Fundraising Manager at European Institute of Peace

Based in Brussels and active in over a dozen countries, the European Institute of Peace (www.eip.org) is an independent organisation working collaboratively with European decision-makers, the parties to the conflict, and those who represent people suffering from insecurity or at risk of violence, as well as the conflict prevention, resolution and mediation community.

The Institute receives support for its work from many official actors including the EU and states. It is seeking to broaden its resource base for a variety of reasons. One is that the Institute’s work in conflict prevention and resolution is increasingly relevant to private sector actors. There is scope for more public-private sector partnerships. The Fundraising Manager will play a vital role in opening new funding opportunities, maximizing outreach and helping the Institute to meet its ambitious programmatic and financial targets.

Reporting to the Executive Director and working in close coordination with the Senior Management Team, the Fundraising Manager will create new and strengthen existing partnerships with Foundations and other private sector actors, notably in Europe and the US, but with an attention to emerging markets and continue nurturing and developing the relationship with existing Institutional donors.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated, well organised, proactive and inspiring individual to make a measurable difference to the Institute’s ability to deliver on its strategic objectives in an historical moment where the work to find non-violent solutions to conflicts is needed more than ever.

Your responsibilities

• Identify new funding opportunities and convert them into concrete funding streams, with particular focus on unrestricted and flexible funding
• With the Senior Management Team, develop the Institute’s long-term fundraising strategy, with annual goals
• Review existing contacts and engagement with Foundations and Institutional donors and help the Executive Director and the Senior Management Team to prioritise and ensure high rate of conversion into funding streams
• Identify and contribute to fundraising events that are relevant to the work of the Institute and its fellow travellers in the peace building and conflict resolution world.
• Contribute to communication and monitoring and evaluation activities so that they contribute effectively to donor attraction and retention
• Help the Operations team to develop and strengthen systems that can effectively support the fundraising efforts

Your skills and experience

• University degree
• Excellent communications skills; strong command of English is essential. Other EU languages an asset
• 8 years of experience in fundraising
• Sound knowledge of the non-profit sector in Europe
• Sound knowledge of trusts and foundations in Europe, in the USA and in emerging markets
• Proven experience in converting opportunities in funding streams
• Strong budget management and organisational skills
• Desire and ability to create and develop a fundraising team
• A flexible attitude towards work with a willingness to learn new skills and to assist the wider team to get things done
• Strong IT skills, in particular Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)

What we are offering

• An exciting job in an international and diverse environment (18 nationalities represented at the Brussels Office)
• Open-ended Belgian contract
• Competitive Benefits package which includes health care insurance and pension plan, meal vouchers, transportation and telework allowance, and SIM card
• 40h/week and 32 leave days/year
• The possibility to telework 3 days a week

The Fundraising Manager will have to be legally entitled to work in Belgium. He/she will be based in Belgium and work regularly at the Institute premises in Rue des Deux Eglises 25, Brussels.

Start date: as soon as possible