Senior Business Development Officer (interim cover)

This is an exciting time to be joining the Business Development team, which has expanded over the last two years to now count nine members with an increasingly global outlook. The successful candidate will join this well-established team, 2 years into their current 3-year fundraising strategy, with a healthy pipeline of prospect donors plus strong relationships in the donor ecosystem and across ClientEarth''s senior leadership. Please Note: This role is a fixed-term contract running until 31 August 2027 Important dates to note: Deadline to submit an initial application: 9 November 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/additional information is 12 November 2026 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 week beginning 16 November - 20 November 2026 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. Key Responsibilities Proactively undertake research to identify, qualify and prioritise new funding prospects/ opportunities to support a pipeline of high quality leads to guide future fundraising efforts. Determine prospect funder alignment with ClientEarth''s strategic funding priorities, producing recommendations about next ..... full job details .....