Philanthropy Executive
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The Vacancy
Are you passionate about relationship‑driven fundraising and inspired by the opportunity to work with high‑value donors to change lives worldwide?
Have you excellent presentation skills with the ability to present Islamic Relief’s work professionally to HNW individuals at major donor events?
Do you have demonstrable experience creating, building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships?
Do you have a good understanding of the Major Donor fundraising market and trends and of the Institute of Fundraising codes of practice?
We are actively recruiting a motivated and ambitious Philanthropy Executive to join our team in Waterloo, London. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in major donor fundraising, helping to secure vital funding and build long‑term partnerships that support humanitarian work across the globe.
About the role:
As a Philanthropy Executive, you will focus on raising income and cultivating long‑term relationships with major donors, high‑net‑worth individuals and key partners. Working to agreed targets and budgets, you will represent Islamic Relief professionally and passionately.
About you:
You will be a confident, professional and relationship‑focused fundraiser with a strong interest in major donor philanthropy, and a commitment to IRW’s mission and values.
You will ideally have/be:
- 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 and of the Institute of Fundraising codes of practice.
- Excellent negotiation, 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.
- 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 and using research to build donor profiles.
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Why Join Islamic Relief Worldwide
- Be part of an organisation with a clear humanitarian mission and strong values
- Use your professional skills to make a real, meaningful global impact
- Work with passionate teams in a supportive environment.
- Excellent company benefits
If you are talented, service-minded, resilient, 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, we would love to hear from you
PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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
The Company
Islamic Relief is a faith-inspired humanitarian aid and development agency working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. We work in over 45 countries, assist people of all faiths and none according to need and do not discriminate in any way. Our proximity means we can often respond swiftly to emergencies and work in areas that other organisations cannot access.
We are the only UK-based Muslim faith-inspired charity to have been certified against the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS), which is designed to ensure that charities best meet the needs of the communities they serve.
Islamic Relief is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), we have Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council, and we are a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
What We Offer
Islamic Relief Worldwide recognises our staff as our biggest asset, and so we offer a range of benefits designed to support their professional development, mental and physical health, and work/life balance.
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Personal learning and development opportunities
Annual leave and additional leave
Service related pension scheme
Maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and pay
Healthcare
cash plan
Employee assistance support
Occupational advanced sick pay
Mental Health First Aiders
Charity volunteering
Cycle to Work scheme
On-site car parking
Field
visits
Our Values
Sincerity
Excellence
Compassion
Social Justice
Custodianship
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