Director: Biodiversity Risk Management

In brief

**Overview** This role is for a Director: Biodiversity Risk Management within the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. The position involves providing strategic leadership, technical guidance, and oversight for biodiversity and climate change policy responses, bio-safety legislation, and the management of alien and invasive species and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). **What you will do** * Provide strategic leadership, technical guidance and oversight to the biodiversity and climate change policy responses. * Provide strategic direction, technical guidance and oversight for the implementation of bio-safety legislation, ensuring effective guidance, monitoring, and governance of alien and invasive species. * Develop and coordinate a national response strategy for management of Alien and invasive species and GMOs in South Africa. * Develop and implement policies, legislation, regulations and risk assessment frameworks including the provision of issuing authority functions for alien invasive species. * Develop positions and lead negotiations on thematic areas that are part of biodiversity risk management directorate. * Develop reports for multilateral platforms on the implementation of decisions adopted by the conference of the parties. * Oversee cross-functional mainstreaming resilience against global change challenges including alien and invasive species, genetically modified organisms, and climate change across all line functions. * Facilitate co-development projects and proposals for funding to implement sector strategies that enhance resilience to global change challenges. * Serve/co-chair project steering committees of strategic projects that contribute towards the implementation of government strategies. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * An undergraduate qualification NQF7 in Environmental Science / Environmental Management or relevant qualification within the related field as recognized by SAQA. * A minimum of five (5) years’ experience at Middle/Senior managerial level within the relevant field. * Successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG) submitted prior to appointment. **Who should apply** * Candidates with knowledge on Natural resource management planning and implementation; Natural resource management or Natural resource-based rural development; Programme-based natural resource, operational management and/or planning. * Candidates with value-added industry experience and expertise. * Ability to develop and apply policies. * Advanced skills in financial management and project management. * Knowledge and understanding of the Public Finance Management Act. * Good Communication Skills (written and spoken). * Ability to gather and analyse information. * Proven leadership skills. * Ability to provide overall strategic guidance and lead multidisciplinary team. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/director-biodiversity-risk-management-department-of-forestry-fisheries-and-the-environment Source: myjobmag

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