Deputy Director of Global Family Development (Internal Only)

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. 

IRW’s Global Family Development Division is recruiting for the position of Deputy Director of Global Family Development, based out of its offices in Birmingham, UK. The organisation is currently operating to a hybrid working model. The role is being advertised as only open to existing employees of Islamic Relief, in the UK.

The Role:

The Deputy Director - Member Development is a senior leader with the division and at multiple times throughout the year, manages the division.

The Deputy Director - Member Development is responsible for developing and executing an effective expansion strategy for the growth of the Islamic Relief Family.

The role holder is responsible for the entire process of establishing a new office, from feasibility, inception, recruitment of Trustees and senior management team, through to sustainability development and handover to the established Board of Trustees.

Additionally, the role holder is responsible to manage the exploration of fundraising opportunities from areas around the world without an official Islamic Relief presence, building relationships with strategic partners and stakeholders.

The role holder is responsible to provide strategic support to the Director in developing and implementing the vision and strategy of the division as well as management support for various departments where needs are determined.

The successful candidate must have:

• A Master’s level qualification in a relevant subject
• Experience of strategic planning and implementation against that plan
• Experience of being a spokesperson for an organisation across multiple media
• Demonstrable experience of building and maintaining relationships with people of influence and institutions
• Demonstrable experience of managing a large, diverse team
• Demonstrable experience of budget-planning and monitoring
• Experience of working within the humanitarian and development sector
• Experience of building high performing teams
• Experience of developing branding and fundraising initiatives
• Experience of working with legal and finance sector specialists
• Experience of working with, setting up new boards in new countries and supporting IRW and local Trustee boards
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills, particularly at an inter- personal level
• Results focused – ability to deliver objectives and targets with a positive drive to achieve results
• Ability to develop strategy and see-through implementation
• Ability to adapt to fast-changing environment
• Ability to build and manage teams that work effectively under pressure to tight deadlines and balance competing priorities
• Ability to manage a team effectively to meet ambitious targets
• Ability to manage relationships with influential external stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences and across different mediums
• Understanding of how to build capability of teams to capitalise on new opportunities
• Sound understanding of the audiences that Islamic Relief wants to communicate with
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, and the ability to prioritise the team’s work
• Knowledge on to international market analysis and segmentation
• Strong diplomatic and negotiating skills, with experience of guiding and influencing Board members and senior leaders in sister organisations to collaborate together more effectively.

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.

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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
• criminal records check
• 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 their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer