Director: Pollution and Chemicals Management

3 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Western Cape Government Full time

**Job Purpose**:
To promote integrated pollution and chemicals management.

**Minimum Requirements**:
An undergraduate qualification (NQF level 7) as recognised by SAQA (B Degree with Natural / Physical Sciences, Environmental Management/Sciences or Engineering);
Minimum of 6 years’ experience at a middle management level;
A valid code EB driver’s license (unless prevented by a disability).

**Recommendation**:
Computer literacy in MS Office software.

Proven financial, human resource and risk management experience.

**Key Performance Areas**:
**Develop, maintain and implement integrated pollution legislation, policies, strategies and programmes.**
- Management of policy and development of legislation, co-ordination and implementation.
- Provide strategic management, guidance and leadership with regards to pollution prevention.
- Promote cooperative governance in respect of pollution management, across all 3 spheres of government.
- Strategic management and oversight of compliance monitoring and enforcement of the statutory obligations in terms of NEMA (i.e. section 28, Duty of Care).

**Monitor pollution and chemicals management systems.**
- Provide strategic management guidance and leadership with regards to:

- Pollution monitoring and information management.
- decision-making, oversight and co-ordination in terms of Pollution and Chemicals Management in the Province.
- Implement international multilateral environmental agreements on pollution and chemicals management.
- Manage, draft and implement policy, guidelines, standards and norms with regards to Chemicals Management.

**Manage remediation and emergency incidents.**
- Provide leadership, strategic guidance, co-ordination, management and implementation of Chapter 4, Part 8 NEM: Waste Act, in respect of the remediation of contaminated land.
- Strategic management and oversight of compliance monitoring and enforcement of the statutory obligations in terms of NEMA (section 30) & NEM: WA - Chapter 4, Part 8).

**Provide strategic management, decision-making and oversight in respect of sustainable water resource management**.
- Provide strategic management, coordination, development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Sustainable Water Management Plan (SWMP), the Berg River Improvement Plan (BRIP) and Breede River Environmental Resources Protection Plan (BRERPP).

**People Management**
- Drive the recruitment of employees and selection and moderation of posts to ensure the achievement of the Directorate’s Strategic and Business Plan and the management of the transformation process (i.e. employment equity).
- Actively manage the performance, evaluation and moderation, rewarding of employees within the Directorate and the performance management cycle process.
- Promote sound labour relations within the Directorate.

**Financial Management**
- Preparation of the Annual (MTEF process) and Adjustment Budgets for the Directorate.
- Assume direct accountability for the efficient, economic and effective control and management of the Directorate’s budget and expenditure through cash flow management.
- Assume direct accountability for ensuring that the correct supply chain management procedures are adhered to in respect of procurement of goods and services for the Directorate.
- Assume overall accountability for the management, maintenance and safekeeping of the Directorate assets.
- Ensure that full and proper records of the financial affairs of the Directorate are kept in accordance with prescribed norms and standards.
- Cooperation and implementation of recommendations from Assurance Services (i.e. Risk Management through inputs and treatment actions to the Chief Directorate Risk Register).

**Strategic Management (including change management)**
- Define and review on a continual basis the purpose, objectives, priorities and activities of the Directorate.
- Drive the Directorate’s strategic planning process.
- Drive the development and management of the strategic (including annual performance plan) and business plans for the Directorate.

Evaluate the performance of the Directorate and report (monthly, quarterly and annually) on a continual basis against pre-determined key measurable objectives and standards.

**Competencies**:

- Proven knowledge and understanding of the National legal requirements (NEMA, NEM:WA, etc.).
- Proven knowledge and understanding of the Integrated Pollution and Waste Management and Chemicals Management Policy, standards implementation.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of Environmental regulatory requirements.
- Proven knowledge and experience of compliance monitoring and enforcement of environmental, including pollution and/or waste legislation.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of implementation of international multi-lateral environmental agreements related to Pollution and Chemicals Management.
- Strategic management, proven leadership and change management skills and experience.
- Proven knowledge,

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