The Vacancy

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters. In the UK, IRW has a partner whose main role is to raise funds, raise awareness, carry out advocacy and support domestic programmes: this partner is called Islamic Relief UK (IRUK).

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is actively recruiting for the position of ‘Philanthropy Executive’ to be based from its Waterloo Office, London. The organisation is currently operating to a hybrid working model.

The purpose of the role is to raise income and build long-term relationships, in line with annually agreed targets and budgets from major donor opportunities & partnerships; in support of the activities of Islamic Relief.

The successful candidate must have:

• Educated to degree level or possess a relevant qualification or appropriate experience in a directly related post.
• A good understanding of the Major Donor fundraising market and trends
• A good understanding of the Institute of Fundraising codes of practice
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills – the ability to present Islamic Relief’s work professionally to HNW individuals at major donor events
• High level of commercial awareness and professionalism
• Effective time management skills – adept at handling multiple priorities and tight deadlines
• Knowledge of fundraising database(s), Raisers Edge would be advantageous
• Strong IT in particular Microsoft Office with extensive experience of making visual presentations.
• Demonstrate major donor fundraising relationship management, sales or marketing experience
• Demonstrable experience of achieving challenging targets
• Experience of working to and achieving an annual budget
• Proven experience of engaging with community, leaders and organisations
• Demonstrable experience creating, building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships
• Experience in developing team strategies and plans
• Experience using databases to identify prospective donors
• Experience using research to build donor profiles.

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

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 an ongoing basis until a suitable appointment is made. We therefore may close the advert sooner than the advertised date.

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.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

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