Africa Donor Travel Experience Lead

The Nature Conversancy; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Donor Engagement Coordinator for its Africa Development Team. You will coordinate donor travel to the region, organize meaningful experiences, and work with fundraising colleagues to support conservation goals.

Responsibilities include planning itineraries, managing travel budgets, tracking data, and ensuring compliance with travel policies. You will engage stakeholders to deliver impactful donor experiences that advance TNC’s mission in Africa.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years’ experience in the travel industry across Africa, or equivalent combination.
• Experience building relationships with staff, customers and vendors.
• Experience generating reports and interpreting data.
• Experience in business writing, editing, and proofreading.
• Experience working across teams.
• Experience, coursework, or other training in principles and practices of high-end travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide travel and administrative support to the Africa Development Team, make day-to-day decisions within the scope of work assignments and prioritize work independently.
• Plan up to 10-12 trips per year, exercising independent judgment based on experience and analyses.
• Coordinate multiple trips with differing levels of complexity at once, working within defined timelines and budgets.
• Work with a variety of stakeholders, including external travel professionals, donors, and TNC colleagues on detailed planning and internal coordination.
• Ensure compliance with TNC’s travel policies and procedures.
• Financial responsibilities include working within a budget, analyzing and developing invoices, and delivering on contracts with tourism providers.
• May supervise contractors, volunteers, and/or temporary staff.
• Identify routine problems and utilize existing resources for resolution, referring difficult questions and problems to the supervisor.
• Be willing to travel and work flexible hours as needed
• Work environment involves only infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements and minor physical exertion and/or strain.
• Work is diversified and may not always fall under established practices and guidelines.
• Work within the scope of program’s strategic goals.

Skills

Travel planning

Relationship building

Data reporting

Business writing

Team collaboration

High-end travel knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheet software

Job description

The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Donor Engagement Coordinator for its Africa Development Team. You will coordinate donor travel to the region, organize meaningful experiences, and work with fundraising colleagues to support conservation goals.

Responsibilities include planning itineraries, managing travel budgets, tracking data, and ensuring compliance with travel policies. You will engage stakeholders to deliver impactful donor experiences that advance TNC’s mission in Africa.