Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.
IRW is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Director of Network and Resource Development’ to join its established team based in Birmingham, UK. The purpose of the role is to lead and guide the development of the family of IR Family members to grow the supporter base, income, and influence of the IR Family, to achieve our mission and global strategy.
The successful candidate must have or be:
• Commitment to IRW’s vision and mission, and a good understanding and empathy with Islamic Relief’s values and principles
• A track record of developing successful new and updated international fundraising products in collaboration with fundraisers and programme managers, to secure a significant increase in income
• Experience of guiding the development of national affiliates within an international federation to achieve significant increases in income and to strengthen collaboration across the network
• A good practical understanding of effective approaches to major donor fundraising, aligned to programme priorities, and of cost recovery principles and norms
• Strong customer service orientation, with a track record of successful initiatives to strengthen the responsiveness of internal processes to the changing needs of internal customers
• Strong diplomatic and negotiating skills, with experience of guiding and influencing Board members and senior leaders in sister organisations to collaborate together more effectively
• Good command of the English and Arabic language
If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.
For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit:
https://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us/what-we-offer/
PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 25/10/2021.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
screening clearance
proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
Enhanced criminal records check
receipt of satisfactory references
This post is classed as Social Media Profile Level One (Senior Ambassador) under IRW’s Personal Social Media Policy. The postholder must disclose their social media accounts and must represent IRW in an acceptable way online, in accordance with the policy.
Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:
(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer
How to apply
https://islamic-relief.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/2379901?cid=1858&s=False&t=DIRECTOR-OF-NETWORK-AND-RESOURCE-DEVELOPMENT&l=Birmingham