The Department of Water and Sanitation is the custodian of South Africa's water resources. It is primarily responsible for the formulation and implementation of policy governing this sector.
While striving to ensure that all South Africans gain access to clean water and dignified sanitation, the department also promotes effective and efficient water resou...
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Control Environmental Officer Grade A REF NO: 140325/02
A four (4) year Degree in Natural / Environmental Sciences or equivalent qualification.
Six (6) years post-qualification experience. The disclosure of a valid unexpired driver’s license. Extensive experience in integrated water resource management, water resource protection, and water use authorisation. Understanding of the Department’s role and policy with respect to water resource management.
Knowledge of National Water Act 36 of 1998, Water Services Act, 108 of 1997 and related policies and guidelines. Understanding the principles of Integrated Water Resource Management. Knowledge and understanding of the sector: relevant legislation (CARA, NEMA, and MPRDA) together with related policies, regulations, principles, guidelines, tools, and procedures, policy development, implementation, and monitoring.
Skills and experience in management of human resources. Proven management and negotiation skills. Ability to work productively in an environment consisting of multi-disciplinary internal and external Department of Water and Sanitation staff and stakeholders. Computer literacy. Good communication skills both verbal and written. Presentation and report writing skills.
The ability to provide technical and scientific support to other Department of Water and Sanitation functions as well as the ability to capacitate and act as a mentor and supervisor to junior staff. Good interpersonal skills.
Ability to interact with communities and stakeholder groups. Willingness to work abnormal hours and under pressure as well as travel province and country wide. Proven liaison and networking skills especially as they relate to corporative governance and stakeholder engagement.
DUTIES :
Provide support and guidance to the Department’s components and water management institutions in the processing of water use authorization applications from all water use sectors.
Coordination of stakeholder engagement relationships within the department and broader water sector. Provide technical advice water use authorization related enquiries. Development, implementation, and review of regulatory tools for water use authorisation.
Develop, update, maintain and provide training on policies, legislation, protocols, and guidelines for water use authorisation. Participate in the assessment of water resource management research needs for the directorate;
Ensure implementation of the research projects and the results thereof. Supervision and management of the sub-component of the Directorate. Participate in water use authorization appeals and litigation processes.
Participate in engagements with other Departments responsible for permitting within the broader environmental sector. Compile reports and make presentations internally and externally.
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