The legal mandate and core business of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) are to manage, protect and conserve South Africa’s environment and natural resources. The mandate is informed by section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), which affords everyone the right to (a) an enviro...
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An undergraduate qualification (NQF7) in Geography/Cartography/Geographic Information Systems (GISc) or relevant equivalent qualification as recognized by South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
A minimum of five (5) years of experience at middle/senior managerial level in the GISc or related field.
Compulsory registration with the South African Geomatics Council (SAGC) as mandated by the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Act. Successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG) submitted prior to appointment.
DUTIES :
Manage Spatial Enterprise License Agreements that enables the Department and Entities to carry out spatial functions. Support the identification, development, handover and review of departmental systems involving spatial information. Provide, maintain and manage the infrastructure for the enterprise GIS.
Oversee spatial data management for the Department. Purchase or acquire spatial data to support DFFE's strategic business areas and systems requiring spatial information.
Perform data visualisation and spatial interpretations to support Departmental data and projects. Conduct spatial data analysis and provision of data and cartographic products to inform Departmental projects.
Remote sensing & photogrammetry analysis and product support. Conduct spatial data analysis including the production of maps. Development of spatial policies, guidelines, and standards
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