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Specialist: Climate Change & Environment

Tasiso Consulting-Pretoria, África do Sul

Department Public Sector- Minimum experience Mid-Senior- Company primary industry Environmental Services- Job functional area Other- Contract term 5 YearsJOB TITLE:Specialist: Climate Change & Environment

JOB PURPOSE

Provision of expert support and advice to local government, ensuring representation of an informed local government perspective on various policy matters related to Sustainable Human Settlements at both national and provincial government levels and manage THE COMPANY policy and programme interventions in the area of Sustainable Human Settlements at a national level.

POSITION OUTPUTS

KEY PERFORMANCE AREA

  • * CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT*
  • To guide, support and provide expert advice to municipalities in the area of Sustainable Human Settlements so that local government may discharge its responsibilities.
  • Provide support towards the development and training in the area of Sustainable Human Settlements to build capacity in municipalities;
  • To undertake research, analysis, monitoring and evaluation in order to inform policy and support initiatives;
  • Develop guidelines to assist municipalities in complying with applicable legislation and policies;
  • To represent local government in the development of national and even global policy and legislation in the area of Sustainable Human Settlements in order to ensure that the local government perspective is taken into account in such;
  • To undertake benchmarking and knowledge sharing of best practices to ensure effective service delivery within a local municipal context;
  • To participate in the THE COMPANY governance structures in order to ensure that THE COMPANY positions are appropriately mandated;
  • Be an expert resource in the area of Sustainable Human Settlements to the Provincial Municipal Infrastructure and Services Programme Managers so that they may adequately support and advise municipalities;
  • To mobilize resources to implement THE COMPANY initiatives and programmes in the areas of Sustainable Human Settlements;
  • To input in the directorate business planning and reporting processes as to ensure that THE COMPANY’s work in the area Sustainable Human Settlements is aligned to the broader THE COMPANY business strategy and budget processes.
  • * DECISION MAKING*
  • Independent Decisions:

  • Referred Decisions:

  • Authority to draft or change policies

  • Authority to enter into contractual arrangements with consultants/ contractors/ suppliers

  • Power to authorise expenditure and if so, to what amount:

  • Most significant impact of incorrect decisions made by this position holder:

  • * PROBLEM SOLVING*

  • Problems are limited. Those that do arise are referred to higher levels of authority (supervisor / manager).:

  • Problems are resolved within general policies and principles. Most often under the guidance of the supervisor / manager.:

  • Problems are solved using own initiative and creative thinking. Able to identify and evaluate a variety of solutions to a problem based on previous experience:

  • Problem resolution requires constructive thinking that goes beyond previous or similar problems / solutions, i.e. no previous examples:

  • Problem solving requires specialist and/or highly technical ideas / concepts

  • * REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS*
  • Executive Director: Municipal Infrastructure and Services.
  • * POSITION REQUIREMENTS*

Qualifications & Experience:

  • The Specialist should have an appropriate post -graduate university qualification and/or other relevant tertiary education.

Experience:

  • Five years’ experience in local government and Sustainable Human Settlements sector at management level.
  • Policy and legislative processes and government.
  • Policy research, analysis, monitoring and evaluation.
  • Management of policy processes and programmes.

Working Conditions/Inherent Requirements of the Job

  • Drivers licence code 8
  • Own vehicle
  • Work is normally performed in a typical office work environment
  • Long working hours
  • Frequent travel required.

Knowledge Competencies

Core knowledge:

  • S/he must be knowledgeable in Sustainable Human Settlements related policies;
  • Good knowledge of the Local Government sector particularly in as far as it relates to the area of Sustainable Human Settlements.

Specialised knowledge
- Sustainable Human Settlements.

Skill Competencies

Core Skills:

  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
  • Technical Skills
  • Strong lobbying skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Stakeholder management
  • Ability to operate at a senior level working with senior managers of various categories of stakeholders.

Attitudinal/ Behavioural Competencies

Core behaviours:

  • Responsiveness
  • Innovative
  • Dynamic
  • Excellence

Required behaviours

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of the team.