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Strategic Water Source Areas Program Director

1 week ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa South African National Biodiversity Institute Full time

About Us

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is a prominent player in the field of biodiversity conservation and management.

We are seeking a highly skilled professional to lead our Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs) program, ensuring coherence, continuity, and collaboration across multiple stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in ecological infrastructure, natural resource management, and biodiversity conservation, with experience working in first-line management positions and project management skills.

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of this role include:

  • Leading and coordinating SANBIs SWSAs programme
  • Providing technical leadership and fostering collaboration and continuity to secure SWSAs
  • Managing and supporting project development and implementation
  • Providing policy advice and mainstreaming SWSAs into municipal planning and policy
  • Facilitating Human Capital Development and professional development

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • A degree in Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences at NQF 7 level
  • A minimum of 8 years of work experience in the relevant field, with 4 years in first-line management position(s)
  • Experience working in ecological infrastructure and/or natural resource management and/or biodiversity conservation
  • Technical leadership on biodiversity mainstreaming and policy advice across various strategic sectors
  • Working experience of biodiversity mainstreaming into local government
  • Understanding of national and global biodiversity conservation policies and frameworks
  • Project management skills
  • Knowledge of compliance and risk management
  • Effective people management
  • Proven ability to work with diverse teams, develop partnerships, and manage stakeholders and relationships
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent computer literacy and experience in the application of software tools including GIS, MS Word, MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet, and Outlook