The Southern African Wildlife College is a hands-on conservation training institution, working beyond boundaries to conserve and secure Africa’s wildlife and ecosystems in partnership with local communities.
A project related vacancy exists within the Community- Led Conservation Practices Thematic area, in the Rural Initiatives for a Sustainable Unit, to oversee the coordination of the RISE project activities,primarily the Global Environment Facility 6 project, on behalf of the Southern African Wildlife College, within the Greater Kruger Footprint.
The Global Environment Facility-funded programme is a partnership programme, which seeks to reduce Illegal Wildlife Trade, whilst supporting community governance and livelihood interventions in three community clusters bordering the Kruger National Park.
Key Responsibilities
The Project Coordinating officer will be someone with a sound knowledge and multi -disciplinary skills in Rural development/ Sustainable conservation/ Community development to facilitate and support the effective implementation of the GEF 6 project. This position will suit someone familiar with working in a small team. The candidate will be required to travel from time to time within the Kruger Park’s western Boundary, to fulfill requirements of this position.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
This vacancy will be filled in line with our Transformation and Employment Equity plan. Please submit your applications on our application form, and upload required documents on the APPLY FOR THIS JOB button above.
It is an operational requirement that all College employees undergo pre-employment integrity testing and submit to random integrity tests. This is a requirement for access and entrance to the College premises which is located within a protected area and as set down by the owner of the land on which the College operates.
Applications close on 07 November 2025 at 16h00. If you are shortlisted we will contact you to invite you for an interview. You will NOT be invited to an interview if you do not provide relevant contactable work references in your application.
Ngirivani Land claimants should indicate they are land claimants and provide their file number in the relevant place in the application form in the link above. Candidates who have not received a response within two weeks of the closing date are kindly requested to assume that their application has not been successful in this instance.
SAWC seeks to promote diversity among its staff and reserves the right to place internal candidates in line with their transformation and development policy, where this creates a vacancy at a lower level, or benefits communities by providing a casual employment opportunity. Candidates who have not received a response within two weeks of the closing date are kindly requested to assume that their application has not been successful in this instance. SAWC reserves the right not to fill this position.
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The Southern African Wildlife College is an equal opportunity employer and recruitment, selection and staff development is based solely on the capabilities, qualifications and intrinsic qualities of the person. No decision will be based on race, sex, culture, age, religion, creed or on any other potentially subjective views or perceptions. In addition, the College will employ people taking into account affirmative action policies, equity planning and recognition of the abilities of differently-abled people.
The College always endeavours, wherever feasible, to fill all vacancies from within whilst giving due consideration to maintaining high standards. The college, and the HR department, will thus always first look at the role and at existing employees not only within the department but within the college as whole, to determine whether there is any employee who has been identified with potential, as part of our Leadership Development policy, who meets the requirements for the role and could be promoted into it. Vacancies are always be advertised within the College unless the position is such that it cannot be filled internally, under which circumstances the position will be advertised nationally and possibly even internationally.
The Equity Committee (EC) and the SAWC community forum and/or Community Liaison Officers will be notified of all vacancies in the interests of transparency and these will be advertised on all college notice boards and via staff email. Cognizance will be taken of the needs in terms of equal opportunities, equity and transformation and development when making appointments. All applicants are required to undergo integrity testing prior to employment.