop reports with recommendations detailing the outcome of the assessments and feasibilities.
3. Development Planning and Project Packaging
• Undertake development feasibility to identify and model the appropriate land use and development options for HDA land portfolio.
• Manage and fulfil the processing of land use management procedures relating to HDA potential or acquired land and properties including:
o Commission Environmental Impact Assessments
o Undertake and manage rezoning of land.
o Initiate, commission and manage surveying processes of identified land.
o Prepare and present applications to secure town planning approval in line with the legislative environment.
o Undertake projects development feasibility studies.
o Package human settlement projects for implementation
4. General Administration
• Implement procurement policies and procedures.
• Implement financial policies and procedures with regard toinvoicing and payment of service providers.
• Manage service level agreements of appointed service providers.
• Develop and submit appropriate reports.
• Participate in meetings as required.
5. Qualifications and Experience
o A relevant degree in Built Environment, Urban Developmentand/or Town and Regional Planning is required.
o Registration as a Town Planner will be an added advantage.
o Experience in GIS or related spatial information systems is required.
o A minimum of 6 years’ experience in the built environment is required.
o Experience in the human settlements environment will be an added advantage.
o Be prepared, willing and able to travel extensively, and a code 08 (B) driver’s license is essential.
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Remuneration Scale: R807 700 to R1 050 000 per annum (all-inclusive package)
Closing date for applications is 18 February 2024.
To submit your application, please send an email HDARecruitRegAWC@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.
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.
