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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:
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:
Closed
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:
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:
Closed
Executive Director
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
Reporting to the Board, the Executive Director will provide CSVR with strategic, operational, and public leadership.