Integrated Catchment Specialist: Disaster

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa CapeNature Full time

RESPONSIBILITIES

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Direct and enable the development and integration of knowledge, planning and monitoring systems to advance the practice of integrated catchment management (ICM)

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  • Compile the Annual Fire Report.
  • Lead and contribute to the development of Landscape Veldfire Response Plans.
  • Provide inputs into the Western Cape Province Disaster Risk Strategies.
  • Contribute to the compilation of a Disaster Management Plan.
  • Develop and standardise integrated catchment management systems across all Landscapes.
  • Provide technical inputs to assess legal liabilities related to fire damage and assist with the preparation of evidence.
  • Ensure fire awareness is mainstreamed internally and externally.
- **Direct, develop and integrate effective integrated catchment management policy**:
  • Contribute to the implementation of the ICM 5
  • Year Strategy and Implementation Plan.
  • Provide decision support.
  • Prioritise interventions for integrated catchment management including, fires, invasive alien species and rehabilitation within the province.
  • Develop risk reduction mitigation measures and the implementation thereof.
  • Identify and participate in relevant research projects.
- **Generate impact through the enablement, development and integration of leading-edge technologies, practice, policy, science and innovation**:
  • Lead priority integrated catchment management planning interventions to support operations in the landscapes.
  • Analyse main findings and recommendations from pre
- and post-fire season audits on CapeNature managed Protected Areas and provide a summary report.

  • Ensure the Incident Command System (ICS) is implemented effectively at relevant incidents and participate in ICS where required and at the Provincial level.
  • Lead the assessment of specialised fire PPE and equipment needs and ensure provision to Landscapes before fire season.
- **Engage and collaborate with strategic partners for advancing, securing and enabling the development and deployment of biodiversity conservation capabilities**:
  • Direct and guide the prioritisation of strategic partnerships and finalisation of all relevant partnership and stakeholder agreements.
  • Contribute to and enable the development of funding proposals.
  • Contribute to the review of fire partnership costbenefit analyses.
  • Lead and direct the implementation of disaster management.
  • Coordinate all resources for fire suppression in CapeNature in consultation with other partners and stakeholders.
- **Direct and implement the development of biodiversity capability, capacity and the integration of innovation and technology**:
  • Manage the research, development and implementation of innovative technologies, concepts, practices and processes.
  • Lead the identification and facilitation of the development and deployment of Biodiversity Capabilities in Conservation Operations.
  • Direct the development of Standard Operating Guidelines and Procedures for integrated catchment and associated tools and training interventions.
  • Promote awareness about healthy ecosystems, habitats and landscapes, and ecosystem services.
  • Lead the coordination of staff training in natural disaster management response.
- **Embody CapeNature's core values and core management standards**:
  • Embody the CapeNature's iCARE values: innovation, customer service, accountability, respect, and ethics.
  • Provide strategic leadership.
  • Ensure sound financial management and manage human and asset resources effectively.
  • Ensure team cohesion and empowerment.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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Qualifications and Experience

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  • A relevant NQF 7 or higher qualification in Nature Conservation.
  • Five to eight years' working experience in integrated catchment management in the fynbos environment.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the functioning of ecological processes and conservation management.
    Applicants are required to include details of relevant conservation management experience in their resumes.
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  • Demonstrated project leadership and management ability.
    Applicants are required to
    upload an example of a completed project or plan for which they were they were responsible.
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  • Extensive knowledge and experience of applicable legislation and the implementation thereof.
  • Sound knowledge and understanding of the biodiversity of the Western Cape, and the primary threats to biodiversity in the Western Cape.
  • Incident Command training and experience: Minimum Certificate ICS 300/400 or ICS 420 qualification as well as Certificate in General Staff positionspecific training.
    Applicants are required to
    upload certification.
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  • Bilingualism in at least two of the official languages of the Western Cape.
  • Advanced understanding and experience of sound financial management.
  • In possession of a valid unendorsed Code EB unendorsed driver's license with own vehicle. Must be willing to regularly travel extensively throughout the Western Cape Province and elsewhere as req


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