Location: London (other IRUK office locations may be considered)
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.
Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) are currently recruiting for the position of ‘Fundraising Operations Support Officer’ to join its dynamic Fundraising division. The purpose of the role is to provide a comprehensive operational and administrative support service to the Community Fundraising team. The post holder will also be required to establish and maintain effective communication with all regional fundraising teams and other functions of IRUK, as well as provide support to fundraising activities, projects and partnerships to help ensure that maximum income is received.
The successful candidate must have or be:
· Degree level qualifications or equivalent
· Proven experience in working in a similar role managing day-to-day administrative and operational tasks
· Experience of setting up and maintaining management information and data retrieval systems and CRM databases such as Raisers Edge
· Experience of diary and correspondence management
· Experience in multi-tasking and working on various projects at one time
· Experience of maintaining financial records
· Experience using project management tools such as Asana or Trello
· Experience supporting a large, widespread and remote team
· Knowledge and understanding of using relationship management database software i.e. CRM
· Collating data and producing reports
· Numerical skills, the ability to work accurately under pressure and pay attention to detail
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 29/11/2021.
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
- receipt of satisfactory references
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