Environmental Support Officer: Waste Management Licensing, Ref No. EADP 21/2026 at Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning

Minimum Requirements

• A qualification at NQF level 6 (equivalent or higher) as recognised by SAQA; A minimum of 3 years administrative experience. 

Key Performance Areas

• Facilitate procedural and administrative functions aligned with operational compliance; Coordinate and maintain environmental data systems to support policy implementation and regulatory reporting;
• Provide logistics and secretariat services to relevant stakeholders within the component; Administer financial processes to support environmentally aligned procurement, budgeting, and reporting functions; Asset management; Perform supervisory functions. 

Competencies

• Knowledge of the following: Financial and administrative prescripts governing the public sector, the Western Cape Government and the Department; Legislation, regulations, policies, and prescripts that are relevant to the Department and the component; General office administration processes;  Database and information management processes; Project administration processes; Record-keeping legislation, regulations, policies, prescripts and processes; People management prescripts, policies and processes; Supply Chain Management.
• Skills in the following:  Computer literacy in MS Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); Supervisory; Communication (written and verbal, literacy and language skills); Numeracy; Accounting, Finance and Audit; Project Management; Ability to work independently and as part of a team.