Call for Applications – Individual Giving and Corporate Support Specialist (ILGA World)

Deadline: 10 July 2026, 23:59 CEST

ILGA World is seeking an Individual Giving and Corporate Support Specialist who will grow support from individual donors and values-aligned corporate supporters and strengthen ILGA World’s independence and long-term sustainability.

Deadline for applications: Friday, 10 July 2026 – 23:59 (Central European Summer Time, CEST)
Start of the position: 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter, subject to notice period
End of the position:18 months after the start date of the position (with the possibility of renewal or extension)

Who can apply?

Anyone

• with dedication to – and experience in regard to – the human rights of persons with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics
• who has the legal authorisation to work in the country they are based in and wish to work from
• who meets the requirements set out below

is welcome to apply.

Building support from individual donors and values-aligned corporate supporters is an increasingly important part of ILGA World’s long-term sustainability and independence. As part of ILGA World’s 2025–2029 strategic plan, strengthening the organisation’s internal capacity and resilience depends not only on programme funding, but also on flexible income that can help sustain core functions, respond quickly to emerging needs, and support movement infrastructure over time.

ILGA World’s fundraising context is shaped by a rapidly changing global environment for LGBTIQ human rights. Government funding is increasingly influenced by political shifts and geopolitical priorities, while many philanthropic foundations are moving towards shorter grant cycles and more restrictive requirements. Corporate giving has also become more complex, with some companies reducing visible support for LGBTIQ rights in response to politicised backlash. These trends increase volatility for the movement and underline the importance of diversifying income and growing sources of support that are less dependent on public funding cycles.

Within this context, individual giving offers a pathway to build a broader base of solidarity and predictable support. By developing clear donor journeys, strong stewardship practices, and accessible ways to give, ILGA World can grow a community of supporters who contribute to the organisation’s long-term sustainability. ILGA World already uses platforms such as GlobalGiving, including features that enable U.S. tax receipting and UK Gift Aid. Strengthening how these options are communicated to donors, and ensuring that giving is simple and trustworthy, can help remove barriers and increase conversion and retention.

Corporate support can also help strengthen ILGA World’s sustainability, but it must be approached with care. ILGA World’s corporate support work is grounded in values-led decision-making, ethical screening, and due diligence. This ensures that corporate supporters align with ILGA World’s mission and that relationships do not create harm, compromise independence, or place undue burdens on staff or members. In practice, this means focusing on a smaller number of higher-fit corporate supporters, prioritising longer-term commitments, and ensuring clear internal processes to assess and manage reputational risk.

The Individual Giving and Corporate Support Specialist contributes to this work by building repeatable systems and practices that strengthen donor experience and stewardship, improve coordination between fundraising, communications, and finance, and support a culture of philanthropy that reflects ILGA World’s queer feminist and relational values. The role helps ensure that fundraising communications are accurate, non-extractive, and grounded in solidarity and collective care, while strengthening the internal systems needed to manage and grow support responsibly.

The aims of individual giving and corporate support at ILGA World are to:

• Grow flexible, predictable income from individual donors through annual appeals, monthly giving, and strong stewardship that builds trust and long-term commitment
• Strengthen donor experience by improving how ILGA World communicates giving options and donor benefits, including clear information on U.S. tax receipting and UK Gift Aid via GlobalGiving
• Build repeatable supporter journeys and practical tools that enable ILGA World to run 2 to 3 high-quality campaigns each year without undue operational burden
• Develop a pipeline for mid-size and major gifts, supporting relational cultivation and long-term donor retention in ways that are consistent with ILGA World’s values and duty of care
• Stabilise and grow values-aligned corporate support through ethical screening, due diligence, and clear internal decision-making processes that protect ILGA World’s credibility and independence
• Strengthen coordination across fundraising, communications, and finance to ensure timely acknowledgements, accurate record keeping, appropriate data protection, and consistent reporting
• Uphold ILGA World’s queer feminist and relational values by using non-extractive communications, respecting dignity and safety, and ensuring accountability to communities and the movement.

Overview

The Individual Giving and Corporate Support Specialist is an integral part of ILGA World, strengthening the organisation’s ability to mobilise flexible resources by growing support from individual donors and values-aligned corporate supporters.

This is a part-time (50%), fixed-term staff position for 18 months, focused on building repeatable systems and delivering priority fundraising activities during the contract term. Renewal or extension may be possible, depending on available funding and performance in the role.

The role is responsible for developing and implementing ILGA World’s individual giving and corporate support work as a core contribution to the organisation’s broader strategic goals and priorities, including those set out in the 2025–2029 strategic plan.

The Specialist ensures that ILGA World’s fundraising approaches are relational, values-led, and responsive to a fast-changing global context in which funding for human rights and gender justice is increasingly volatile.

