Events Manager

• Salary: $85k to $92k gross per annum
• Location: Los Angeles
• Contract Type: Indefinite
• Hours: Full Time
• Closing Date: 18 February 2026
• First Interview Dates: Week beginning the 23 February 2026

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Events and Partnerships Manager to join our team. The manager will work alongside the Director of Major Gifts, Digital Fundraising Team, Communications Manager and Global Events Team to deliver an exceptional portfolio of events that meet our strategic needs, and to develop key relationships with partners in the field. They will also collaborate with the Americas Board of Directors as necessary for specific events. This position will not have line management responsibilities.

Meet your Manager

In this role, you will be managed by Allie Butkiewicz. Allie Butkiewicz joined ClientEarth in July 2024 as the Director of Major Gifts in the U.S. Allie focuses on identifying, cultivating and stewarding individual donors who align with ClientEarth's mission. Prior to joining the ClientEarth team, Allie served as the VP of Philanthropy for the nation's leading digital equity nonprofit, Human-I-T, where she focused on corporate, government and foundation giving pipelines for four years. Prior to that, Allie served as the Executive Director for Grades of Green, an environmental education non-profit. Allie received a master's degree in Nonprofit Business Management with a Certificate in Fundraising from the University of Central Florida. She received her bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in Environmental Science and Policy for California State University, Long Beach.

Main Duties

• Plan, develop and deliver in‑person, virtual, and hybrid events across the Americas, selecting appropriate formats and technologies in a designated personal portfolio, working with internal and external stakeholders
• Manage the timely compilation of guest lists, and oversee the collation of RSVPs and accurate guest biographies for personal portfolio of events;
• Ensure events in portfolio reflect the ClientEarth brand and meet/exceed client expectations; are in line with agreed aims and objectives; and are on time/to budget
• Conduct visits to potential event venues and ensure these adhere to the Events Policy criteria and appropriate environmental standards; ensuring that no contractor or event presents a risk to the reputation of ClientEarth.
• Contribute to and deliver a cohesive plan to mobilize various partners to engage in ClientEarth’s work in mutually beneficial ways

See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.

Role requirements

• Experience delivering high quality in person, online and hybrid events for a variety of audiences (essential)
• Experience working around competing deadlines and managing multiple stakeholder requests, tasks and priorities within a fast-paced working environment (essential)
• Experience managing multiple events budgets simultaneously (essential)
• Experience working specifically on fundraising events (desirable)
• Experience working on effective cross department projects and event delivery (essential)

See the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.

Note to candidates: We know that long lists of criteria can be daunting and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

Further Information

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Flexible working: We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Visit our Flexa Employer page for more information on our approach to flexible working. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based See our Benefits page for more.

ClientEarth is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the existing legal right to work in the United States

ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.

Flexible working: We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Visit our Flexa Employer page for more information on our approach to flexible working. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based See our Benefits page for more.

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