Senior Specialist: Green House Gas Reporting - Energy Sector at Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Requirements & Qualifications

• Master’s Degree (NQF9) in Chemical Engineering, Natural or Environmental Sciences or relevant qualification as recognised by SAQA. Five (5) years’ experience in the relevant field. 

Duties

• Conduct Report Verification for Carbon Tax. Conduct technical verification and review of company-level GHG reports to support carbon tax validation processes for the IPPU and Waste. Assess the completeness, accuracy, and methodological appropriateness of emissions data submitted by regulated entities. Evaluate verification statements and independent assessor reports to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with relevant authorities to ensure alignment between reported emissions, carbon tax submissions, and national inventory data. Provide Technical Leadership and Inventory Management for the Energy Sectors. Lead the development, compilation, and enhancement of GHG inventories for the Energy in accordance with IPCC guidelines and UNFCCC reporting requirements. Oversee methodological selection, emission factor development, and activity data management to ensure scientific robustness. Support the allocation of carbon budgets for companies in the energy sector. Support the development of GHG emissions accounts. Conduct Green House Gas emissions scenario modelling and analysis. Support the development and application of emissions projection models for the Energy sectors to inform national mitigation pathways. Analyze baseline and alternative emissions scenarios to assess the potential impact of policies, regulations, and technological interventions. Collaborate with modelling teams, research institutions, and policy units to ensure consistency between inventory data and projections.
• Conduct research studies and implement funding initiatives. Guide and coordinate research studies aimed at improving emissions estimation, emission factors, mitigation options, and data systems for the Energy sectors. Identify priority research needs to address inventory uncertainties, verification challenges, and modelling gaps. Support the mobilisation, allocation, and management of funding for sector-specific research and analytical studies. Review and integrate research outputs into national inventories, modelling frameworks, and policy processes. Enhance data systems and drive continuous improvement. Support the enhancement of GHG data management, reporting, and verification systems for the energy sector. Promote integration between inventory databases, modelling tools, and regulatory reporting platforms. Monitor international best practice and recommend innovations to strengthen inventory, verification, and modelling systems.