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 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:
Open
Operations & Administration Coordinator
Kolisi Foundation
This role exists to strengthen organisational flow, follow-through, and systems to ensure that leaders are able to focus on decision-making.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
16 March 2026
Categories:
Operations, Administration, Finance
Status:
Open
CSI Partnerships Manager
MAMAS Alliance
The incumbent will lead dynamic fundraising initiatives by cultivating relationships with corporates, foundations, and trusts, while ensuring full compliance and excellence in proposal development and reporting.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
20 March 2026
Categories:
Fundraising, CSI, Training
Status:
Open
Senior Grants Officer
Slum Dwellers International
The Senior Grants Officer will oversee the financial management of SDI’s grant portfolio, including, grant budget development, grant budget tracking, controls, forecasting and compliance, as well as financial reporting on all grant agreements.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
13 March 2026
Categories:
Grant Management, Finance, Donor Compliance
Status:
Open
Researcher
Amnesty International South Africa (AISA)
As Amnesty International’s Researcher and lead expert on South Africa, you will drive the development and delivery of a comprehensive, evidence-based research strategy aligned with AISA’s strategic priorities and overall theory of change.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
9 March 2026
Categories:
Status:
Closed
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:
Open
People and Culture Director
Greenpeace Africa
The People and Culture Director will be responsible for conceptualising, initiating, planning, directing, implementing and managing the staff and organisational development strategies of GPAF.
South Africa, Cameroon, Senegal, DR Congo or Kenya
Closing Date:
9 March 2026
Categories:
Executive, Human Resources, Governance, Leadership
Status:
Closed
Part-time Administrative Assistant
Global Sojourns Giving Circle
The Administration Assistant will support and strengthen GSGC’s internal systems, donor care, and coordination across workstreams.
Remote in South Africa, Zimbabwe or Zambia
Closing Date:
13 February 2026
Categories:
Administration, Part-time, Donor Support, Communications
Status:
Interviewing
Rights and Safeguards Manager
African Parks
The Rights and Safeguards Manager will contribute to embedding a conservation approach that is consistent with international human rights, and with safeguards standards, with both internal and external stakeholders.
Africa, willingness to travel to remote rural settings
Closing Date:
13 February 2026
Categories:
Human Rights, Legal, Conservation, Social Safeguards
Status:
Interviewing
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.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
29 March 2026
Categories:
Director, Fundraising, Partnerships
Status:
Open
Fundraising Coordinator
Just Grace
The successful candidate will play a key role in expanding donor relationships, securing funding through grants and partnerships, and coordinating fundraising campaigns and events.
Langa, Cape Town (hybrid)
Closing Date:
20 March 2026
Categories:
Fundraising, Marketing, Donor Relations
Status:
Open
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:
Open
Senior Strategic Communicator
My Vote Counts
MVC’s looking for someone who understands communication as strategy — who can shape the stories, messages and narrative interventions that power campaigns, mobilise public pressure, and shift the terms of public debate.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
13 March 2026
Categories:
Communications, Politics, Media, Digital Content
Status:
Open
Head of Impact
One to One Africa
The Head of Impact reports directly to the Executive Director and will work collaboratively with the Programmes team. The Head of Impact will oversee the Impact, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Department of the organization
Remote (South Africa-based)
Closing Date:
27 February 2026
Categories:
Status:
Closed
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.