Humanitarian Programme & Policy Manager

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 38 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.

IRW is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Humanitarian Programme & Policy Manager’ to join its dynamic International Programmes Division. The purpose of the role is to strengthen the quality and impact of Islamic Relief’s humanitarian work through ensuring programming and advocacy activities are based on robust and accurate analysis of the crises being addressed.

The successful candidate must have or be:

· Strong experience in embedding systematic, high-quality programme monitoring, learning, coordination and reporting

· Familiarity of conflict sensitive approaches and application of ‘Do No Harm’ methodologies

· Experience of working in emergency response operations in difficult, challenging environments

· Substantial experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and of managing multi-million-dollar grants and understanding of institutional donor compliance

· Strong experience of policy analysis on humanitarian issues

· Ability to plan and conduct research during humanitarian operations

· Ability to plan, prioritise, implement and meet targets in a pressurised environment whilst producing efficient work with minimum support

· Experience of humanitarian advocacy, representation and communications with evidence of impact or influencing policymakers

· Demonstrable experience in advocacy initiatives including influencing key stakeholders at high levels including senior management, donors, UNs and INGOs

· Experience of coordinating and analysing evaluations, research and policy analysis

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 12/04/2022.

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 that 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