Project Manager: Global Environment Facility 7- Pillar 2 | Two Year (02) Contract at Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

SALARY: R1 059 105 per annum (all-inclusive salary package

REQUIREMENTS:

• National Diploma (NQF6) in Project management /Environmental Science or relevant qualification within the related field as recognised by SAQA.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in project management or relevant field of which (3) should be at an entry/junior managerial level (Assistant Director Level or equivalent).
• Knowledge and experience with Global Environment Facility policies and procedures including log frames and similar project planning tools.
• Experience and knowledge in project / programme management and implementation. Experience in managing large multidisciplinary projects.
• Knowledge in Biodiversity Management; Experience in the monitoring and evaluation of internationally funded projects.
• Report writing experience. Knowledge in Financial and Procurement administrative procedures. Leadership and Management; Organisational and planning skills. Innovation and proactiveness; Ability to gather and analyse information. Good interpersonal relations skills; Conflict management and resolution. Ability to work independently and in a team.

DUTIES:

• Provide strategic leadership to the project team and oversee project implementation.
• Act as the national representative of the project at regional and international levels.
• Consult with different high-level project partners from relevant institutions to ensure scheduled project activities are completed successfully. Oversee public relations for the project. Coordinate effective communication amongst stakeholders at landscape, national and international level. Ensure high-level stakeholder engagement as well as political and community buy-in. Maintain good communication with other relevant projects and foster synergies and alignment with those projects.
• Serve as Secretary for the Technical Working Committee and Project Steering Committee in coordinating project implementation. Monitor implementation progress as well as financial and budgetary status of the project components in accordance with the annual workplan.
• Ensure that World Bank/GEF norms for monitoring and evaluation of project performance, output delivery and impact are applied.
• Manage the project budget. Facilitate the approval and endorsement of financial and procurement documentation of the national components of the project

CLOSING DATE: 03 November 2025