How to Apply
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Applications close at 11:59 GMT on 27 February 2026. Candidates should upload an updated CV and a cover letter clearly explaining their suitability for the role based on the essential criteria. Where applicable, academic documentation should also be included.
Only candidates meeting the essential criteria will be considered. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the specified locations (Johannesburg or Nairobi). Due to high application volumes, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ActionAid International does not accept unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies and reserves the right to withdraw vacancies at any time.
About ActionAid International
ActionAid is a global federation striving for a world free from poverty and injustice. We work to create a just, fair, and sustainable world where everyone enjoys dignity, social justice, gender equality, and freedom from oppression.
Our work is guided by feminist leadership principles including self-awareness, caring, dismantling bias, inclusion, sharing power, accountability, respectful feedback, courage, and zero tolerance for discrimination and abuse of power.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to diversity.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
ActionAid is dedicated to recruiting candidates who uphold our SHEA (Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse) and Safeguarding policies. We aim to create safer working cultures and will not recruit individuals intending to cause harm.
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