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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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Leasing Officer

Step Up Property

The Leasing Officer is responsible for assisting in the administration and coordination of leasing
activities in the residential portfolio.

Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
3 October 2025
Categories:
Administration, Communications, Client Support
Status:
Open
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

Bryanston, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
8 August 2025
Categories:
Human Rights, Conservation, Environmental and Social Safeguards
Status:
Closed
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

Africa
Closing Date:
1 August 2025
Categories:
Project Management, Operations, Knowledge Management, Communications
Status:
Interviewing
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