Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Employee Reviews

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5,0

It is a fun and workplace

street sweeper (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape – 13 March 2019

I worked at Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality from October 2015 to June 2016. It was temporal job. I was working 8 hours a day but sometimes we were working overtime. I was working from 06:00 to 02:00

I was working as a street sweeper and I was picking up papers from the street. I was enjoying the job because we were working in groups and it is always nice to work as a team.

In December we were working over time because its festive season. The job was challenging because were cleaning the beaches in summerstrand and its always dirty because people are throwing bottles on the street and leave them there.

We would go home at 22:00 and get back to work at 04:00 in the morning so that when the people get to the beach on the beach on the following the place would be clean. The tea break was 15 minutes from 09:00 to 09:15 and lunch time was 30 minutes 12:00 to 12:00.

Cons

8 hour

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5,0

Productive

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape – 7 February 2019

The HR division was always busy . In HRD we process training requests and coordinate training events daily. I opened my electronic/ desktop planner/ task list. I will then set priorities based on importance or deadline per task. I always prioritised the instructions by my supervisor and policy/ compliance matters.

How I learn was when I allow colleague to share experiences and how they handle task/ duties to learn and share my experience to improve work performance.

Managing a team: I gave my team freedom to work with minimum supervision and expect team to make mistakes which should not be repeated. I drove and motivated team to be the best performers in the organization at all times.

I created conducive workplace culture in all my works spaces and interaction with people. I coached and mentored subordinates, I respected and cooperatived fully with authority. There is harmony in my division however we always find ways to resolve all the differences to ensure interpersonal relations and employee wellness at all times.

Hardest part was when clients’ needs that should be solved speedily and fairly. HR was the resource centre for employees and employees demand and high level of tolerance and professionalism therefore I must always be at the right state of mind and provide effective and efficient service. I had successfully provided the HR services in the last 15 years.

Most enjoyable part was when I meeting clients and learning from clients and successfully provide the required services without delay. It was also when I receive positive feedback and compliments more... from my peers, principals and clients. less

Pros

clarity of purpose, following the procedures at all times

Cons

Bearocracy, red tap

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5,0

Local Government delivering services to the public residents, building houses to indigent families, offer bursaries to committed focused students,

Special Projects Accountant (Current Employee) – Port Elizabeth – 5 February 2019

This is an institution that is governed by National, Privincial & Local Governments spehers.

It has evolved in a number of years by recruiting people from various demographic groups, locals & foreigners.

Women & disabled people are encouraged to apply & have been appointed in Management positions

Pros

Housing Subsidies Medical Aid, Unemployment Insurance Fund, Bonuses, Performance Awards, Sick Leave, Maternity leave, Vacation Leave

Cons

Working overtime with no recognition or compensating, No recognition for educated employees, Lack chance of progress & growth to higher positions

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4,0

Interesting and passionate

Legal Assistant (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape – 18 January 2019

I was working at legal services department on Contract Management section.
I have learned a lot about drafting of a contract, lease agreement as well as transfer of property.
i was also placed at litigation and claims department which was so interesting and challenging. I enjoyed consultations with legal experts , stakeholders as well as municipality clients.
I further worked at corporate governance where we were dealing with by laws, advising and providing municipal council with opinions on legal related matters and doing outreach for public participation

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3,0

Satisfactory working environment

Senior Surveyor (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth and surrounding areas – 24 August 2018

A typical day at work started at 7h30 with review of days task assignments, gathering the support staff and equipment and heading out to site. Would occasionally have meetings to attend within the department, and at various committees.I learned a lot about public interaction and service delivery, interaction with various stakeholders, managing projects from start to completion. Administration also formed a substantial part of responsibilities. The culture in the work place was good and encouraged interaction with various levels of colleagues and external customers. Most enjoyable part of the job was watching a project grow from conceptual and planning phase to the complete product, gave great personal satisfaction

Pros

Wide exposure

Cons

red tape and internal politics

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4,0

Professional Environment. Open door policy to management. Being part of a lager whole that serves the public

Principal CAD/GIS Electrification Draughtperson (Current Employee) – Port Elizabeth , South Africa – 13 July 2018

The Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality specifically the Drawing Office where I am employed is a very professional Environment. We cater to the daily needs of our Electrical Engineers as well as outside customers with electrical information in various formats. The management favor an open door policy whereby all staff are encouraged to have a say in what works and does not.
The hardest part of the job would be all the red tape that exists in government department .Staff shortages are also common place.
The most enjoyable part is being part of a service that the public deems a necessity.

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4,0

Very productive workplace

Call Centre Agent (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape – 9 June 2018

I loved working for Worker's Unlimited. Best Management skills and ethics. Worker's Unlimted had the best employers, made everything easy and simple and very caring

Cons

Long hours amd we were situated in a area which is well known business robberies

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2,0

Was not challanging working here

She Officer (Former Employee) – Eastern Cape – 19 July 2017

Working in the municipality there were no challenges to stimulate my brain due to the team leader that was new to the industry with no experience at all about Safety

Pros

Sometimes will get half days

Cons

worked normal hours

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3,0

Lively and political atmosphere

Administration Clerk (Former Employee) – Uitenhage, Eastern Cape – 29 June 2017

Work life is superb except interference of politicians in administrative issues and appointments. The skills audit will help in identifying job suitable for people as currently people are in jobs not matching their qualifications which results in frustration.

