# Business & Project Manager / Educator

> ABERI · Magaliesburg, South Africa (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-18

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

### The opportunity

We are looking for an unusually capable business, operations or project-management professional who wants to apply their skills to environmental education, biodiversity restoration and product development.

### Your year will have two complementary parts

### 4–5 months: Environmental education

·       Teach environmental and scientific concepts to children and young people.

·       Support school programmes, camps and practical learning.

·       Communicate confidently with learners, educators and partners.

·       Help develop activities and educational resources.

### The rest of the year: Specialist work

·       Coordinate multiple projects and teams.

·       Develop plans, budgets, timelines and reporting systems.

·       Improve organisational processes, accountability and efficiency.

·       Develop partnerships and funding opportunities.

·       Assist with grant, sponsorship and fundraising proposals.

·       Support business development and revenue-generating products.

·       Coordinate research, education and outreach programmes.

·       Track outcomes, deliverables and budgets.

Turn ideas into structured, measurable projects.

## Requirements

### Qualifications & experience

·       A Bachelor's degree or postgraduate qualification in business, management, project management, commerce, environmental management or a related field is beneficial.

·       Demonstrated project-management, operational or entrepreneurial experience is highly valued.

·       Environmental expertise is not essential, but genuine interest in environmental work is.

·       Ability to teach is essential.

### Core skills

·       Project planning and delivery.

·       Budgeting and financial management.

·       Business development.

·       Fundraising and proposal writing.

·       Stakeholder management.

·       Team coordination.

·       Negotiation and partnership development.

·       Written and verbal communication.

·       Data and spreadsheet literacy.

·       Prioritisation and problem solving.

### Additional skills that would be beneficial

·       Entrepreneurship.

·       Grant writing and donor management.

·       CRM systems.

·       Digital marketing.

·       Financial modelling.

·       Event management.

·       Environmental-sector experience.

·       Experience building or scaling products or organisations.

## Benefits

**Competitive Salary** – A competitive salary relative to the responsibilities, experience and skills required for the role.

**Leadership & Responsibility** – Take ownership of key business operations and projects within a growing organisation, with the opportunity to make a visible impact.

**Multidisciplinary Team** – Work alongside scientists, educators, developers, conservation partners and management across a range of projects.

**Business & Project Development** – Help develop new products, programmes, partnerships and fundraising systems from the ground up.

**Career Growth** – Opportunity to grow into a senior programme, project or organisational leadership role as Happy Acres continues to expand.  
  
**On-Site Benefits** – Meals will be provided during in-person working days, and accommodation can be provided when an overnight stay is required for work.

## Apply

[Apply at ABERI](https://apply.workable.com/aberi-1/j/F87B22DCA4/apply)

---
Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)