Senior Specialist: Green House GAS Reporting – Energy

Overview

Senior Specialist role verifying greenhouse gas reports for carbon tax, requiring a Master's degree and five years' relevant experience in environmental or chemical engineering.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree (NQF 9) in Chemical Engineering, Natural or Environmental Sciences or relevant qualification as recognised by SAQA.
• Five (5) years’ experience in the relevant field.
• Knowledge of environmental and development issues (globally, regionally, locally).
• Good understanding and knowledge of emission and sequestration processes, as well as sources and sinks in the respective sectors.
• Programme and Project Management.
• Knowledge of industrial processes and their related greenhouse gas emissions.
• Ability to conduct greenhouse gas emission reviews.
• Understanding of South Africa’s greenhouse gas emission profile and climate change mitigation.
• Extensive knowledge of climate change mitigation issues, including legal and policy frameworks and other barriers, the economics and technical requirements of low carbon development.
• Ability to conduct research, gather and analyse information.
• Knowledge of atmospheric chemistry and industry process applications.
• Data collection and analysis.
• Modelling and coordination.
• Good communication (written and spoken), analytical, organisational and report writing skills.
• Information Management.
• Sense of responsibility and loyalty.

Duties

• Conduct Report Verification for Carbon Tax.
• Conduct technical verification and review of company-level GHG reports to support carbon tax validation processes for the IPPU and Waste.
• Assess the completeness, accuracy, and methodological appropriateness of emissions data submitted by regulated entities.
• Evaluate verification statements and independent assessor reports to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with relevant authorities to ensure alignment between reported emissions, carbon tax submissions, and national inventory data.
• Provide Technical Leadership and Inventory Management for the Energy Sectors.
• Lead the development, compilation, and enhancement of GHG inventories for the Energy in accordance with IPCC guidelines and UNFCCC reporting requirements.
• Oversee methodological selection, emission factor development, and activity data management to ensure scientific robustness.
• Support the allocation of carbon budgets for companies in the energy sector.
• Support the development of GHG emissions accounts.
• Conduct Green House Gas emissions scenario modelling and analysis.
• Support the development and application of emissions projection models for the Energy sectors to inform national mitigation pathways.
• Analyse baseline and alternative emissions scenarios to assess the potential impact of policies, regulations, and technological interventions.
• Collaborate with modelling teams, research institutions, and policy units to ensure consistency between inventory data and projections.
• Conduct research studies and implement funding initiatives.
• Guide and coordinate research studies aimed at improving emissions estimation, emission factors, mitigation options, and data systems for the Energy sectors.
• Identify priority research needs to address inventory uncertainties, verification challenges, and modelling gaps.
• Support the mobilisation, allocation, and management of funding for sector-specific research and analytical studies.
• Review and integrate research outputs into national inventories, modelling frameworks, and policy processes.
• Enhance data systems and drive continuous improvement.
• Support the enhancement of GHG data management, reporting, and verification systems for the energy sector.
• Promote integration between inventory databases, modelling tools, and regulatory reporting platforms.
• Monitor international best practice and recommend innovations to strengthen inventory, verification, and modelling systems.

How to apply

All applications to be submitted online on the following link: https://erecruitment.environment.gov.za/

Enquiries: Mr. J Witi Tel No: (012) 399 9048

Notes

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 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 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 link below: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entryprogramme. Furthermore, Shortlisted candidates must provide proof of successful completion of the course. 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 technical assessment for all SMS posts, 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. Persons appointed will be subjected to a security clearance, the signing of a performance agreement and an 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.