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VACANCIES

See all our current available job listings

Browse our current vacancies below to find your next career opportunity in the nonprofit sector. 

To apply, email your CV, a motivation letter, and a completed biosummary form to the response handler’s address on the job advert.

If you are a new candidate please check out the candidates page to find out how to apply for a vacancy or register with Action Appointments. 

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Senior Product Manager

ONE

The Senior Product Manager will lead the strategy, development, and ongoing improvement of ONE Data’s digital products and platforms.

Africa (hybrid or remote)
Closing Date:
23 March 2026
Categories:
Data, Product Management, Stakeholder Engagement
Status:
Open
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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
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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
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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:
Open
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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
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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:
Open
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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
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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:
Closed
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Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

Seriti Institute

The MEL Officer will drive Seriti Institute's commitment to evidence-based decision-making and ensure the effectiveness of their initiatives.

Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
8 February 2026
Categories:
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning
Status:
Placed
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Grants Administrator

ACT Ubumbano

The purpose of the Grants Administrator role is to provide administrative, financial-processing, and operational support for the pilot phase for a new fund (LFI).

Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
9 February 2026
Categories:
Administration, Grant Management, Finance
Status:
Placed
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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
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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
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Executive Director

A leading South African rule-of-law non-profit

The Executive Director is responsible for providing leadership and executing the strategy of the organisation.

Johannesburg (preferred)
Closing Date:
18 March 2026
Categories:
Executive, Director, Legal, Human Rights
Status:
Open
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Director of Programs

ONE

The Director of Programs will mobilise and build durable civic infrastructure that translates awareness into structured, measurable, collective action.

Nigeria (Abuja) or Kenya
Closing Date:
9 March 2026
Categories:
Director, Programs, Systems, Partnerships
Status:
Open
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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
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Legal Strategist, Africa

The Foundation for International Law for the Environment

The Legal Strategist role will involve developing and maintaining relationships with FILE’s African partners.

Kenya preferred
Closing Date:
6 March 2026
Categories:
Legal, Communications, C, Climate
Status:
Open
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Supervisory Board Member

Tiko

The Supervisory Board Member will join the governance structure as a Tiko Member and concurrently serve as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC).

Remote
Closing Date:
27 February 2026
Categories:
Board Member, Governance, Non-executive
Status:
Open
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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:
Closed
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Energy Democracy Project Manager

groundWork

This role combines strategic leadership, political engagement, and hands-on project management.

Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Closing Date:
13 February 2026
Categories:
Project Management , Energy, Campaigns
Status:
Interviewing
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Grants Officer

ACT Ubumbano

The purpose of the Grants Officer role is to lead the implementation of the pilot grant-making processes for a new fund (LFI).

Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
9 February 2026
Categories:
Grant-Making, Finance, Compliance
Status:
Interviewing
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