Vacancies Available at Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

REQUIREMENTS :

• A four (4) year Degree (NQF Level 8) in Natural or Environmental Management/Sciences or equivalent qualification within the related field plus 6 years post qualification experience in the relevant field.
• Knowledge of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act; atmospheric emission license regulatory requirements, processes and procedures; industrial process and abatement technologies, especially those relating to emissions to the air and the atmosphere; Environmental Impact Assessment procedures. 

DUTIES :

• Manage and process of atmospheric emission license applications within legislated timeframes. Review provisional/atmospheric emission licenses compliance reports for all facilities that have commence operation.
• Review of Environmental Impact Assessment reports within required timeframes. Manage emissions reporting related requirements of departmental atmospheric emission licensed facilities.
• Participate and provide assistance in Compliance and Enforcement activities of the licensed facilities. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• A four (4) year Degree (NQF Level 8) in Natural or Environmental Management/Sciences or equivalent qualification within the related field plus 6 years post qualification experience in the relevant field. Knowledge of environmental management or natural sciences, public service prescripts and procedures.
• Knowledge of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act and atmospheric emission license regulatory requirements.

DUTIES :

• Manage and coordinate of postponement applications. Analyze postponement applications.
• Providing advisory to the National Air Quality Officer regarding all postponement decision making.
• Monitor the implementation of postponement compliance roadmaps and related projects.
• Effective monitoring of the implementation of air quality offset projects. Provide technical support in the processing of Atmospheric Emissions License applications. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• National Diploma (NQF 6) in Auditing, Accounting, Financial Management, or relevant qualification with accounting as major subject.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in internal control/ Supply Chain Management/ Auditing, Financial Management or related field. 

DUTIES :

• Investigate irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, identify potential financial risks (inclusive of fraud risks) and facilitate management action to mitigate the identified risks.
• Test and monitor level of compliance to enabling legislation: PFMA, Treasury Regulations, SCM and HR prescripts by performing assessments and raise findings on areas of concern relating to weaknesses in controls to assist and enhance effectiveness of the process.
• Monitor the implementation of internal and external audit recommendations based on the audit results. Attend audit steering committee meetings. Monitor the progress of audit recommendations, Coordinate, monitor and report on fruitless and wasteful expenditure registers.
• Coordinate, monitor and report on irregular expenditure registers. Monitor and strengthen the control environment within the Department through performance of planned internal control assessments, of Quarterly key control assessments and follow through of all data analysis reviews.
• Co-ordinate the assurance process (e.g., response to external and internal auditor’s queries, management responses, etc.) and facilitate the development and implementation of Departmental action plans to address identified control deficiencies relating to Irregular Expenditure and Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure. Facilitate the implementation and maintenance of Departmental loss control system and serve as secretariat of the Departmental Loss Control Committee.