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Project Lead: Energy and Climate
Economic Development Partnership
Cape Town or Johannesburg
Closing Date:
Thursday, 31 October 2024
Open
We are seeking an experienced and innovative Project Lead to operationalise and lead your own projects in this dynamic and growing programme, ensuring that our work strengthens South Africa’s energy resilience and supports climate action. The role is highly versatile, and may involve providing support to other EDP programmes should the capacity and need arise. We value an individual’s fit within the organisation equally to qualifications and experience. If the job speaks to you in totality, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet each individual criteria.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage multiple projects that address South Africa’s energy transition and climate challenges
Cultivate partnerships with key actors across sectors, fostering collaboration towards shared energy and climate goals
Oversee operational plans, ensuring efficient resource use and continuous project delivery
Key Requirements:
A relevant tertiary qualification (postgraduate preferred) or equivalent
A minimum of four years’ experience (preferably across at least two different sectors, such as business, academia, public, or development)
At least two years of project management experience, ideally in sustainability, energy, or climate-related fields
Ability to manage complex stakeholder processes and partnerships
LED Programme Lead
Economic Development Partnership
Cape Town or Gauteng
Closing Date:
Friday, 8 November 2024
Open
The LED Programme Lead will be a proven systems-thinker and change-maker well networked with cities and local government and the intergovernmental and societal systems within which they function. They will lead the implementation and improvement of EDP’s programme strategy for LED.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and manage EDP programmes and projects
Prepare and manage project budgets, finance reporting, and risk mitigation
Write programme and project reports, such as progress reports and concept notes
Design, facilitate, and monitor tailored partnering solutions aligned with EDP’s business plan
Key Requirements:
Relevant tertiary qualification (Master’s Degree) or equivalent qualification.
Minimum - 6 years of experience in a minimum of 2 different and diverse working contexts, including business, academia, public sector or development sector with strong experience in project implementation and diverse, complex stakeholder management
Minimum 3 years previous project management experience
Knowledge and Impact Manager
Economic Development Partnership
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
Friday, 8 November 2024
Open
The EDP seeks an experienced Knowledge and Impact Manager to lead its Knowledge Management and Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluation and Learning functions. This is a senior strategic role focused on strengthening the EDP's impact and knowledge-sharing practices. The role will form part of EDP’s management committee and thus contribute to the overall management of the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide overall strategic leadership and management to developing the EDP’s practice and improving its impact
Take overall strategic custodianship of the EDP’s practice, its documentation and dissemination and improving its impact
Take overall strategic custodianship of the EDP’s monitoring and reporting processes
Manage evaluation processes, including planning, scoping, contracting, and execution
Manage team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
Key Requirements:
Relevant Master’s qualification in Monitoring & Evaluation, Knowledge Management, or a related field to the EDP’s work
Proven experience in leading strategic functions or projects, ideally within the development or socio-economic sectors
At least 5 years of management or senior specialist experience, ideally in a leadership role
Special Assistant
Ford Foundation
Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
Friday, 15 November 2024
Open
The Special Assistant is responsible for supporting the Regional Director with managing workflows and administrative tasks, including calendar and project management, supporting special projects, coordinating team meetings and providing overall cohesion for the office.
Key Responsibilities:
Support the Regional Director with all administrative needs including maintaining their calendar, travel management, expense reporting, preparing itineraries for external visitors, and meeting preparation/follow through
Synthesize key information from meetings, partner with the Regional Director and/or with other stakeholders on follow-up, action plans, and dissemination
Support with managing consultants assigned to special projects
Key Requirements:
4+ years of professional working experience supporting senior executives in an administrative and operational capacity.
Baccalaureate degree in related field or equivalent relevant experience.
Experience working within global and/or complex environments.
Rights & Safeguards Manager
African Parks
Bryanston, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Interviewing
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. This role requires an understanding of international human rights, and safeguards frameworks, with an emphasis on the specific issues that apply to the conservation sector in Africa. Such issues include prevailing debates on land tenure and the legacy displacements of communities to create protected areas, the rights of indigenous peoples, and the different models for conservation management.
Key Responsibilities:
Promoting an integrated approach to conservation that recognises and respects the rights of IPLCs – and supporting consistent compliance with human rights across AP operations;
Supporting the adoption and consistent application of the Environmental & Social Safeguards standard operating procedures across AP-managed parks;
Guiding efforts to support communities to register and protect their rights to land and natural resources;
Key Requirements:
Post-graduate qualification in Human Rights/Law/International Development/Conservation or a related field.
