Control Environmental Officer Grade A: EMI Capacity

Overview

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment seeks a Control Environmental Officer in Pretoria to manage environmental compliance and enforcement capacity-building programmes.

Requirements

• Four (4) year Degree (NQF8) in Natural or Environmental Sciences or equivalent qualification within the related field, plus six (6) years’ post qualification experience in the relevant field.
• Knowledge and experience in the design, development, implementation, presentation, monitoring and evaluation of compliance and enforcement capacity-building programmes.
• Ability to interact with and provide assistance to a wide range of stakeholders as well as an understanding of intergovernmental relations and co-operative governance.
• Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills, including the ability to develop training curriculum.
• Sound knowledge of the legislative framework related to the Environmental Management Inspectorate (EMI) in South Africa.
• Strategic, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Knowledge in general government administrative, financial and procurement procedures and processes.
• Administrative and logistical skills, including project management, government procurement, budgetary monitoring and events management.
• Customer responsiveness with a focus on skills and capacity development objectives.
• Be willing to travel and in possession of a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work independently, and as part of a team.
• Computer literate and meticulous.

Duties

• To plan, implement, facilitate and participate in the national environmental compliance and enforcement (basic and specialised) capacity-building programme for Environmental Management Inspectors; as well as other relevant regulatory authorities, including South African Revenue Service: Customs (SARS), South African Police Service (SAPS), National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Border Management Authority (BMA) etc.
• Administer and facilitate venue procurement oversight, presenter logistics, assessments, curriculum development and review and record keeping.
• Implement a monitoring and evaluation process in respect of the national compliance and enforcement programme.
• Provide capacity development support to operational projects of national, provincial and municipal Environmental Management Inspectors and other compliance and enforcement role-players.
• Liaise and collaborate with international and domestic environmental authorities and donors as well as tertiary education institutions, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders on compliance and enforcement capacity-development initiatives.
• Develop appropriate training curriculum to be delivered through the national environmental compliance and enforcement capacity-building programme.
• Monitor the procurement of venues and initiate and administer other related goods and services (including training-related presenters, equipment, publications etc.) required to support the delivery of environmental compliance and enforcement capacity development and operational initiatives.

How to apply

RCSM21-2026@dffe.gov.za

Enquiries: Mr M Jardine Tel No: (012) 399 9497

Notes

Application must be submitted on a New signed Z83 form obtainable from any Public Service Department accompanied by a recent detailed Curriculum Vitae only, to be considered. All attachments for online application must include an application form Z83 and CV only, in PDF and as one (1) document or attachment, indicate the correct job title and the reference number of the post on the subject line of your email. Use the correct email address associated with the post. JPEG (picture/snapshot) application will not be accepted. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications, Senior Certificate, 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 Qualification 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 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/. Furthermore, 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. Following the interview and the technical exercise, the Selection Panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments. The person appointed to this position 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. 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. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. OTHER POSTS