Thuthuka Mzimela

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  • Timeline

    Current Company
    Feb 2010 - now

    Deputy Director: Planning, Profiling and Data Management

    City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
    Region D - Greater Soweto
  • About me

    Deputy Director: Planning, Profiling and Data Management at City of Johannesburg

  • Education

    • University of johannesburg

      2013 - 2013
      Bachelor of technology (honors) town and regional planning

      Activities and Societies: The course offers modules in Environmental Planning, Management, Planning Design, Research, City Planning and Urban Sociology. The course offers comprehensive knowledge of Urban Planning determinants and factors that influence it emensely. The modules give practical insights to reality and relations of planning to other disciplines. The course is grooming one to be a philosopher in the field of Urban Planning, creating a new-found zest for development and community

    • Wits business school

      2018 - 2019
      Certificate of competence municipal executives financial management

      Activities and Societies: Team Effectiveness, Policy Formulation, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Management, Corporate Management

    • University of cape town

      2019 - 2019
      Higher certificate organisational developme

      Activities and Societies: Organizational culture , strategic thinking, Research, blue ocean thinking

    • University of johannesburg

      2007 - 2009
      National diploma town and regional planning

      Activities and Societies: Informal Settlements Alleviation Steering Committee, Infrastructure Coordination, CoJ Growth Management Strategy - Office Vacancy Review (SAPOA data), Land Parcels Prioritization for infill and development in relation to Public Transport Management Areas (BRT). Close work relation with SDF team and CoJ Central Strategy Unit - familiar with their procedures and goals.

    • University of johannesburg

      2016 - 2017
      Higher certificate municipal governance and management

      Activities and Societies: MFMA, Performance Management, Regulatory & Institutional Frameworks for Local Government, Policy Making and Analysis, IDP, Municipal Project Management, Municipal Finance, Human Resources

    • Wits business school

      2017 - 2018
      Certificate of competence seniro leadership developmen

      Activities and Societies: Team Effectiveness, Project Management, Policy Formulation, Management, Knowledge and Information Management, People Management, Principles of Accounting and Finance, Leadership, Strategic Management, Change Management, Report Drafting

  • Experience

    • City of johannesburg metropolitan municipality

      Feb 2010 - now

      Ward Profiling• Undertake Research to understand trends in local communities• Data Capturing, Analysis and Interpretation• Stakeholder Engagement and Presentations at various Platforms• Initiative and Intervention Development• Professional Tact and Department Operations Advisory• Municipal Infrastructure Services Coordination• Intergovernmental capacitation and communication• Intellectually Influence Spatial Planning, IDP and Land Use Management • Interpret the Division of Revenue Act (DoRA)• Comprehend development and infrastructure gaps for service delivery status quoCommunity Based Planning• Coordinate Public Participation to establish community issues and causes• Stakeholder Engagement and Action Planning• Budget Sourcing and Negotiation• Project Planning, Detailing and Implementation• Municipal Infrastructure Implementation and PhasingSoweto Five Year Economic Development Plan• Research, analyze and interpret programmes within the plan• Identify key stakeholders for the implementation• Identify bottle-necks in implementation• Identify spatial and strategic support for Economic Development• Coordinate and present case to broader Economic Development practitioners• Research and Investigate current and innovative thrusts in Economic DevelopmentJozi at Work• Public presentationProject and Personnel Management• Influence, negotiation, leadership and marketing• Personnel coordination and administration• Human Resources Policy and ProcedureBara Informal Traders Intervention Development• Sector related analysis, comprehension and planning• Legal suite mitigation and policy interpretationDevelopment Application Screening• Land Use Management implications on Economic Development• Preserve human life through bylaw and policy adherence• Interpret infrastructure trends in line with development potentialInnovative and Adhoc Roles• Pisciculture and Fish Farming Development• Social Cohesion Programmes – Each One, Teach One Show less City of Johannesburg Executive Management Team Budget Steering CommitteeCity of Johannesburg Budget LekgotlaTelevision and Radio interviews on Service Delivery and Community Based ProjectsCitizen Relationship and Urban Management Business Plan DevelopmentPayment Processes for Service ProvidersKey Role Description DevelopmentChaired the Joint Operations CommitteeInternational Waste Summit at the Sandton Convention CentreChaired the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Councilors’ BriefingChaired the Soweto Baragwaneth Precinct Task TeamChaired Regional Councilors’ Forum MeetingCoordination of Mayor Parks Tau / Premier David Makhura Ntirhisano ProgrammeDeveloped the City of Johannesburg War Room database of Service Delivery issues Show less Co-ordinate the Budgeting Process• Coordinate Budgeting process• Interface Executives, Politicians, Capital and Project Planners• Comprehend and articulate the City’s development priorities• Understand the Division of Revenue Act (DoRA) and vouch for funding sources• Understand Municipal Finance legislation• Pay attention to detail and extract the crux of matters• Understand development and infrastructure gaps for service delivery status quo• Create maps, presentations and illustrations for stakeholder engagements• Create reports and maps for National TreasuryGeographic Information Systems• Create and manage data inventories• Create clear and explicit maps using the principles of cartography• Comprehend and interpret maps on a high level• Lecture and educate on GIS use• Attend GIS user coordination meetings• Develop trends and infrastructure analysis• Create various illustrations depicting ideas to be sold to stakeholders• Manipulate, import and export information between various mediaPolicy Development• IDP, SDF, RSDF, Precinct Plans, UDFs• Undertake surveys, collect and capture project specific data• Research, coordinate and investigate stakeholder intent• Scope project, understand catalytic factors and funding sourcesOffice Vacancy Survey and Nodal Strategy• Analyze data supplied by private sector, trend champions and NGOs• Allows for guiding speculative growth, infrastructure need and area trends Informal Settlements Eradication• Align and phase various infrastructures in line with Sustainable Human Settlements principlesEmployment Equity• Create interventions for mediation between management, unions and laborersLecturing Students• Motivational speaking and guidanceUrban Development Framework Matrices• Develop matrices to track and understand programme performance• Phase and coordinate infrastructure• Understand programme-related funding sources Show less

      • Deputy Director: Planning, Profiling and Data Management

        Aug 2014 - now
      • Acting Director: Citizen Relationships and Urban Management

        Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
      • Infrastructure Planning and Management - Capital Investment Management System Administrator

        Jan 2011 - Aug 2014
      • Urban and Regional Planning Intern

        Feb 2010 - Dec 2010
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional planner

      Sacplan
      Nov 2019