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  • Posted: Feb 19, 2026
    Deadline: Mar 3, 2026
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  • The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is located in the Gauteng Province. Johannesburg is the most advanced commercial city in Africa and the engine room of the South African and regional economy. It is a city with a unique, African character, world-class infrastructure in the fields of telecommunications, transportation, water and power, and wi...
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    Principal Specialist: Climate Change Mitigation

    Minimum Requirements: 

    • Matric plus a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Sciences, Earth, Geographical, Environmental Science or related fields at NQF level 7; 
    • Minimum 6 - 8 years’ experience in preferred leadership/management, of which 3 years must be at supervisory level or above. 
    • Minimum Code 8 Driver’s license. 

    Primary Function: 

    • Lead the development, implementation, and oversight of the City of Johannesburg’s climate change adaptation programmes, ensuring a strategic and coordinated response to the impacts of climate change. Identify climate-related risks to the City, formulate appropriate adaptation strategies, and integrate these measures into municipal operations to enhance urban resilience and safeguard the City’s infrastructure, services, and communities from adverse climate impacts. 

    Key Performance Areas: 

    • Contribute to the development of the Directorate’s strategic planning process; 
    • Lead the Section’s operational planning process; 
    • Lead the Section’s financial planning and budgeting process; 
    • Lead and facilitate the Section’s Demand Planning process; 
    • Lead and facilitate the Section’s Performance Management planning process; 
    • Lead and manage the development of the Section’s Individual Learning Plans (ILPs/PDPs); 
    • Ensure effective and efficient Section’s functions, processes, procedures, systems and policies; 
    • Lead the Recruitment, Selection and Placement process for the sourcing of suitably qualified staff for the Section; 
    • Ensure effective and efficient Procurement Management in line with Supply Chain Management processes, legislative, regulatory and policy framework; 
    • Provide sound leadership for the achievement of the Directorate’s objectives; 
    • Manage the implementation of Climate Change initiatives within the City, ensuring compliance with the applicable processes, policies and procedures; 
    • Monitor, report and verify (MRV) of Climate Change Adaptation Actions; 
    • Ensure effective Section’s Financial Resource Control; 
    • Ensure effective Directorate Asset Management and Control; 
    • Implement good governance and effective risk management systems; 
    • Ensure compliance with international reporting standards; 
    • Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including government bodies, training providers, and employees, to promote skills development initiatives; 
    • Ensure effective management of specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with the Directorate and individual performance. 

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