The Specialist leads the design and delivery of key supporter engagement activities, including prospecting, annual and seasonal appeals, monthly giving, donor stewardship journeys, and targeted cultivation of mid-size and major gifts. The role also supports the organisation in stabilising and growing corporate support through clear ethical screening, due diligence processes, and supporter offers that align with ILGA World’s mission, values, and responsibilities to the movement.

Working closely with the Fundraising and MEL Manager and colleagues across ILGA World, the Specialist helps strengthen coherence between resource mobilisation, communications, and programme priorities, ensuring that fundraising messages are accurate, non-extractive, and grounded in solidarity and collective care. The role contributes to improved systems for donor data, reporting, and internal coordination, supporting ILGA World to build a sustainable base of flexible income over time.

During the first 12 months, the successful candidate will contribute to:

• establishing or strengthening a monthly giving programme with clear supporter journeys and stewardship
• delivering 2 to 3 supporter campaigns per year with learning and improvement between cycles
• implementing consistent corporate ethical screening and due diligence, and reporting monthly fundraising KPIs.

Responsibilities

The Individual Giving and Corporate Support Specialist supports and reports to the Fundraising and MEL Manager in delivering ILGA World’s individual giving and corporate support efforts, and contributes to strengthening the organisation’s resourcing resilience amid increased funding volatility.

Specific to this 18-month, 50% position, this includes:

• Develop and implement an 18-month individual giving and corporate support workplan, including clear targets, timelines, key moments, and a realistic delivery cadence, aligned with ILGA World’s 2025–2029 Strategic Plan and values
• Lead the design and delivery of individual giving activities, including 2 to 3 supporter campaigns per year, improvements to donor journeys (welcome, monthly giving, annual giving, upgrade and reactivation), and a stewardship rhythm that supports retention and long-term commitment
• Build and grow a monthly giving programme, including proposition development, supporter communications, onboarding and donor care, and simple upgrade paths
• Strengthen annual giving and donor stewardship, including acknowledgements, impact updates, and donor communications that are accurate, non-extractive, dignity-centred, and grounded in solidarity and collective care
• Support the cultivation of mid-size and major gifts, including identifying and prioritising prospects, preparing briefing materials, coordinating leadership touchpoints, and supporting follow-up and stewardship in collaboration with the Fundraising and MEL Manager and relevant colleagues
• Stabilise and grow values-aligned corporate support, including strengthening renewal and retention approaches, developing clear supporter offers, and ensuring a consistent approach to corporate outreach that reflects ILGA World’s mission and responsibilities to the movement
• Establish and implement corporate ethical screening and due diligence processes, including an escalation route for reputational risk, and ensure that all new corporate supporters are assessed and documented in line with ILGA World’s values, duty of care, and policies
• Improve fundraising systems and internal coordination, including strengthening processes in GlobalGiving and DonorBox, improving donor data quality and segmentation, and coordinating with the finance team on reconciliation, record keeping, and reporting
• Work closely with the communications team to develop clear supporter-facing narratives and materials, ensuring that fundraising communications are consistent, accessible, and aligned with ILGA World’s values and safeguarding responsibilities
• Monitor and report on progress, including maintaining a simple KPI dashboard and providing regular updates on income, donor growth, retention, and pipeline progress, with clear learning and recommendations for adjustment
• Contribute to agreed success measures for the role, including delivery of 2 to 3 campaigns per year, growth of monthly giving, implementation of corporate due diligence, and monthly KPI reporting.

General

• Actively contribute to promoting and achieving ILGA World’s objectives, and to strengthening a culture of philanthropy that supports the organisation’s independence and sustainability
• Ensure that all activities are carried out with full regard to ILGA World policies, including safeguarding, ethical standards, and data protection
• Work collaboratively as part of the ILGA World staff team, contributing to cross-team coordination and shared organisational priorities
• Perform other duties as required within the scope of the role.

Relationships with colleagues

ILGA World values creative and inclusive approaches to work achieved through cross-service-area collaboration and the participation of staff at all levels in the organisation. The Specialist will work closely with the Fundraising and MEL Manager and maintain key working relationships with colleagues across communications, finance, programmes, and management to ensure that fundraising activities are well-coordinated, values-aligned, and delivered to a high standard.

Performance of duties, remuneration, and benefits

• ILGA World is working under a flexible workplace regime – this position can be implemented remotely, and we do not support relocation to Geneva, Switzerland
• The successful candidate is required to have the legal authorisation to work in the country in which they are based and wish to work from
• The position is advertised at 50% of a full-time position for a period of 18 months
• ILGA World remunerates under a three-tiered salary matrix structure. The annual salary being offered for the post ranges between 28,371 CHF and 40,530 CHF per annum, part-time, depending on location
• In addition, ILGA World offers 32 days, pro-rated for the 50% position, between public holidays in the country of work and annual leave and contributions to health care costs
• ILGA World operates under a flexible working system that – among others – includes flexible working hours
• The weekly working time is 20.25 hours on a 50% position.

