District Manager: Landcare: Eden, Ref No. AGR 40/2026 at Western Cape Department Of Agriculture

Minimum Requirements

• National Diploma in Civil Engineering or Degree in Civil Engineering or appropriate B.Sc. Degree or appropriate B.Sc. Degree in Agriculture; A minimum of 6 years’ experience required in natural resources; 3 years managerial experience. 

Recommendation
None. 

Key Performance Areas

• Manage the administration of schemes and provision of agricultural disaster risk reduction (prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and relief) support services;
• Manage planning of farms and LandCare services in the conservation of the natural agricultural resources;
• Render advise to stakeholders and promote integrated governmental relations and partnerships building; Financial Management; People Management.  

Competencies

• Knowledge of the following: Land Conservation Act and financial schemes; Protection of irrigated lands; Rehabilitation of agricultural lands; Engineering services; Risk and disaster management practices and disaster relief schemes; Public Finance Management Act; Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices in respect of natural resource use and management;
• Provincial, national and international matters related to natural resource use and management; Operational management practices; Policy development, and operational management, monitoring and review processes; Modern systems of governance and administration; Public service procedures, processes and systems; Regulatory Framework that governs the Public Service;
• People management; Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives and collective agreements; Policies of the government of the day; Labour Relations legislation and Regulations.
• Skills in the following: Computer literacy in MS Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Communication skills (written and verbal); Negotiation; Planning and organising; Ability to function on a conceptual level; Motivational skills; Policy implementation; Research; Project Management; Diversity Management; Presentation; Facilitation; Stakeholder management; Report writing.