Entry Date: 04 Oct 2024
Expiry Date: 11 Oct 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 Fixed Term Contract position:
Assistant Town Planner
Location: North West
Reporting Line: Project Manager Town Planner
Ref: HDA ATPNW002
Main Purpose: To provide assistance and technical support in terms land acquisition, project planning and packaging for the development of human settlements.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Land and Property Identification:
• Implement a set of criteria for appropriate land identification.
• Collect a variety of statistical data and prepare reports and maps on topics such as census information, land use.
• Collate and compile land record information in support of land identification for human settlement developments.
• Identify appropriate land and properties for the HDA.
• Research opportunities related to land.
• Identify suitable land for HDA to acquire.
• Assess land in line with the HDA criteria and strategy.
• Engage with stakeholders around pre-identified land.
• Research viability of the land
• Assess the land in line with the HDA criteria and strategy.
2. Land Suitability Assessment:
• Assess land potential in terms of the approved pre-acquisition feasibility model in relation to:
• Geotechnical assessments
• Land use assessments.
• Environmental impact assessments
• Financial feasibility assessments including valuations.
• Integrated development and social infrastructure assessments
• Development potential and assessments
• Infrastructure capability and capacity assessment
• Any other relevant assessments
• Draft layout plans to support land release requests from government departments.
• Develops planning studies and reports in support of HDA land acquisition programme.
• Conducts field evaluations and assessment.
3. Development Planning:
• Provide support and information for submission of development applications.
• Manage the land use management processes for the HDA.
• Evaluates or assists in the evaluation of rezoning, statutory applications, site plans, and other town planning related plans and policies.
4. Qualifications and Experience:
• A relevant diploma or degree in Town Planning is required.
• 3 years’ experience in the built environment is required.
• Knowledge of GIS and AutoCAD or related spatial information systems will be an added advantage.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of deeds information.
• Knowledge of human settlements development will be an added advantage
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Remuneration Scale: R 453 300 and R 566 616 per annum (all-inclusive package)
Closing date for applications is 11 October 2024
To submit your application, please send an email HDARecruitRegBNW@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. Copy 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 ● 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.
