Municipal Environmental Graduate Programme 2025
Department: Forestry, Fisheries and Environment
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 24 Months
Stipend: R9200
Location: All Provinces in South Africa
Closing Date: 23 June 2025
Municipal Environmental Graduate Programme 2025
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment is looking for 420 qualified hardworking & dedicated individual to join environmental graduate programme (EPWP)
Requirements and Experience
- National Diploma in Environmental Management or Environmental Sciences and or any other relevant qualification
- Experience is non obligatory
- Understanding and Knowledge of environmental legislation with a focus to local government; understanding of local government and its relationship with national and provincial
spheres of government - Must be South African Citizen
- Valid Driver’s license
Skills and Competency
- Good Verbal and Written Communication
- Computer Literacy
- Stakeholder management
- Organizational
- Communication
- Facilitation and a good understanding of government planning processes
- Coordination
Duties and Responsibilities
- Reinforce Environmental Planning/ Management in the municipalities, provide environmental technical support to municipalities.
• Advice the municipalities on municipal authorities in line with different environmental legislations and their application.
• Hold up environmental space building initiatives for municipalities.
• Support the assessment of municipal performance in relation to their environmental management mandate.
• Support municipal planning process and forums/ structures.
• Participate in the municipal planning processes such as Integrated Development Planning, District Development Model and ensure the integration of
environmental priorities.
• Support the addition of departmental Sector Programmes, which include project identification, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications may be emailed to the following emails. Applicants should also indicate the reference number on
the subject line when applying via email
Please note below there’s Province , Reference Number Ending with number and email starting with Province name
Limpopo: MEGP_01_Limpopo@dffe.gov.za
KwaZulu Natal: MEGP_02_KwaZuluNatal@dffe.gov.za
Mpumalanga: MEGP_03_Mpumalanga@dffe.gov.za
Eastern Cape: MEGP_04_EasternCape@dffe.gov.za
Western Cape: MEGP_05_WesternCape@dffe.gov.za
Northen Cape: MEGP_06_NothernCape@dffe.gov.za
Free State: MEGP_07_FreeState@dffe.gov.za
North West: MEGP_08_NorthWest@dffe.gov.za
Gauteng: MEGP_09_Gauteng@dffe.gov.za
Or
All applications must be submitted on a Signed Application Letter accompanied by a recent detailed curriculum vitae to be considered.
- Applications may be forwarded to: The Director-General, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Private Bag X447, Pretoria, 0001
or hand-delivered to: Environment House, Erf 1563 Arcadia Extension 6, Cnr Soutpansberg and Steve Biko Road, Arcadia, Pretoria Marked for the
attention: Local Government Support Unit; and according to the reference number, province and local municipality - For hand deliveries: Applications hand-delivered: to be placed in a box marked; Local Government Support and according to the reference number, province and local municipality
Please Note:
- Applicants must clearly indicate the province, reference number and the Local Municipality they are applying for in the signed application
letter. - Applicants who are applying for multiple opportunities must submit separate applications.
- No other benefits apply; successful candidates will be required to cover the cost
for their own accommodation and transportation to and from work if necessary.
