Philanthropy Manager

ClientEarth; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexa accredited employer

Flexible working 80% remote

Job summary

ClientEarth is seeking a Philanthropy Manager to join our London or Brussels office. You will work within the Philanthropy Team, engaging major donors, trusts and foundations across multiple geographies to grow income and unrestricted funding.

The role involves collaboration with leadership, programme leads, communications and finance to maximise income from diverse streams. Join a high-performing team dedicated to global impact in a flexible working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing major donor fundraising campaigns.
• Proven ability to secure five-figure gifts and multi-year commitments.
• Knowledge of donor pipelines, forecasting and financial tracking.

Responsibilities

• Build a resilient donor pipeline and manage prospects through each stage.
• Solicit and manage donor relationships to meet global philanthropy income targets.
• Work with senior philanthropy leadership to implement fundraising strategies across geographies.
• Collaborate to align philanthropy with the Global Fundraising strategy and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Fundraising management

Donor stewardship

Pipeline & financial processes

Job description

Compensation: London£50,331 per year/ Brussels €4521,21 per month

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

Please also review the "Our Hiring Process" section at the bottom of this advert to learn more about the stages involved for this specific role.

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.

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

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

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 | 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.