{"id":35110,"date":"2026-05-04T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/head-research-and-development-senior-professional-officer-handyman-princip\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:00:33","slug":"head-research-and-development-senior-professional-officer-handyman-princip","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/head-research-and-development-senior-professional-officer-handyman-princip\/","title":{"rendered":"Head-Research and Development \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Senior Professional Officer \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Handyman \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Principal Technician (WS 214\/25 Re-Advertisement) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Artisan (Engineering) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Senior Technical Assistant \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            ERP Analyst &#8211; Plant Maintenace and Customer Relationship Management ( CRM) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Senior ERP Analyst &#8211; Digital Services and Projects Systems\/Portfolio Project Management \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Principal Professional Officer \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Senior Professional Officer \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Senior Professional Officer \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Senior Professional Officer \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Professional Officer: EnvAud&amp;ComMoni \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Senior Professional Officer &#8211; HV Circuits \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Senior Professional Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Requirements<\/p>\n<p>\tA relevant B Degree<br \/>\n\tMinimum of 5 &#8211; 8 years\u2019 relevant experience as per KPA\u2019s below<br \/>\n\tExposure in a waste management related field(advantageous)<br \/>\n\tProven ability to conduct research and data analysis<br \/>\n\tAppropriate Supervisory experience<br \/>\n\tExcellent written and verbal skills<br \/>\n\tComputer Skills (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, SAP)<br \/>\n\tValid Driver\u2019s License (Code B)<\/p>\n<p>Key Performance Areas<\/p>\n<p>\tManaging research and development of specialised technical and strategic support with respect to Urban Waste Management aspects by engineering, designing of systems, procedures, criteria for new developments.<br \/>\n\tEvaluate existing, design new and continuously assess Systems &amp; Procedures across the spectrum of Urban Waste Management.<br \/>\n\tEvaluate existing, design new systems and procedures across Urban Waste Management and provide input to the IWM Policy and By-law.<br \/>\n\tResearch and define best practices and benchmarking to ensure uniform applications and integration of systems and procedures amongst services. Provide input into the development of the Directorate Sector and Business plans.<br \/>\n\tAnalyse status quo versus available technology to inform future resource requirements.<br \/>\n\tIntegrate research and development, business reengineering,systems, policies, strategies, by-laws, new technologies and innovation in all future demand planning and development.<br \/>\n\tEvaluate and interpret waste information to assess performance and trends and building information\/\u00a0knowledge capabilities within the departments to measure performance\/outputs and guide long-term developments.<br \/>\n\tEngage with a variety of internal and external stakeholders at executive and senior managers<br \/>\n\tNetwork and build effective relationships and partnerships within and\u00a0across the organization.<\/p>\n<p>go to method of application \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( http:\/\/www.capetown.gov.za ) or<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"City of Cape Town","_company_website":"http:\/\/www.capetown.gov.za","_company_tagline":"Cape Town is South Africa\u2019s oldest city, its second-most populous and an important contributor to national employment. It is the legislative capital of South Africa, the administrative and economic centre of the Western Cape, and Africa\u2019s third-biggest economic hub.The City of Cape Town aims to ... read moreensure fast, effective service and communication with our public. Between January 2003 and October 2015 an estimated 225 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects were recorded into Cape Town, representing capital investment of ZAR62.39bn, and the creation of 18 129 jobs (FDI Intelligence, 2016). In 2015\/2016 the City was rated highly for its sound fiscal position and prudent financial management by the international credit rating agency Moody\u2019s, achieving the highest possible level of credit quality within the national context by obtaining a long- and short-term Global Scale Rating of Baa2 and Prime -2 respectively.","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[15],"job-types":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-35110","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-western-cape","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/35110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=35110"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=35110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}