Director
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Triangle Project
Hybrid- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Admin, Comms/ Digital/ Media, Finance, Fundraising/ Grant management, Human Resources (HR)
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Permanent
- Deadline: 18/09/2025
- Location: South Africa, Cape Town
Triangle Project is seeking a Director to provide strategic leadership and oversight for all of our programmes and operations. This is a senior role where you will work with the Board, management team, and staff to help realize our mission and values, and to lead the organization as a credible, radical, and responsive LGBTQI+ voice within South Africa and beyond.
Roles and Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
Strategic and Organisational Leadership
● Lead the design and implementation of Triangle Project’s Strategic Plan in collaboration with the Board and management team.
● Ensure all programme areas and implementation align with the overall strategy, mission, and values of the organisation.
● Represent Triangle Project in key national, regional, and international partnerships, coalitions, and advocacy forums.
● Maintain awareness and political analysis of key issues affecting the LGBTQI+ community and broader human rights landscape.
● Guide the development and implementation of annual workplans across departments, ensuring cohesion and shared vision.
Governance and Accountability
● Report to the Board of Directors on the strategic, programmatic, and financial health of the organisation.
● Ensure that statutory requirements, compliance, and policies are implemented across the organisation.
● Facilitate effective decision-making processes between Board, management, and staff.
Programme Oversight
● Support Programme Managers in setting strategic direction, workplans, and outcomes for their areas.
● Ensure that programmes are effectively and efficiently implemented, monitored, evaluated, and reported on.
● Foster integrated, intersectional collaboration across programmes and departments.
● Guide the development of new initiatives in response to community needs and political opportunities.
Financial and Resource Management
● Ensure the financial sustainability of the organisation, including through fundraising, donor liaison, and diversification of income streams.
● Oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of organisational and programme budgets.
● Ensure sound financial controls and risk management practices.
People and Culture
● Lead, support, and oversee the management team in fulfilling their roles and building a strong organisational culture.
● Ensure that Triangle Project remains a feminist, queer-affirming, and trauma-informed workplace.
● Oversee staff recruitment, development, performance management, and wellness strategies.
● Encourage a culture of learning, care, accountability, and shared leadership.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
● Guide the development of M&E systems that support learning, accountability, and impact storytelling.
● Ensure timely reporting to the Board, funders, and key stakeholders.
● Foster a culture of reflection, documentation, and adaptive learning across the organisation.
Qualifications and Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Gender Studies, Development, or related field (required).
Minimum 5–10 years of progressive leadership experience in the NGO or human rights sector.
Proven experience in managing programmes, budgets, teams, and organisational systems.
Demonstrated experience in resource mobilisation/fundraising and donor relationship management.
Experience working in or with LGBTQI+ communities, with a strong commitment to social justice.
Fluency in English; additional South African languages an advantage.
Proven experience in managing programmes, budgets, teams, and organisational systems.
Demonstrated experience in resource mobilisation/fundraising and donor relationship management.
Experience working in or with LGBTQI+ communities, with a strong commitment to social justice.
Fluency in English; additional South African languages an advantage.
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