Environmental Support Officer: Waste Management Licensing

Western Cape Government; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Cape Government is seeking a capable administrator to support the department’s procedural and reporting needs. The role focuses on compliance, data coordination, logistics, and secretariat services within the environmental component.

You will handle budgeting, procurement, and asset management tasks while collaborating with stakeholders and supervising team members as required.

Qualifications

• Qualification at NQF level 6 (SAQA recognised) or higher.
• Minimum of 3 years administrative experience.
• Public sector knowledge is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate procedural and administrative functions aligned with operational compliance.
• Coordinate and maintain environmental data systems to support policy implementation and regulatory reporting.
• Provide logistics and secretariat services to relevant stakeholders within the component.
• Administer financial processes to support environmentally aligned procurement, budgeting, and reporting functions.
• Asset management and supervision responsibilities.

Skills

Administrative skills

Supervisory

Communication

Numeracy

Accounting & Finance

Project management

Education

NQF Level 6 or higher

Job description

Minimum Requirements

A qualification at NQF level 6 (equivalent or higher) as recognised by SAQA; A minimum of 3 years administrative experience.

Recommendation

None.

Key Performance Areas

• Facilitate procedural and administrative functions aligned with operational compliance
• Coordinate and maintain environmental data systems to support policy implementation and regulatory reporting
• Provide logistics and secretariat services to relevant stakeholders within the component
• Administer financial processes to support environmentally aligned procurement, budgeting, and reporting functions
• Asset management
• Perform supervisory functions.

Competencies

• Financial and administrative prescripts governing the public sector, the Western Cape Government and the Department
• Legislation, regulations, policies, and prescripts that are relevant to the Department and the component
• General office administration processes
• Database and information management processes
• Project administration processes
• Record-keeping legislation, regulations, policies, prescripts and processes
• People management prescripts, policies and processes
• Supply Chain Management.

• Computer literacy in MS Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Supervisory
• Communication (written and verbal, literacy and language skills)
• Numeracy
• Accounting, Finance and Audit
• Project Management
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Remuneration

R - R per annum (Salary level 8)

Note on remuneration in addition service benefits or obligations for qualifying employees (medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc) are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.

• medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc

Notes

Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend interviews on a date and time determined by the department and will be required to submit duly completed and signed vetting and supporting documentation within the timeframe communicated by the WCG and prior to the interview date. Failure to provide the required duly completed and signed vetting and supporting documentation within the prescribed timeframe, without reasonable justification, may result in the shortlisted candidate not being considered further in the current recruitment and selection process.

All shortlisted candidates shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. The selection process will be guided by the EE targets of the employing department.