Team

Fanie du Plessis

Chief Financial Officer

Mark D. Anderson

Chief Executive Officer

Dr Hanneline Smit-Robinson

Head of Conservation

Kathleen April-Okoye

Receptionist

Julia Coldham

Senior Bookkeeper

Janine Goosen

Office and Subscriptions Administrator

Shireen Gould

Membership Programme Manager

Dr Isabel Human

Human Resources and Governance Manager

Keneilwe Topsy Makalela

Bookkeeper

Kurt Martin

Communications Manager

Ntombi Mbuli

Cleaning Specialist

Tarryn McKechnie

Philanthropy Officer

Clare Neall

Events Manager

Baile Sechabe

Membership Administrator

Jemimah Morgan

Assistant to the CEO & CFO

Empowering People

Nandi Thobela

Empowering People Programme Manager

John Kinghorn

Avitourism Project Manager

Ntuthuko Mathe

Ntsikeni Conservation Officer

Zoleka Mkhize

Grassland Community Conservation Officer

Thandulwazi Ndaba

Empowering People Programme Intern

Landscape Conservation

Ernst Retief

Landscape Conservation Programme Manager

Ernita Flynn

Western Cape Estuaries Conservation Project Manager

Roy Robertson

Landscape Conservation Policy Manager

Steven Segang

Ingula Conservation and Education Officer

Christie Wooding

Conservation Assistant

Philipp Grundlingh

West Coast Estuaries Conservation Officer

Dr Kyle Lloyd

Wetland Conservation Project Manager

Steve McKean

OECM Project Manager

Dr Marlize Muller

Steenkampsberg Conservation Officer

Lucky Ngwenya

Wakkerstroom Resident Bird Guide

Matthew Orolowitz

Birding Ecotours Fellow of Grasslands Conservation

Carina Pienaar

Ingula and Grasslands Conservation Project Manager

Policy and Advocacy

Dr Kirsten Day

Policy & Advocacy Programme Manager

Samantha Ralston-Paton

Birds and Renewable Energy Project Manager

Regional Conservation

Dr Charlotte Boyd

Regional Conservation Programme Manager

Jessica Wilmot

Flyway and Migrants Project Manager

Keenan Meissenheimer

SANBI KBA Intern

Science and Innovation

Dr Alan K. Lee

Science and Innovation Programme Manager

Dr David Ehlers Smith

Science and Spatial Planning Project Manager

Seabird Conservation

Dr Alistair McInnes

Seabird Conservation Programme Manager

Andrea Angel

Albatross Task Force Leader

Kyle Maurer

Coastal Seabird Technician

Reason Nyengera

Albatross Task Force Project Manager

Christina Hagen

Pamela Isdell Fellow of Penguin Conservation

Philip Faure

Coastal Seabird Project Manager

Species Conservation

Dr Linda van den Heever

Species Conservation Programme Manager

Justin Henry

Vulture Project Manager

Cassie Carstens

Secretarybird Project Manager

Dr Anton Wolfaardt

MFM Project Manager

Robyn Adams

MFM Communications Officer and Project Assistant

John Cooper

MFM News Correspondent

Tarryn Havemann

MFM Project Development Officer

Beate Hölscher

MFM Research and Reporting Officer

Dr Liezl Pretorius

MFM Research and Reporting Officer

Minky Shabalala

MFM Admin & Finance Officer

Keith Springer

MFM Operations Manager

Dr Sue Tonin

MFM Assistant Project Manager

Thank you for your interest in joining our team. There are currently no vacant positions at BirdLife South Africa.

Head of Development and Strategic Relationships

BirdLife South Africa is seeking to appoint a Head of Development and Strategic Relationships to join its Executive Team and help shape the future of bird conservation in South Africa.

Closing date for applications: 31 August 2026

Avitourism Project Officer

BirdLife South Africa is seeking a motivated and organised Avitourism Project Officer to support the implementation and growth of its internationally recognised Avitourism Project.

Closing date for applications: 21 August 2026