Assistant Manager 2: Eco-DRR Data Management Specialist

South African National Biodiversity Institute · Cape Town, Western Cape

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Job Description

Assistant Manager 2: Eco-DRR Data Management Specialist Fixed-Term Contract of Employment for Five 5 years Reference Number: Eco-DRR/2026/001 SANBI Offers Basic Annual Salary of R605 742.00 plus 37% in lieu of benefits

  • The South African National Biodiversity Institute SANBI is looking for a self-motivated and professional individual to ensure biodiversity data is accurate, organised, standardised, accessible, and sustainably maintained.
  • The focus of the work will be on data governance, quality, systems, pipelines, and long-term management and security of the Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction Eco-DRR project's biodiversity data.
  • This position requires a degree in Biodiversity Informatics, Environmental Science, Information Science, or equivalent qualification with NQF 7. A post-graduate qualification in Biodiversity Informatics, Environmental Science, Information Science, or equivalent qualification at NQF 8 will be an added advantage.
  • This position also requires 6 years of work experience in the relevant field of biodiversity data management, informatics, or environmental data systems of which 3 years should be in supervisory positions.

The following competencies are required for the candidate to be successful in this position :

  • Demonstrated experience with: Ingestion, cleaning, validation, and QC of biodiversity or spatial datasets; GIS systems especially ESRI tools and spatial data workflows;
  • Coordinating data contributions from researchers, institutions, field teams, or citizen scientists and supporting users in a data or technical environment helpdesk-style role.
  • ESRI ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, Survey123, Field Maps, Spreadsheet tools Excel, scripting Python/R, an advantage; Metadata and documentation tools and valid driver's licence with at least one year practical driving experience and a willingness to travel is essential.

Key Performance Responsibilities include

  • Oversee ingestion, validation, quality control, and curation of biodiversity and spatial datasets;
  • Ensure metadata standards are applied e.g., Darwin Core, SANBI metadata standards;
  • Maintain data infrastructure reliability, versioning, backups, and access control;
  • Support data contributors, citizen scientists, and internal users, working closely with the BIM Team on hosting, security, user access and system stability; and
  • Coordinate data lifecycle management from collection, processing to publication.
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