Corporate Fundraising Director

Arcadius; Terhulpen; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

United Fund for Belgium (UFB) is seeking a Corporate Fundraising Director for a part-time remote role (50%), to connect companies and donors with local social projects across Belgium.

You will own fundraising activities, focus on corporate partnerships, and develop a strategy with the Board to grow annual fundraising from €500,000 to €1 million by 2029.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in corporate fundraising or partnerships.
• Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Fluent in Dutch, French and English.
• Strong communication, negotiation and proposal-writing skills.
• Strategic yet results-driven with financial understanding.

Responsibilities

• Develop new funding opportunities and build a strong donor pipeline.
• Create impactful partnerships aligning CSR and social impact.
• Strengthen existing relationships and demonstrate donor impact.
• Plan and run fundraising events and engagement initiatives.
• Develop and implement a focused fundraising strategy.
• Oversee financial management and budgeting for activities.

Skills

Relationship building

Strategic mindset

Negotiation

Proposal writing

Communication

Networking

Organizational skills

Ethical judgment

Education

Master's degree in Marketing/Business/Economics/Communications

Job description

What if your next partnership could help change someone’s life?

United Fund for Belgium (UFB) is looking for a Corporate Fundraising Director who enjoys opening doors, bringing people together and building impactful partnerships that turn corporate commitment into concrete social change.

Your function

In this part-time remote role (50%) at United Fund for Belgium (UFB), you will connect companies and donors with concrete social projects across Belgium. Combining business development with a meaningful mission, you will also help shape the next chapter of an organisation with more than 50 years of experience.

You will take ownership of UFB’s fundraising activities, with corporate partnerships as your main focus, complemented by individual donors and fundraising events. By understanding companies’ CSR priorities and the social dimension of their ESG strategies, you will identify opportunities to connect their ambitions with the local projects United Fund for Belgium supports.

Working closely with the Board of Directors, you will pursue a clear ambition: grow annual fundraising from €500,000 to €1 million by 2029. From the first conversation to a renewed commitment, you will build relationships that bring lasting value to donors and the associations United Fund for Belgium supports.

Your responsibilities include:

• Developing new funding opportunities. Identify and approach prospective corporate partners and individual donors, building a strong pipeline through targeted outreach, networking and personal engagement.
• Creating impactful partnerships. Understand what matters to each donor and develop compelling proposals that connect their philanthropic objectives, CSR commitments and social impact priorities with UFB’s mission and the projects it supports.
• Strengthening existing relationships. Build trust, maintain regular contact and help donors see the concrete difference their contribution makes, encouraging continued and increased support.
• Bringing people together. Develop fundraising events and engagement initiatives that attract new supporters and deepen existing partnerships.
• Shaping UFB’s future. Develop and implement a focused fundraising strategy and present recommendations to the Board on UFB’s services, operating model and long‑term sustainability.
• Taking financial ownership. Oversee the financial management of UFB’s activities, prepare the annual income and expenditure budget, and present it to the Board for approval.

You will be a member of, and accountable to, UFB’s Board of Directors. Your contribution will combine strategic insight with the practical drive to turn ideas into action.

Your profile

You enjoy starting conversations and discovering what motivates people. You know how to build trust, recognise an opportunity and turn interest into commitment. You are equally comfortable discussing a strategic plan and personally making the calls that move it forward.

You bring:

• At least five years of relevant experience in corporate fundraising, business development or partnership management, with a proven track record of securing and developing valuable partnerships.
• A master’s degree in marketing, business, economics, communications or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Fluency in Dutch, French and English, allowing you to build relationships, present proposals and negotiate confidently in all three languages.
• Strong communication, presentation, proposal‑writing and negotiation skills.
• A strategic mindset combined with a practical, results‑oriented approach.
• Good financial understanding, strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise across several relationships and initiatives.
• The autonomy to take ownership of your work and the collaborative spirit to work closely with the Board and other stakeholders.
• Integrity, sound judgement and a sincere commitment to social inclusion.

Familiarity with CSR, ESG and corporate philanthropy is an asset, particularly an understanding of how companies translate their social commitments into partnerships and community engagement.

Experience in the non‑profit or social impact sector is also an asset. Professionals from a commercial background who want to apply their expertise to a meaningful cause are encouraged to apply.

Our client

United Fund for Belgium (UFB) brings corporate generosity closer to local needs.

Founded in 1972, UFB is a philanthropic organisation that connects companies and individual donors with local non‑profit associations throughout Belgium.

Its mission is practical and deeply human: supporting concrete projects that promote social inclusion, particularly in child welfare, poverty alleviation and support for people with disabilities. UFB redistributes 100% of donations to local associations.

With strong governance and an established track record, UFB is a trusted partner for companies seeking to translatetheir CSR commitments into tangible local impact. Its work allows corporate partners to support the social dimension of their ESG strategies and contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

As corporate philanthropy evolves, UFB is exploring ways to adapt its operating model and dedicate more resources to fundraising. The Corporate Fundraising Director will play a central role in this next chapter.

Our client offers

• A mission you can feel connected to. The partnerships you develop will help local associations deliver concrete projects for people who need support.
• The opportunity to shape what comes next. Working directly with the Board, you will contribute to UFB’s strategy and future development, with room to bring ideas and turn them into action.
• A trusted foundation to build on. You will represent an organisation with more than five decades of experience, strong governance and a clear commitment to local social impact.
• Ownership and meaningful responsibility. You will guide fundraising relationships from the first introduction to long‑term partnership, seeing the contribution of your work along the way.
• A part‑time position at 50%. A substantial role combining business development, relationship management and strategic contribution, with an intended start before the end of 2026.

Ready to put your experience and relationship‑building skills behind a meaningful mission? We would love to hear from you.