Join Us in Advancing an Empowered and Inclusive Southern Africa.

The Southern Africa Trust is committed to realising a region where all people live empowered and fulfilled lives. Guided by our mission to amplify the voice and influence of impoverished and excluded people in southern Africa by supporting them to access their full rights, we work to drive meaningful, people-centred change across the region. As we strengthen our impact, we are seeking a dedicated and dynamic professional to join our team. To learn more about our organisation and our mandate, go to: https://southernafricatrust.org/.

Senior Executive Support Officer Role

As our Senior Executive Support Officer, you will play a pivotal role in enabling the effective functioning of the CEO Office and supporting strong governance processes. You will provide senior-level executive, coordination and governance support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Board, and the broader Management Team, ensuring high-quality information flow, follow-through and timely delivery of key outputs across The Trust.

Role Purpose

Reporting to the CEO, the Senior Executive Support Officer provides senior-level executive, governance and coordination support to the CEO, the Board, and the Management Team. The role enables effective leadership, governance and organisational coherence across the Trust’s decentralised operating model, supporting collaboration between country programmes (including Zimbabwe and Zambia) and central functions, in alignment with The Trust’s Seriti Strategy and values.

This role supports the CEO Office and governance functions, including:

1. CEO and Management Team support (diary management, meeting coordination, minutes, correspondence, travel and presentations).
2. Board and Board Committee support (board packs, board portal updates, meeting coordination, minutes, action tracking and follow-up).
3. Organisational reporting and evidence coordination (monthly organisational status reports, evidence collation and annual report coordination support).
4. Corporate governance, risk and compliance support (information governance, data protection, governance action monitoring and escalation to the CEO).
5. Stakeholder and executive coordination support (briefings, logistics, documentation and follow-up for key engagements).
6. Induction and organisational enablement (supporting induction of Board members, senior staff and relevant country-based staff, and alignment of registers and processes across offices)

To learn more about the role and specifications; Click here (access to the job description).

Classification: Three year Fixed term contract (with possibility for renewal).

Remuneration: The Trust provides a competitive remuneration package.

Location: Regional office in Johannesburg, South Africa.

We are looking for candidates who embody The Trust’s values of integrity, compassion and empathy; humility, agility and adaptability and accountability; demonstrate achievement in operational leadership; bring competencies aligned to the role requirements; are committed to advancing sustainable change in Southern Africa. Hold the legal right to work in South Africa.

The Southern Africa Trust is an organisation that promotes inclusivity and particularly encourages young people and women to be part of the team. The Southern Africa Trust reserves the right to modify this job advert or not to make an appointment. For any queries relating to the role or application process please email: recruitment@southernafricatrust.org

Closing date: 13 February 2026 at 23:59 GMT + 2 time zone.