Divisional Head (Env Protection, Resilience & Project Mngt) - ERWM19019 at Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Responsibilities

• Communicate a meaningful strategic context that guides and directs best practice
• Maintain strategic relationships
• Ensure a common approach to and mechanism for dealing with governance issues
• Develop, initiate, monitor and advise on ethics practices, procedures and policies
• Interpret, review and implement EMM By-Laws and regulatory framework in terms of environmental compliance
• Drive and advise on the effective implementation of the air quality and Greenhouse Gases Inventory, issuing of licenses, monitoring compliance and enforcement of applicable legislation
• Drive and advise on the effective implementation of natural resource monitoring mechanisms
• Develop and implement climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies
• Enhance biodiversity-based interventions to build resilience
• Develop resource demand-side management strategies
• Perform catchment planning and management
• Perform open space planning and provisioning
• Implement an integrated stakeholder engagement programme
• Ensure effective management of land and water management activities and classification of habitats and plant communities
• Investigate and ensure effective monitoring of air pollution complaints and impact
• Develop and facilitate the implementation of systems and procedures for emergency and accidental atmospheric release incidents
• Monitor, control and ensure management of atmospheric emission license applications and control
• Monitor and ensure effective financial control and corporate governance
• Drive a culture of client service excellence
• Lead and manage teams

Job Requirements

• A degree in Natural Science or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 5 years’ relevant management experience in a similar environment, of which at least 3 years must have been at Senior Management level
• Strategic leadership skills
• Accountability and ethical conduct
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Operational financial management, planning and reporting skills
• Knowledge and information management skills
• Risk management skills
• Proficiency in policy development
• Programme and project management skills
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to present information
• Skill in environmental research and strategic alignment