🦎 #JobHuntMondays | South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is hiring a Director: Biodiversity Risk Management in Pretoria, to lead the country’s response to invasive species, genetically modified organisms and climate change risks to biodiversity.

🌍 Why it matters: South Africa is one of the world’s most biodiverse countries. This directorate shapes the policies, regulations and negotiations that protect it from global change.

💼 In this role, you’d:
🧭 Provide strategic leadership on biodiversity and climate change policy responses
🛡️ Oversee biosafety legislation and a national strategy for alien and invasive species and GMOs
📜 Develop policies, regulations and risk assessment frameworks
🌐 Lead negotiations and report to multilateral platforms on conference of the parties decisions
💰 Develop funding proposals for projects that build resilience to global change

📋 Strong fit if you have:
✅ An undergraduate degree (NQF7) in environmental science or environmental management, or a related field
✅ At least 5 years’ experience at middle or senior management level in a relevant field
✅ Strong policy, financial and project management skills, including knowledge of Public Finance Management Act

💚 IMVELO Impact: Protecting biodiversity isn’t only about parks and species. It’s about policy. Leaders who connect invasive species, biosafety and climate change shape how a whole country defends its natural heritage.

📍 Location: Pretoria, South Africa
💼 Type: Permanent (Salary Level 13)
⏰ Deadline: 26 October 2026

🔗 https://erecruitment.environment.gov.za/Vacancy/Details/143

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