The Red Pencil (Europe) - RPE, founded in 2019, is a Foundation of Public Utility registered in Belgium with as mission to empower and develop resilience in vulnerable individuals and communities through creative arts therapy raising public awareness and advancing research about its transformative capacity. Creative arts therapy uses the creative and expressive process of artmaking to improve and enhance the psychological and social well-being of individuals of all ages, cultures, and health conditions.  raising public awareness and advancing research about its transformative capacity

Our activities are structured around 4 axes: social Inclusion, youth, health & wellbeing at work.

The Red Pencil (Europe), based in Brussels, is part of the organisation The Red Pencil Humanitarian Mission which has offices in Singapore and Geneva. More Information to be found on www.redpencil.org.

About the role

At RPE we are a small and dedicated team. The roles within it are very versatile and include both fundraising and project management related tasks. The Partnerships and Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of various initiatives within the organisation, ranging from funds requests, communication campaigns and coordination of the implementation of the art therapy programmes.  She/He works with different external partners - locally or internationally - to carry out the tasks, monitors and reports progress.

Responsibilities

Partnerships Management

In collaboration with the other team members, execute RPE’s partnerships strategy, integrating the whole range of fundraising possibilities, including public and private grants corporate partnerships, donations, fundraising events, and legacies.

• Undertake prospective research on potential financing partners.
• Prepare and submit funding applications
• Maintain and update donors’ records on a Customer Relationship Management application software (Efficy)
• Evaluate fundraising initiatives by balancing time-cost ratios to focus efforts on the most appropriate fundraising activities.
• Contribute developing written and visual marketing content for social media, and web site, and prepare communication material to support fundraising effort and overall TRP visibility.

Project Management

In collaboration with the other team members, coordinate the effective implementation of the art therapy projects, including

• Undertake prospective research on potential partner organizations for the programmes
• Monitor the various stages of the project: agreement, setting up sessions, evaluation, final report.
• Maintain and update projects’ records on a Customer Relationship Management application software (Efficy).
• Report to donors and ensure dissemination and visibility of project results.
  
  

Personal attributes

• Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years' experience in a position with similar responsibilities. Former experience in the non-profit sector is a strong asset.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong organizational skills to work to deadlines and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Ability to work with international teams within and outside The Red Pencil organization.
• Written/oral language skills: English and French are essential; Dutch or Spanish is an asset.
• Personal drive, initiative, reliability and commitment.
• Good command of standard Office applications. Knowledge of Efficy, Mailchimp and Wordpress are an asset.

We offer

We offer a motivating and meaningful job in an international and multi-cultural setting, within a dynamic team and a fascinating sector.

Status: employee (CDI). 

Part time job (80%) with 2-3 days of remote working.
Start: from April 2025.