Director of Global Family Development in Birmingham

Director of Global Family Development

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.

The role will lead and guide the development of the family of IR Family members to grow the supporter base income and influence of the IR Family and to achieve our mission and global strategy.

Qualifications

• Commitment to IRWs vision and mission and a good understanding and empathy with Islamic Reliefs 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 financial and resource management which enables strategic goals to be achieved within budgetary constraints.
• 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.
• Demonstrated skills in networking which lead to positive relationships with external bodies.
• Strong diplomatic and negotiating skills with experience of guiding and influencing Board members and senior leaders in sister organisations to collaborate together more effectively.
• Ability to guide staff development towards achieving key performance indicators and organisational strategy.
• A strong understanding of how to build guide and motivate teams that have a clear innovative direction as well as working collaboratively as part of a high performing senior team.
• Sound communication skills which delivers complex information persuasively and with clarity in a wide range of situations.
• Proven ability to report on decisions which have been drawn from sound analysis of available data.
• To work in a way which always considers the organisations long term vision whilst maintaining an overview of its immediate situation.
• A well-established understanding of international development and humanitarian work with a proven track record in initiating and maintaining successful partnerships and relationships at the highest levels.
• Fluency in or strong working knowledge of a relevant second language especially Arabic or French.

Application

Please apply by completing our online application form.

Pre‑employment Checks

• Screening clearance
• Proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• Criminal records check
• Receipt of satisfactory references
• This post is classed as Social Media Profile Level One (Senior Ambassador) under IRWs Personal Social Media Policy. The post holder must disclose their social media accounts and must represent IRW in an acceptable way online in accordance with the policy.

Safeguarding and Equality

Islamic Relief is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct, and is 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 its code of conduct. 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.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer.