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🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote

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The African Climate Foundation

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11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

Non-profit

The African Climate Foundation is the first African-led strategic grant-maker working at the nexus of climate change and development. It focuses on philanthropy, environmental advocacy, research, and collaboration to promote renewable energy and sustainability across Africa. The foundation aims to enhance resilience and adaptation to climate change through knowledge sharing and strategic initiatives that address the complexities of climate and development.

📋 Description

• Lead implementation and periodic review of ACF's South Africa Strategy • Translate strategy into actionable, budgeted implementation plans with measurable outcomes • Coordinate with thematic leads to ensure coherence, integration, and cross-programme learning • Ensure effective use of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning frameworks across the country programme, grants, and projects • Build and manage strategic relationships with government institutions, civil society, community organisations, research institutions, labour unions, and the private sector • Represent ACF on high-level platforms, policy forums, and multi-stakeholder dialogues in South Africa and globally • Support South Africa's engagement in international climate diplomacy, multilateral forums, and bilateral partnerships • Foster knowledge-sharing, South-South partnerships, and exchanges with Global South counterparts • Set grant-making priorities and guide grant design, review, and implementation • Work with the Grants team on quality control and compliance across the grant portfolio • Support fiscally hosted entities and incubated initiatives in South Africa • Support fundraising, identify funding opportunities, contribute to donor proposals, and engage donors • Ensure timely, high-quality reporting to donors and internal governance bodies • Supervise and provide strategic guidance to the South Africa Programme team • Mentor team members and contribute to professional development • Coordinate across Programme, MEL, Grants, Finance, and Communications teams • Foster a high-performance, collaborative, inclusive, and equitable team culture • Oversee research and analysis on climate and development in South Africa • Position ACF as a trusted thought leader through advocacy and communications • Advise the Senior Management Team on in-country developments, risks, and opportunities • Undertake other relevant responsibilities as required by the Head of Programmes or Senior Management Team

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s degree in Economics, Environmental Sciences, Development Studies, Public Policy, or related field • 10 years’ experience across several of: climate change, just energy transition, project finance, project preparation, green industrialisation, climate adaptation and resilience, or energy transition policy • 5 years’ experience in managerial or supervisory capacity, with demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary teams • Deep familiarity with South Africa's just transition landscape, key government institutions, civil society actors, and the philanthropic funding environment • Demonstrated experience working on or supporting government institutions, donors, or private sector actors in policy or programme development in the South African context • Experience with fiscal hosting, institutional capacity building, or supporting government-linked entities is a strong advantage • Proven track record of strategy design, grant management, partnership development, and stakeholder engagement at senior levels • Familiarity with climate finance mechanisms, multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, and innovative finance instruments relevant to the energy transition • Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex political and institutional landscapes • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) • Fluency in English; additional South African official languages are an advantage • High levels of professionalism, integrity, and diplomatic acumen • Ability to work independently while managing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholder relationships • Genuine commitment to ACF's mission and Africa's climate and development transition • Legal right to work in the country where based

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote working will be considered for candidates based in South Africa • 12-month contract, renewable based on mutual agreement