RESPONSIBILITIES:
Direct and enable the development and integration of knowledge, planning and monitoring systems to advance the practice of biodiversity conservation and integrated catchment management
- To contribute to the development of strategic plans focusing on areas of high conservation value, which requires compliance action to achieve the necessary conservation objectives.
- To contribute to the development of biodiversity plans and strategies as well monitoring and assessment reports.
- Contribute to the development of systems, decision-making processes, models, policies, strategies, and protocols to support the implementation of strategic adaptive management.
- To contribute to the implementation of compliance strategies by CapeNature to ensure and regulate the sustainable use of biodiversity, mitigate, and curb the impact of unsustainable and harmful activities on biodiversity.
Direct, develop and integrate effective conservation, biodiversity legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines
- To control compliance with policies, conditions, procedures and directives with regards to environmental legislation.
- To contribute to the timeous, lawful, compliant and consistent authorisations for biodiversity use.
- To process permit applications within legislation timeframes
- To capture complete permit applications and permits finalised on manual tracker.
- To check entries on manual tracking of permit turnaround times to identify and facilitate areas for improvement.
- Responsible to capture and maintain data for legislative compliance reports (Quarterly BABS Research Permit Report, Annual CITES report, Annual Professional Hunting Report and Annual Bontebok Register)
Generate compliance impact through the enablement, development and integration of leading-edge technologies, practice, policy, science, and innovation
- Responsible for issuing of permits in the electronic permit system and maintain the integrity and reliability of data input in the permit system.
- Responsible for the compilation of reports and database management.
- To contribute to the improvement of web-based integrated conservation and biodiversity management systems.
- Coordinate, consolidate and compile technical reports.
- Contribute to, develop, expand, maintain, and improve inventories and databases.
Engage, collaborate and direct engagement with strategic partners for advancing, securing and enabling the development and deployment of biodiversity compliance capabilities
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders, to ensure compliance and build capacity in operations.
- Responsible to supply guidance and advise to staff and clients with regards to environmental and legislative issues.
- Client liaison with regards to awareness and to promote and improve biodiversity regulatory compliance of mandated legislation to improve biodiversity conservation.
Development of biodiversity compliance capability, capacity and the integration of innovation and technology
- Provide advisory, regulatory and liaison support functions.
- Provide appropriate support to CapeNature personnel and role-players, related to compliance procedures, guidelines and policies.
- Provide training, mentoring and skills development of CapeNature staff and stakeholders in the landscape to ensure compliance.
- To raise awareness within the regulated community regarding applicable legislation and how it relates to environmental management and biodiversity conservation.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Mandatory: Qualifications and Experience
- NQF 5 (Higher certificate) or higher with relevant administrative experience.
- 2-3 years administrative experience
- Bilingualism in at least two of the official languages of the Western Cape.
- Environmental Management Inspectors (EMI) Course (Grade 2 or higher)
- Excellent communication in English both written and spoken.
- In possession of a valid driver’s license with the willingness to travel when required
- No criminal record
Closing Date: 4 May 2026
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