Requirements

Education and qualifications

• A post-graduate degree, diploma, or equivalent training in a relevant area such as fundraising, communications, marketing, community organising, international development, or human rights and at least five years of relevant experience in individual giving, donor engagement, and/or corporate support. Five years or more is desirable.

or

• A first-level university degree, or equivalent, in a relevant field and at least seven years of relevant and qualifying experience in fundraising, supporter engagement, and income generation

or

• At least nine years of relevant and qualifying experience in fundraising, supporter engagement, donor stewardship, and income generation, in lieu of a degree

Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in individual giving, donor stewardship, supporter engagement, and/or values-aligned corporate support, ideally within civil society, social justice, humanitarian, or human rights contexts
• Demonstrated experience planning and delivering fundraising campaigns (for example, annual appeals, monthly giving, or rapid response appeals), including drafting supporter communications and coordinating timelines and inputs with colleagues
• Experience building and maintaining donor journeys and stewardship practices, including welcome processes, stewardship systems, impact updates, and reactivation of lapsed supporters
• Experience using fundraising tools and databases, including familiarity with online giving platforms (for example, GlobalGiving and Donorbox or similar) and maintaining accurate donor records with appropriate attention to data protection and consent
• Experience supporting mid-size gifts and major gift cultivation, such as identifying prospects, preparing briefing materials, coordinating follow-up, and contributing to donor retention
• Experience supporting or managing values-aligned corporate support, including donor research, preparation of supporter offers, and working with due diligence or risk screening processes where relevant
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multicultural and international environments, including collaborating across time zones and with colleagues and partners in different regions
• Strong writing and communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, respectful, movement-appropriate content for diverse audiences and to adapt tone and format for individual donors, corporate supporters, and internal stakeholders
• Experience working collaboratively across functions, particularly with communications and finance, to ensure consistent supporter messaging, timely acknowledgements, and accurate income tracking and reporting.

Technical requirements

• Strong practical skills in individual giving and supporter fundraising, including designing supporter journeys (welcome, monthly giving, annual giving, upgrade and reactivation) and delivering 2 to 3 supporter campaigns per year
• Confidence using online giving platforms and basic fundraising systems, including GlobalGiving and Donorbox (or comparable tools), and maintaining accurate donor records
• Ability to produce and interpret basic fundraising metrics to guide decisions, including conversion rates, average gift, retention, churn, and campaign performance, using tools such as Excel or Google Sheets
• Experience drafting clear, movement-appropriate donor communications, including campaign emails, donation page copy, thank-you messages, impact updates, and FAQs, with an ability to tailor tone for individual donors, corporate supporters, and movement audiences
• Understanding of data protection and consent in supporter communications, including safe handling of donor data and good practice around email permissions and privacy
• Ability to coordinate effectively with colleagues across communications, finance, and programmes, including aligning messaging, ensuring timely acknowledgements, and supporting accurate reconciliation and reporting
• Familiarity with values-aligned corporate support processes, including basic due diligence, reputational risk awareness, and keeping written records of screening and decisions
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders in a remote, international working environment, including clear documentation and follow-up.

Other requirements

• Strong communication skills, able to communicate clearly and effectively with a wide range of audiences, including individual donors, corporate supporters, and movement audiences
• Ability to tailor language, tone, style, and format to the audience, including writing donor-facing messages that are values-led, respectful, and non-extractive
• Ability to work professionally in English (mandatory). Additional languages are welcome, particularly Spanish and French
• Comfort working in a remote, international environment, including collaborating across time zones and maintaining clear documentation and follow-up
• Commitment to, and alignment with, ILGA World’s values and code of conduct, including ethical practice, safeguarding, and responsible handling of sensitive information and donor data.

How to apply
The application for this position needs to be submitted online at this link. We recommend you download the application form in Word format from here. Prepare your application in the Word document, then copy and paste it into the online form. We do not accept documents by email.

ILGA World uses AI tools to help assess applications during the screening process. ILGA World does not use AI tools to exclude applications without human review or consideration.

Should you have questions in regard to this call, please reach out to recruitment (a) ilga (dot) org.

Key dates

• 20 July – 31 July 2026: Shortlisted candidates are invited for interviews
• 1 September 2026: The successful candidate takes up the position (if notice period allows)

ILGA World strongly encourages applications from people based in Global Majority countries, especially candidates who identify as women or non-binary and/or as lesbian, bisexual, intersex, or trans.