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Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
Durban University of Technology
The Executive Dean will determine, articulate, implement and lead faculty-based strategic initiatives to enhance the faculty’s academic stature, reputation and performance in teaching/learning, research, innovation and engagement.
Durban, South Africa
Closing Date:
10 October 2025
Categories:
Tertiary Institution, Engineering, Built Environment, Executive
Status:
Open


Communications Officer
MAMAs Alliance
The Communications Officer will play a key role in strengthening MAMAS Alliance’s internal and external visibility through compelling storytelling, digital engagement, and media relations.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
24 September 2025
Categories:
Communications, Social Media, CSI
Status:
Closed


Attorney
Equal Education Law Centre
The Attorney will provide legal and strategic support in the development and management of public interest litigation cases. They will attend and represent EELC at court hearings, consultations and meetings with counsel, clients and partner organisations.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
15 September 2025
Categories:
Legal, Advocacy, Research
Status:
Closed


Executive Assistant
The Tenure Facility
The Executive Assistant will primarily support the Executive Director (ED), Nonette Royo, in managing daily administrative tasks to enhance organizational efficiency.
Remote
Closing Date:
29 August 2025
Categories:
Executive Assistant, Communications, Logistics
Status:
Closed


Programme Coordinator – Community Foundation Development
SGS Consulting
SGS Consulting is looking for a dedicated, experienced, and visionary Coordinator to lead the growth and impact of community foundations across South Africa.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
22 August 2025
Categories:
Community Development, Programme Coordinator, Philanthropy
Status:
Placed


Sales and Marketing Manager
Soapbox South Africa
SoapboxSA seeks a dynamic and strategic Sales & Marketing Manager to drive and align their agency & key programme’s (SDG-Challenge & Captain Fanplastic) client acquisition efforts and marketing campaigns.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
22 August 2025
Categories:
Marketing, Management, Sales
Status:
Closed


Complaints Manager
Consumer Goods & Services Ombud (CGSO)
The Complaints Manager will be responsible for managing a team that receives, investigates, assesses or adjudicates cases.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
11 August 2025
Categories:
Consumer Protection, Mediation, Dispute Resolution
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.
Bryanston, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
8 August 2025
Categories:
Human Rights, Conservation, Environmental and Social Safeguards
Status:
Closed


Finance Officer
The Tenure Facility
The Finance Officer is the Tenure Facility’s main resource for support, entailing assurance and advisory services, to the financial internal control of the projects and partners to which the Tenure Facility provides funding.
Remote
Closing Date:
12 August 2025
Categories:
Finance, Risk Management, Compliance
Status:
Interviewing


External Relations Manager
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation
The External Relations Manager’s (ERM) role is to deliver on the Foundation’s communications and alumni relations objectives by ensuring the MRF brand remains contextually relevant and that its means of communication serve the purposes of relating to our own community effectively.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
12 October 2025
Categories:
Communications, Marketing, Research
Status:
Open


Land Use and Nature Lead
Foundation for International Law for the Environment
The Land Use and Nature Lead will provide thought leadership on land use and nature strategies, supporting partners to advance sustainable food systems, regulate transition mineral extraction, and safeguard global ecosystems, with a strong focus on the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.
South Africa or Brazil, Fully Remote
Closing Date:
1 October 2025
Categories:
Strategy, Sustainability, Environment
Status:
Open


Communications Lead
Environmental Justice Fund
The Communications Lead will support EJF to amplify the stories and impact of their grantees and raise the organisation's profile in the philanthropic world.
South Africa, Remote
Closing Date:
10 October 2025
Categories:
Communications, Advocacy, Media
Status:
Open


Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Officer - Half-time Position
The African Centre for Biodiversity
The MEAL Officer will help to strengthen ACB's existing M&E system and ensure its effective implementation.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
15 September 2025
Categories:
M&E, Advocacy, Strategy
Status:
Interviewing


Executive Director
Just Share
The ED will play a pivotal role in building capacity within the investment community, championing active ownership and strategic capital allocation to tackle the climate crisis, drive fair pay, equity, and leadership transformation.
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
12 September 2025
Categories:
Director , Governance, Fundraising, Advocacy
Status:
Interviewing


Human Resources Manager - Part-time Role
Institute for Economic Justice
The HR Manager will develop and implement HR systems and practices that align with IEJ’s mission, support staff well-being, ensure compliance, and foster organisational cohesion.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
22 August 2025
Categories:
Human Resources, Compliance, Organisational Development
Status:
Interviewing


Business Development - Corporates, Trusts and Foundations Specialist
Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
The Business Development - Corporates, Trusts and Foundations Specialist will ensure continued support of MSF and to seek new funding opportunities from prospective donors.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
22 August 2025
Categories:
Business Development, Fundraising, Donor Management
Status:
Closed


Programme Manager – Socio-Economic Development
African Parks
The Programme Manager: Socio-Economic Development (SED) will design and support implementation of programmes that deliver social and economic benefits at scale to local communities around AP-managed protected areas.
Bryanston, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
8 August 2025
Categories:
Socio-Economic Development, Development Finance, Community Development, Economics
Status:
Closed


Digital Fundraising Specialist
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa
The Digital Fundraising Specialist will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative strategies aimed at enhancing digital engagement and marketing efforts by leading donor and lead acquisition strategies, using a broad spectrum of marketing channels to optimise return on investment and effectively leveraging digital platforms, increasing supporter engagement fundraising outcomes.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
11 August 2025
Categories:
Fundraising, Digital Content, Marketing, Public Relations
Status:
Interviewing


Project & Knowledge Manager
Southern Transitions
The Project and Knowledge Manager at Southern Transitions will hold a central, cross-cutting role that supports project implementation, organisational development, and knowledge dissemination in a dynamic, Global South-focused think tank.