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POST 10/305 : ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: PROPERTY ACQUISTIONS AND LEASING MANAGEMENT

🏢 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 📍 Cape Town Regional Office ⏳ Closes: 10 Apr 2026 🧾 Post: 10/305

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Key details

Salary

R582 444 • per annum

Centre

Cape Town Regional Office

Closing date

10 Apr 2026

Apply email

RecruitCPT26-33@dpw.gov.za

Job Highlight

Overview

Join us to lead property acquisitions and leasing, ensuring compliance and efficient management aligned with market trends. Supervise teams and manage lease agreements to support government property needs.

Requirements

Knowledge

Public Finance Management Act, Financial administration, Procurement directives and procedures, Programme and project planning, Market research, Property economics.

Skills

SKILLS: Report writing, Accounts and numeric skills, Analytical thinking, Communication skills.

Personal Attributes

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: Innovative, Ability to work under stressful conditions, Hardworking, Ability to communicate at all levels.

Ability to adapt in accordance to office requirements.

Duties

Implement and maintain acquisitions and leasing policies, procedures, frameworks and delegations and ensure compliance thereof: Establish proper property acquisition and leasing internal control measures.

Implement impact assessment tools and sustainability protocols for acquisition and lease management.

Ensure that economic efficiency in leasehold portfolio are in line with market trends.

Facilitate the property acquisition process in line with the approved acquisition framework.

Inspect and select suitable accommodation according to the requirements of client departments.

Negotiate terms and condition of contracts and leases.

Report regularly on procured properties.

Facilitate the lease administration process for private and leasehold portfolios.

Prepare budget for private leases.

Clarify terms and 192 conditions of leases and expedite a lease agreement in order to create lease obligations between the tenant and the landlord so as to minimise contractual disputes at any stage of the contract.

Provide support with the termination and renewal of leased accommodation.

Conduct regular monitoring of the Property Management Information System (PMIS), Archibus and the database on the leased properties.

Supervise employees to ensure an effective service delivery.