Clerk: Prepaid Electricity Meters/Relief

DIRECTORATE FINANCIAL SERVICES Clerk: Prepaid Electricity Meters/Relief (Ref Nr 42/2026) Qualifications/ Experience: Grade 12; Computer literacy: MS Office; 0-2 years experience Key Performance Areas: Register of the prepaid electricity meters into the financial system; Recordkeeping; Relief cashier when required; Update of receipts; Assist with data capturing and filing Competencies: Core Professional - Written Communication - The ability to communicate in writing as appropriate to specific audiences; Oral Communication - The ability to articulate a message in an understandable and convincing manner; Attention to detail - Ability to scrutinise own work and that of others to ensure accuracy and compliance with the relevant municipal standards; Influencing - The ability to interact with others and influence them to adopt the best alternative from a range of options; Ethics and Professionalism - The ability to identify and deal with ethical issues and conflicts of interest; Organisational Awareness - The ability to understand the Municipality’s objectives, and the impact of decisions on the community and the functioning of the department; Problem Solving - The ability to identify potential problem areas, to break the problem into component parts, generates potential solutions, select an option and implement it; Planning and Organising - The ability to plan activities within specific timeframes and then to execute these activities according to plan; Functional - Business processes - Ability to engage with systems or component processes and make continuous improvements; Use of technology - The ability to utilise technology in the workplace to optimise functioning of the Municipality; Data processing & Analysis - Ability to process data and bring out about improvements in the way in which it is processed; Public Service Orientation - Interpersonal Relationships - The ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with people within and outside of the Municipality; Communication - The capacity to listen attentively, grasp issues, present information in a clear manner and respond appropriately to verbal and written communication of others; Service delivery Orientation - The ability to explore and implement new ways of delivering services that contribute to the improvement of municipal processes in order to achieve municipal goals; Client Orientation And Customer Focus - Understands the service needs of a client/customer (internal or external) and actively focusses on anticipating, meeting and exceeding he needs in a timely and appropriate manner; Personal - Action Orientation - The display of high work ethic in setting and achieving challenging goals, meeting deadlines and keeping promise. It manifests itself in one’s ability to stay focused on task, to be energetic, persistent and reliable; Resilience - The ability to respond constructively to pressure/stress situations and the ability to persist with goals despite obstacles and setbacks; Change readiness - The ability to innovate and challenge the status quo and the ability to cope with change driven by others; Cognitive ability - The ability to gather information analyse issues and deal with complexity and ambiguity. Shows long- term thinking, follows through in a logical manner, aware of consequences and implications. Is able to see the ‘Bigger Picture’; Learning orientation - The willingness and motivation to learn, acquire knowledge, develop insight and focus on continuous self- improvement; Management / Leadership - Impact and influence - The ability to inspire a positive attitude in others and be able to influence others effectively; Team orientation - The capacity to promote a cooperative climate, understand group dynamics and apply appropriate facilitation techniques in working with others to achieve a shared goal; Direction setting - The ability to create a clear sense of common purpose and vision for others with a view to obtaining buy-in and commitment to the goals; Coaching and Mentoring - The ability to assess skills, performance and potential of subordinates and to encourage their development with the view of optimising their talent. Place of work: McGregor Status Permanent appointment Remuneration: R 156 012 – R 201 540 (T5) per annum as well as normal benefits as applicable to a Local Authority Enquiries regarding post: Contact Mr U Nakasa, Manager: Income Services, at 023 615 8027