Control Environmental Officer Grade A: Climate Change Mitigation Research and Analysis at Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

SALARY: R612 480 per annum

REQUIREMENTS:

• Four (4) year Degree (NQF8) in Environmental Management/ Natural Sciences or equivalent qualification within the related field as recognised by SAQA, plus six years post qualification experience in the relevant field.
• Knowledge of South Africa’s greenhouse gas emission profile and climate change mitigation. Climate Change legislation polices and Strategies. Climate Change Mitigation scenarios development and Modelling. Ability to conduct research, gather and analyse information. Climate change models. Ability to conduct social economic analysis. Skills: Data collection and analysis.
• Climate change modelling. Climate Change Scenario Development. Systems thinking and dynamics. Basic modelling skills; Coordination skills’ Organisational and planning; Communication skills (written and spoken); Programme and Project Management;
• Listening skills; Writing skills; Decision-making skills; Report writing skills; Organisational skills and Computer Literacy. Personal Attributes: Innovative and proactive. Ability to work long hours voluntarily. Ability to gather and analyse information. Proven leadership skills.
• Ability to develop and apply policies.
• Ability to work independently and in a team. Ability to lead multidisciplinary team. Good interpersonal relations skills.
• Ability to work under extreme pressure. Conflict management and resolution. Ability to organise and plan under pressure. Ability to collect and interpret information and reports. Interpersonal relations. Initiative. Responsibility and loyalty.

DUTIES:

• Facilitate the collection of greenhouse related data and Climate change mitigation Information for the country. Ensure the facilitation and conduction climate change mitigation research, analysis and studies to inform mitigation interventions and response measures of low carbon development.
• Develop methodologies and approaches that facilitate the implementation of climate change mitigation response measures and interventions. Facilitate the development of analysis tools such as models to be used for the analysis of greenhouse gas data, socio-economic impact etc

CLOSING DATE: 03 November 2025