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Donor Relations Coordinator - Brussels (Belgium) - Re-advertisement
Donor Relations/Grants Management
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**Department:** Funding & Services – Donor Relations Unit
**Contract type:** Permanent contract, Full-time (100%), Belgian contract
**Duty station:** Brussels, Belgium
**Preferred start date:** 1st of July 2026
\***This position is open to candidates who are legally entitled to work in Belgium (EU)**\*
**\*Candidates who have previously applied for this position do not need to reapply, as their application is already under consideration\***
## **Mission**
Geneva Call is a neutral and impartial non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting respect by Armed Groups, De Facto Authorities (AGDAs) and Provisional Governments for international humanitarian norms in armed conflict and other situations of violence, in particular those related to the protection of civilians. Geneva Call focuses its efforts on banning the use of anti-personnel mines, protecting children from the effects of armed conflict, prohibiting sexual violence in armed conflict, working towards the elimination of gender discrimination, protecting civilian infrastructure, and ensuring humanitarian access.
## **Role**
As part of the Donor Relations’ team, the Donor Relations Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the excellence of relationship management of donors (creating and nurturing relationships of trust) and providing relevant support to the fundraising activities throughout the organization. This includes leadership, coordination, facilitation and tracking of the various donor engagements from identification, initial cultivation and solicitation, through ongoing stewardship and relationship management. While donor relations are a shared responsibility at different levels and intersections, the Donor Relations Coordinator, leads & coordinates aspects of the relationships that run across the organization and that are related to donors within her/his portfolio.
## **Duties & Responsibilities**
The main role of a Donor Relations Coordinator is to identify, cultivate and maintain positive relationships with donors within the assigned portfolio by supporting fundraising activities, providing personalized communication and stewardship, managing donor information and evaluating donor engagement to inform strategic efforts. The Donor Relations Coordinator serves as the focal point for optimising relations and providing relevant support to fundraising activities throughout the organization. The position also plays a proactive role in identifying new donors, funding instruments, and emerging opportunities within existing donor structures, ensuring that funding gaps are anticipated and addressed in collaboration with relevant teams. The coordinator contributes to enhancing Geneva Call’s visibility and positioning through targeted engagement initiatives, technical briefings, and events, and by bridging fundraising efforts with broader advocacy and communication platforms.
**Identification of funding opportunities**
- Conduct research to identify prospective instruments for fundraising within assigned donors, assess their priorities, funding focus and interests, and develop strategies for cultivation and solicitation.
- Identify and monitor funding opportunities, developments, potential partners & their timing and requirements, according to the Geneva Call’s thematic and geographic priorities and programmatic needs.
- Ensure regular communication within Headquarters (HQ), regional and country offices on funding related meetings and interactions with assigned donors at country and capital level.
- Assist in the planning and execution of fundraising events, including donor cultivation events.
- Actively identify and engage with emerging funding mechanisms, multi-donor pooled funds, and innovative financing instruments relevant to Geneva Call’s mission.
- Follow-up on the internal tracking of the funding gaps across Geneva Call’s portfolio and coordinate timely follow-up with programmatic and management teams to develop proactive engagement strategies and proposals for the assigned donors.
- Collaborate with thematic and communication teams to develop tailored pitches, concept notes, or technical presentations to capitalise on new opportunities and position Geneva Call strategically with donors.
**Donor engagement and cultivation of relationships**
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with assigned donors, ensuring positive interactions and engagement.
- Serve as a point of contact for assigned donors, providing them with updates on organizational activities, impact reports, and other relevant information.
- Implement stewardship strategies to recognize and retain assigned donors, such as exclusive events, donor appreciation programmes, and personalized communications.
- Develop and manage relationships with relevant donors’ instruments & representatives and serve as the primary Geneva Call’s focal point for fundraising purposes within the assigned donors.
- Represent and/or coordinate the representation of Geneva Call at differe
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