Programme Manager

Application Deadline: 19 October 2026

Department: Global Impact

Location: Beijing

Compensation: CN¥396,309 / year

Description This role is based in ClientEarth’s China Office, where we leverage law and policy to advance environmental and climate rule of law. The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Law and Policy Advisor to manage and expand a pivotal multi-stakeholder cooperation portfolio. Key responsibilities include developing strategic partnerships with diverse stakeholders and managing sub-grants to NGOs. The objective is to foster an enabling ecosystem and mobilize collective action to drive the green transition both domestically and internationally.

This is a 2 year fixed-term contract

Important dates to note:

• Deadline to submit an initial application: 19th of October
• If your profile passes initial screening, you will be asked to submit additional information in the form of 4 additional questions.
• The deadline to submit your answers to these questions is the 25th of October
• 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 week beginning the 5th of November

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.

Main duties

• Assist the strategic development of environmental and climate projects that involve providing on-granting and capacity building to NGOs, and building an enabling ecosystem for multi-stakeholder collaboration, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and partner priorities.
• Assist with fundraising initiatives, including identifying funding opportunities, and inputting into grant proposals and reports.
• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing contracts, Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), and partnership agreements with donors and implementing partners, primarily government-affiliated think tanks, universities, NGOs, and other research or public institutions.

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

Role requirements

• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in Mandarin
• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in English
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Political Science, or a closely related field
• Extensive project management experience within the non-profit sector, international development, or related fields
• Demonstrated success in fundraising and managing mid-to-large scale grants, including extensive hands-on experiences in administration of the full grant cycle to local partners, including stakeholder mapping, developing project ToC and implementation, budget and contract management, etc.

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 Have a question about this job? Please visit our Careers site for advice on applying, FAQs, and more.

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 as well as our flexible working FAQ. ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. See our equity, diversity and inclusion journey page for more. Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the countries listed at the top of this job advert.

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