• Reference Number : REFS/035277
• Directorate : Disaster Management
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R325 101 p.a (plus benefits)
• Enquiries : Caiphus/ Andy, cell: 071 474 7078/51

Requirements :

• Matric plus NQF Level 6 in Disaster Management, Development Studies, Environmental Management. Coupled with a minimum 1 - 2 years’ experience in disaster risk management or a risk related field. Competencies: knowledge and understanding of Disaster Management legislation and policies, Knowledge of Microsoft packages, knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework governing the Public Service, knowledge of departmental processes and priorities, knowledge on program and project management and knowledge on humanitarian services and incident management. A valid driver’s License.

Duties :

• Implement pre-disaster response activities: Develop Seasonal (Winter & Summer) Contingency plans for the Provincial Disaster Management Centre, administer preparatory workshops for disaster response activities in the province, administer the collection of disaster response plans from the municipalities, sector departments and other public entities. Implement disaster risk reduction activities: Participate in the development and review of disaster management plans and framework for sector departments and municipalities, participate in the review of the provincial disaster management framework, administer disaster risk reduction workshops in the province. Implement disaster response activities: Administer support to the municipalities and sector departments during incidents and disasters, Activate different stakeholders (Sector departments, private sector and other entities) during incidents or disasters, Execute response activities to incidents and disasters in the Province, Establish the Provincial Joint Operation Centre, and facilitate joint response interventions, participate in the Provincial Joint Operation Centre and Municipal Joint Operation Centre to support incident coordination, perform disaster response activities and standby after hours and or weekends, public holidays during incidents/disasters or pending disasters, Participate in PROVJOCOM,VOC as when required (after hours, weekends and public holidays), and participate in SASREA (Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act) events in the Province (including night events). Implement post disaster response activities: Perform disaster impact assessments during and after disasters or incidents, perform the physical verification of damaged infrastructure following an incident in the province, administer the declaration and classification processes of disasters in the province and coordinate and support onsite humanitarian activities during incidents/disasters. Implement disaster funding activities: Administer post disaster funding in the province, execute the monitoring of post disaster projects implemented in the province, implement post disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction plans and projects in the province and monitor disaster grant funding and expenditure reports. Render support, cooperation, and administrative guidance to other spheres of government: Participate in disaster risk reduction, Provincial Security and Events, Monitoring and Evaluation committees, arrange the distribution of disaster relief for the province, facilitate the development of disaster response and funding guidelines and administer the development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures for disaster response for the PDMC.

Notes :

• It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. Preference will be given to people with disabilities. Applications should be submitted strictly online at https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za/Public/Jobs.aspx or http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za/Public/Jobs.aspx and it should be accompanied by a most recent Z83 form and comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), certified copies of qualifications and Identity will be submitted upon request (no postal or hand delivery applications will be accepted). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Employer : Department of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Location : Johannesburg

Closing Date : 23-02-2026

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.