VACANCIES
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Browse our current vacancies below to find your next career opportunity in the nonprofit sector.
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Chief Financial Officer
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) plays a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth, effective functioning of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF). As a custodian of the organisation’s financial health, governance systems, and operational infrastructure, the CFO assists in ensuring that the MRF remains sustainable, compliant, strategically resourced, and able to deliver on its mission.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
30 June 2026
Categories:
CFO, Executive, Finance
Status:
Open
Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) Officer
Gender Dynamix
The role ensures full compliance with European Union grant regulations, signed grant contracts and internal organisational policies, while strengthening the financial accountability and capacity of partner organisations through a supportive, accompaniment-based approach.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
29 May 2026
Categories:
Finance, Donor Compliance
Status:
Open
Advocacy Lead
My Vote Counts
The Advocacy Lead is a senior role at the heart of MVC's campaign work. It carries significant strategic responsibility for how we further our campaigns, how we show up in public debate, and how our voice contributes to building and organising civil society.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
29 May 2026
Categories:
Advocacy, Communications, Politics, Campaigns
Status:
Open
Head of Strategy, Partnerships, Communications & Advocacy
Funda Wande
The Head of Strategy, Partnerships, Communications and Advocacy’s key responsibilities will be leading the development and implementation of Funda Wande’s strategy, partnerships, communications and advocacy initiatives.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
17 April 2026
Categories:
Executive, Strategy, Partnerships, Advocacy, Communications
Status:
Closed
Centre Manager
JNF Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre
The Centre Manager will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and overall management of the JNF Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre (WSEC).
Tshwane, Gauteng
Closing Date:
21 April 2026
Categories:
Governance, Fundraising, Strategic Leadership
Status:
Interviewing
Chief Executive Officer
Robin Trust
Robin Trust is seeking to appoint a CEO to lead the organisation as well as to design, develop and implement strategic plans for the organisation.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
8 April 2026
Categories:
CEO, Strategic Leadership, Executive, Financial Oversight
Status:
Placed
Executive Director
Initiative for Community Advancement (ICA)
This is an institution-building role: the ED will strengthen ICA’s operational foundations, cultivate donor relationships, grow the endowment, steward grantmaking, and position ICA as a trusted, credible philanthropic institution within the Bergrivier Municipal area and as a model for community philanthropy across South Africa and the African continent.
Piketberg, Western Cape
Closing Date:
27 March 2026
Categories:
Status:
Interviewing
Chief Executive Officer
The Palaeontological Scientific Trust – PAST
The CEO will take full responsibility for the successful and sustainable functioning of PAST, driving the vision and the mission of the organization at a strategic level.
Johannesburg
Closing Date:
15 March 2026
Categories:
CEO, Grant-Making, Governance, Fundraising
Status:
Interviewing
Executive Director for Operations
AfrikaBurn
The EDO will be responsible for the functional operations of AfrikaBurn, the collective development and execution of strategy, and productive engagement with a wide variety of stakeholders.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
20 February 2026
Categories:
Director, Operations, Governance, Finance
Status:
Interviewing
Researcher / Legal Researcher
Equal Education Law Centre (EELC)
The Researcher will be responsible for conducting quantitative, qualitative, and desktop research on a range of topics related to ECD and basic education, including research to inform submissions on law and policy reform, and research to inform and support litigation and advocacy.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
12 June 2026
Categories:
Research, Legal, Social Justice
Status:
Open
Strategic Lead
The Green Connection
The Green Connection is seeking a visionary and results-driven Strategic Lead to help shape the future of the organisation, drive sustainable growth, and enhance their impact.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
8 June 2026
Categories:
Strategic Planning, Partnerships, Executive
Status:
Open
Head of Sense Making, Data and Insights
SmartStart
The Head of Sense Making, Data and Insights will lead the monitoring, data, and insights function, by building the frameworks, systems, culture, and external partnerships needed to translate complex information into meaningful action, driving a culture of learning, and ensuring SmartStart's data systems are fit for societal scale.
Gauteng, South Africa
Closing Date:
25 May 2026
Categories:
Data Management, Data Systems, Governance, Executive
Status:
Closed
Programme Manager
Funda Wande
The Programme Manager’s key responsibilities will be to contribute towards creating an enabling programme design and implementation environment for the early grade interventions teams.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
17 April 2026
Categories:
Programme Design, Stakeholder Engagement, Quality Assurance, Budgets
Status:
Closed
Director of Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships
Bertha Spaces
Bertha Spaces is seeking a visionary and strategic Director of Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships to help lead the next phase of growth and sustainability across our network of social justice spaces.
