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De · northern cape
Salary band
R 413 001
Closing date
17 August 2026
Reference
3/3/1/65/2026
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Department
De
Directorate
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
Location
Northern Cape: De Aar
Requirements
Applicant must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Diploma in Agriculture/Environmental Management/Nature Conservation/Pest Management (NQF 6). A minimum of two (2) years relevant experience. Job
Duties
Surveillance, assess, activate and monitor locust outbreak (control). Response to locust outbreak reported to verify the outbreak. Conduct ecological risk assessment in the area. Organise and plan control. Inspection and monitor control units. Conduct post control evaluation (impact assessment). Identifying and make recommendation for research needs. Manage the storage of chemicals in the district locust areas Surveillance, assess, execute and monitor blackfly outbreak. Monitor and evaluate blackfly larvae population. Identify the position of the rapids (control site). Administer trial to determine the dosage rate for each rapid in preparation of the control operations. Execute control operation. Conduct post control monitoring and evaluation to determine the impact of the control action. Identifying and make recommendation for research needs/challenges and solution. Surveillance, assess, activate and monitor quelea (bird) outbreak. Response to outbreak report for verification. Conduct pre-inspection / evaluation to determine the extent of the outbreak, Conduct the ecological risk assessment of the area. Plan, organise, co-ordinate and manage control operation. Conduct post control monitoring for remediiation/sanitary and evaluation of the impact. Identifying and make recommendations for research needs/challenges and solutions. Conduct training and awareness campaigns. Identify, planning and organising of training. Training of prospective migratory pest outbreak controllers. Conduct awareness campaign. Management of Migratory Pests Data. Capturing outbreak data. Mapping of data areas.
Enquiries
Dr Ikalafeng B Kgakatsi Tel No: (012) 319 6775
Notes
EE Target: African, Coloured Females and persons with disability. 7 ANNEXURE B DE PARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION The Department of Basic Education is committed to providing equal opportunities and practicing affirmative action employment. It is our intention to promote equity through the filling of all numeric targets as contained in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of race, gender and disability status is required. Preference will be given to underrepresented groups as per the DBE Employment Equity Targets. Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Closing Date
17 August 2026
South Africa has a significant environmental management and conservation sector driven by the country's biodiversity, its obligations under international environmental treaties, and expanding renewable energy projects. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, SANParks, and provincial conservation authorities are major public sector employers. Environmental impact assessment practitioners and renewable energy specialists are in growing demand in the private sector.
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