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Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree at NQF level 7 in Environmental Management/Environmental Science/ Water Resources Management/Hydrology/Natural Science/Civil or Environmental Engineering/ compliance or regulatory studies.

Six (6) to ten (10) years’ experience in compliance, monitoring and/or enforcement in the Water sector.

Five (5) years of the experience should be at middle/Senior Management level. A Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry certificate. A Masters or Honours degree qualifications would be added advantage including MBA.

Ability to relate with associated professional fields in a multi-disciplinary team and ability to train 116 and develop young graduates.

Knowledge of the National Water Act, Water Services Act, the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Environmental and land legislation.

Duties

Provide strategic direction in the development and implementation of compliance monitoring and enforcement policy, strategies, norms, regulations, standard operating procedures within the catchment management area.

Ensure compliance monitoring and enforcement to all water use license condition within the catchment management area.

Ensure enforcement on non-compliance to the water use license condition.

Provide advise and support on criminal and administrative litigation.

Initiate prosecution against non- compliance through administrative enforcement.

Provision of business planning and general management for the directorate.

Provide guidance in the planning of inspections and audits.

Ensure the implementation of monitoring activities and verifications of reports.

Develop a business and action plan for the directorate.

Develop and implement a service delivery improvement programme for the Directorate.

Manage and ensure development of human resources.

Control and monitor expenditure of the directorate.

How to apply

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Notes

The Pongola-Umzimkulu Catchment Management Agency is a Public Water Resource Management Agency, established in line with the provisions of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act no 36 of 1998) (NWA) and National Water Policy for South Africa.

It is an entity of the National Department of Water and Sanitation.

Employees appointed in the CMA have similar employment terms and conditions as those of employees appointed in terms of the Public Service Act, though not employed in terms of the Public Service Act.