Pros

Job security

Cons

Job ceilings

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5,0

Fun and co-operative

Lifeguard (Current Employee) – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape – 5 May 2017

working with the municipality is good cause you apply your skills into the community and it makes it fun,the hardest part of the job is too deal with situations in a short time in order to save that persons life

Pros

swim free and have fun

Cons

extra hours

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4,0

productive and friendly working evvironment

Data Capturer (Former Employee) – Eastern cape Port Elizabeth – 1 March 2017

I have learned plenty and it was challenging. My fellow workers was very friendly and i adapt easy to the environment. I made new friends and we shared lot of ideas on how to make the job easier. I worked with different cultures and it was fun because we worked as a team. I always give my best and assisted where help was needed.

Pros

normal lunch times

Cons

average hours

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5,0

working for the municipality gace me a sense of social upliftment and responsibility, it also provides me with the necessary skills within a reasonabl

Graduate Trainee (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape – 16 February 2017

Working for the municipality gave me a great sense of social upliftment and responsibility, it also provides me with the necessary skills within a reasonable amount of time.

Pros

extra training

Cons

must be pro- active

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5,0

fun

Legal Advisor (Former Employee) – Eastern Cape – 31 January 2017

Legal Advosor
contracts management
SLA drafting
Report Writing
Negotiation and finalizing contracts
briefing of Counsel

Pros

normal

Cons

normal working hours

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5,0

Exceptional learning experience,vast and flexible field work

Environmental Health Officer (Former Employee) – Uitenhage, Eastern Cape – 15 January 2017

The Municipality provided the opportunity to learn and broaden my area of expertise.
My scope of practise was dealt with, I learned about proffessional ethics on a more practical manner.
My theory correlated with the practical work.

Pros

Flexible working hours

Cons

Work morale

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3,0

fun workplace and productive

Graduate Trainee (Current Employee) – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape – 2 December 2016

The work environment its a fun place to work at. My seniors are very flexible and there are always there to provide help when it is needed. I have learnt to work under pressure and working as a team. The most difficult part of the job is dealing with customers who are rude and sometimes use vulgar language.

Pros

flexible lunch time

Cons

none

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5,0

Law Enforcement Officer

Law Enforcement Officer (Former Employee) – Eastern Cape – 14 November 2016

Since 2015 February I started as a treianee law enforcement officer at the NMBM. After several months of hardwork, the head of department recommended that we be included in the group that was going to be trained in that period.

We graduated during August 2015 and continued with our good work in the municipality.

Pros

Cons

Reasonable

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5,0

Productive and Fun workplace

general worker (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape – 20 August 2016

I Learnt a lot on working with other people and working under pressure but having to work more than 15 hours making sure the festival everything according to plan was also part of my job description but I enjoyed the experience,being on time it made us strategise and plan on where and how we going to work and prepare for the festival and having to meet new people.

Pros

Free lunch

Cons

Long Hours

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4,0

Fun work place

Leave Administrator (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape – 16 August 2016

We would start working from 07:30-16:00 Monday to Friday. The first thing would be checking emails and start working, and sometimes make phone calls to custodians.
We were a group of 10 employees. I learnt working in a group and to be able to finish the job within a set time frame. Everyday we had to do a specific job to a certain custodian e.g Budget and Treasury or Electricity and Energy Department. We had to give a report to the supervisor at the end of each week. The most enjoyable part was to be helped by other colleagues and to also help them and at the beginning it was easy to apply the skills we were given at the training.

Pros

We had two 15 minutes tea times and one 30 minutes Lunch time wich enabled us to get enough rest

Cons

Too much paper work

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4,0

Student induction coordinator

Intern (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape – 3 May 2016

Preparing for next induction programs and also arranging Bay stars roadshow. Dealing with the suppliers. How to place orders, how to manage supplier communication, and events coordinating. Management was great, meeting conducted in proper manner, out come of the events were met. Had the best team ever, used to call our team as dream team. I would go back any day. Dead lines and the accounting officer i would struggle for him to approve the budget for orders that we need. To see the final product coming together.

Pros

close to home

Cons

Student salary

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4,0

productive and fun to work at.

Personal Assistant (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth, EC – 23 January 2016

Typical day at work would have been typing letters, preparing presentations, photocopying and emailing.

Most of the time it was printing documents and binding them for presentations that I prepared which meant when the time came for the actual presentation, I had to handout those document to high profile personnel from municipality in boardrooms. This helped me to be more professional.

Pros

productive

Cons

lots of free time in between working time

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5,0

Productive and Challenging

Graduate Intern (Former Employee) – Port Elizabeth, EC – 10 October 2015

I was afforded the opportunity to complete my internship with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, an opportunity I am eternally grateful for. I was placed with Human Settlements Department, under the Social Development & Education Administration sub-directorate. This Directorate mainly dealt with Social Housing provision and issues around it. I got the opportunity to rotate within the three sections, mainly 'Informal Housing' where we dealt mainly with relocations within the Metro, 'Community Development Facilitation' dealt with educating the community about the Councils Housing Policy, empowering them through various workshops and introducing any new development plans provided by various Services Providers, and lastly 'Land Invasions' dealt with monitoring illegal land invasions within the Metro. Extensive travelling within the Metro was at the core of the job function. The downside would have to be dealing with angry and very demanding communities who wanted things to happen overnight and failed to grasp that the are due processes put into place and that sustainable development takes time. Management was lovely, exposed me to all the sections within the department, i learned so much. My co-workers were just as lovely, some took advantage of my intern role...lol, but i did not mind because in the process i was learning to, so it was a fair trade, expect for when they required me to do things outside of the work environment...i was not pleased at all.

Pros

Travelling, meeting new people

Cons

Long hours, angry community members

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