Must have a good understanding of legal and policy considerations for human rights in a conservation context.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, with a track record in managing issues relating to human rights, indigenous peoples’ rights, land tenure, social safeguards, and/or conservation law.
Senior Manager: New Business Development & Strategic Partnership
Hlanganisa Community Fund
Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
Sunday, 20 October 2024
Open
The New business development & Strategic Partnership Manager is primarily responsible for the management, growth and development of strategic relationships, both existing and new.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and implement strategies for partnership development and fundraising aligned with the organizational strategy.
Provide expert strategic advice on partnership management.
Cultivate and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Key Requirements:
Tertiary qualification in a relevant field.
Extensive experience in communications, stakeholder management, public relations, and marketing.
Prior experience in the NGO sector, particularly with donors, government, and community-based organizations.
Senior Finance Manager
groundWork
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Closing Date:
Monday, 4 November 2024
Open
The Senior Finance Manager, with at least 15-years’ experience in working with multiple funders and accounts, will deliver on the organisation’s financial management and reporting requirements and provide leadership and management of groundWork’s Finance Team. The Senior Finance Manager will support the achievement of strategic and political objectives of the organization and its partners. Ideally, the candidate should reflect a commitment to groundWork’s vision, mission and values.
Key Responsibilities:
Report to and be accountable to the groundWork Executive Team and the Board of Trustees;
Provide leadership of the Finance Team comprising an accountant and bookkeepers;
Provide support to groundWork and its partners to deliver finance and accounting functions, management, compliance and reporting requirements;
Key Requirements:
Relevant undergraduate and post graduate qualifications in Commerce, Accounting, Finance or Economics. Chartered Accountant Registration with SAICA is preferred;
At least 15 years’ experience in financial management and accounting including forecasting and budgeting, preparation and review of management accounts, audits, and financial risk management;
Experience in the non-profit sector.
External Relations Officer
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation
Cape Town, South Africa
Closing Date:
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Interviewing
The External Relations Officer’s (ERO) role is to assist in delivering on the Foundation’s brand, communications, marketing and alumni relations objectives. This role reports to the External Relations Manager (ERM), who is accountable for developing and implementing the communications and alumni strategies, in alignment with the organisation’s strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Support ERM with the PAO strategy by implementing key deliverables of the communications and marketing plan
Support the ERM in implementing the MRF’s communications and alumni relations strategy
Support ERM in implementing the alumni relations strategy
Key Requirements:
Undergraduate qualification or equivalent
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience: 1-3 years in brand, communications, marketing, alumni relations or a related role.
Experience working with alumni or in a non-profit organisation is a benefit
Head of Finance
The Southern African Development Community Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI)
Pretoria, South Africa
Closing Date:
Sunday, 13 October 2024
Closed
The Head of Finance will be the focal person for SADC-GMI on all finance duties with and in support of the other SADC-GMI team members. S/he will report directly to the Executive Director of SADC-GMI.
Key Responsibilities:
Budget preparation, tracking and reporting for all financiers
Contact & relationships management with, banks, service providers, debtors, creditors, etc
Support sourcing, data entry and effective operation of accounting software
Key Requirements:
A minimum of a degree qualification from a recognized institution in an accounting, finance, economics, or other field relevant to the job
Must be a qualified Accountant with membership with a recognized professional body (e.g. SAICA, SAIPA, CIMA, ACCA, etc)
Demonstrated experience working on similar tasks and systems foreseen under this post is a requirement
Digital Communications Coordinator
African Climate Alliance
Cape Town (hybrid working model – 3 days in office)
Closing Date:
Monday, 14 October 2024
Closed
The Digital Communications Coordinator will work with the Communications Manager to develop and execute social media strategies, create engaging content, and manage advertising campaigns. As well as updating website content, optimizing for SEO, designing digital and print materials, and analyzing digital performance to inform strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
Create and implement comprehensive social media strategies to enhance ACA’s digital presence and communication with its digital youth network
Stay up-to-date with the latest social media trends, tools, and best practices to ensure strategies are current and effective
Update and maintain website content, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and alignment with ACA communication strategies
Key Requirements:
2-4 years work experience in a similar position.
Experience in social impact / environmental impact advantageous.
Must be based in Cape Town.