Adjunkdirekteur-generaal: Oseane en Kuste

Oorsig

Seniorbestuurder wat strategiese leierskap verskaf in oseaan- en kusbestuur, insluitend bewaringsstrategieë en infrastruktuurskepping, vir die Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

Vereistes

• n Kwalifikasie op NQF-vlak 8 in Natuurwetenskappe/Milieuwetenskappe of 'n relevante gelykwaardige kwalifikasie soos deur SAQA erken. 'n Minimum van 8 jaar se relevante ervaring op 'n senior bestuursvlak of in 'n relevante veld.
• Suksesvolle voltooiing van die Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme (Toegangsvereiste-program) soos onderskryf deur die National School of Government (NSG).
• Kennis en begrip van wetenskaplike metodes, navorsing en ontwikkeling.
• Kennis van Milieubestuur/Wetenskappe.
• Kennis en begrip van internasionale wette, ooreenkomste en verbintenis en hul impak op vissery.
• Kennis en begrip van Regeringsimperatiewe en -prioriteite.
• Bevoegdhede en vaardighede: Strategiese vermoë en leierskap, Program- en projekbestuur, Personeelbestuur en bemagtiging, Finansiële bestuur, Veranderingsbestuur, Kennisbestuur en Dienslewering-innovasie.
• Verdiepe organisasie- en beplanningsvermoë, goeie kommunikasie- en analitiese vaardighede.
• Vermoe om beleide, strategieë en wetgewing te ontwikkel, te interpreteer en te implementeer.
• Vermoe om onder uiterste druk te werk en konflik op te los.

Pligte

• Bestuur die algehele strategiese rigting, leierskap, bestuur en ondersteuning binne die toepaslike wetgewing en beleide oor geïntegreerde kusbestuur.
• Verskaf strategiese leierskap by die formulering en implementering van oseaanbewaringsstrategieë, die voorsiening en instandhouding van infrastruktuur vir Southern Ocean- en Antarctic-bedrywighede om Suid-Afrika se belange te bevorder, verseker volhoubare geopolitiese alliansies en doeltreffende monitering van die mariene omgewing.
• Verskaf algehele nasionale strategiese rigting, leierskap, bestuur en ondersteuning aan oseaan- en kusnavorsing; veranderlikheids- en veranderingreaksiestrategieë, en konseptualisering, ontwikkeling en implementering van geïntegreerde mariene projekte.
• Bestuur, koördineer, fasiliteer en rapporteer oor die implementering van die inisiatiewe binne die Oceans Economy.

Hoe om aan te sollisiteer

OC28-2026@dffe.gov.za

Navrae: Mr Gerald Ntshane Tel No: (012) 399 9602 / Mr Mpho Beta, Tel No: (021) 402

Notas

Interested applicants must submit their applications via the above link. Applicant must ensure that they complete all sections on the online Z83 and attached a detailed CV with at least three (3) contactable references. Failure to complete or disclose all required information will automatically disqualify the applicant. No late applications will be accepted. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications, identity document and driver’s license on or before the day of the interview. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the Department’s equity plan. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Correspondence will be limited to successful candidates only. Short-listed candidates will be subjected to screening and security vetting to determine their suitability for employment, including but not limited to: Criminal records; Citizenship status; Credit worthiness; Previous employment (reference checks); and Qualification verification. Short-listed candidates will be expected to avail themselves at the Department’s convenience. Entry level requirements for SMS posts: In terms of the Directive on Compulsory Capacity Development, Mandatory Training Days & Minimum Entry Requirements for SMS that was introduced on 1 April 2015, a requirement for all applicants for SMS posts from 1 April 2020 is a successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG) prior to appointment. The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by following the below link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entryprogramme. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise and interview. Following the interview and technical assessment for all SMS posts, a maximum of three (3) SMS candidates will undergo psychometric assessments to assess cognitive capabilities, behavioural preferences, emotional intelligence, and integrity in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments. Persons appointed will be subjected to a security clearance, the signing of performance agreement and employment contract. The Department reserves the right not to make an appointment. If you have not been contacted within three 3 months after the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. By submitting the employment application form, you agree and consent in terms of Section 11(1) of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), 2013 (Act 4 of 2013), for your personal information which you provide to the DFFE to being processed by the department and its employees, agents, Cabinet committees, and subcontractors for recruitment purposes, in accordance with the POPIA of 2013. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the post for the Deputy Director: Forest Charter Co-ordination with Ref No: FOM42/2026 advertised in the Public Service Vacancy Circular 34 dated 18 September 2026 with the closing date of 05 October 2026 is withdrawn until further notice. MANAGEMENT ECHELON