Philanthropy Manager

ClientEarth; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybride; EUR 46 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working

Résumé du poste

ClientEarth in Brussels is seeking a Philanthropy Manager to lead a high-impact donor program within the External Affairs team. You will work with major donors, trusts and foundations across countries to grow unrestricted and restricted income, reporting to the Global Head of Philanthropy.

The role offers flexible working with a mix of home and office days in Brussels or London. Deadline to apply is 21 September 2026; interviews start late September.

Qualifications

• Experience in major donor fundraising and securing five-figure gifts.
• Knowledge of donor pipelines and financial processes.
• Line management experience or potential.

Responsabilités

• Build a resilient donor pipeline and manage prospects through all stages.
• Solicit and manage donor relationships to grow global philanthropy income.
• Collaborate with leadership to implement fundraising strategies across geographies.
• Coordinate with finance, programme leads and communications to maximise income.

Connaissances

Donor management

Major gifts

Pipeline management

Strategic fundraising

Team leadership

Description du poste

Philanthropy Manager

Application Deadline: 21 September 2026

Department: External Affairs

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Brussels

Reporting To: Clea Ferguson

Compensation: €4,521 / month

Description

Are you interested in playing your part in making a difference to our world? Come and join our team as a Philanthropy Manager - we are hiring here at ClientEarth in our London or Brussels office! This role offers the chance to join a high-performing, deeply collaborative Philanthropy Team within ClientEarth's Development Department, working closely with major donors, trusts, and foundations across multiple countries.

Important dates to note:

• Deadline to submit an initial application: 21 September 2026
• If your profile passes initial screening, you will be asked to submit additional information in the form of three additional questions.
• The deadline to submit your answers is the 24th of September
• If we do not receive a response to these questions by the deadline we will assume you are no longer interested in the role.
• Interviews will take place the from the 28th of September

Key Responsibilities

• Build a resilient donor pipeline and manage prospects and donors through each stage of the pipeline.
• Actively solicit and manage donor relationships across assigned portfolio to achieve global philanthropy income target with a focus on building new income and unrestricted income
• Work with the Global Head of Philanthropy and Lead to implement agreed fundraising strategies across geographies
• Collaborating with the team to implement the Philanthropy strategy as part of the overall Global Fundraising strategy, liaising with leadership, programme leads, communications and finance to ensure ClientEarth maximises potential income from corporate, restricted and unrestricted income streams

See the job description for a full list of duties for this role.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Fundraising management experience working in major donor fundraising.
• Demonstrable experience of securing five (or higher) figure gifts as well as multi-year commitments including unrestricted income.
• Good knowledge of donor and pipeline management, and financial processes
• Previous line management experience

See the job description for a full list of duties for this role.

Job Benefits

Flexible working: We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Visit our Flexa Employer page for more information on our approach to flexible working. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based. See our benefits page for more: Benefits | ClientEarth Careers as well as our flexible working FAQ.

ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. See our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at ClientEarth journey page for more. Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the UK or Belgium.

ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.