Partnership and Contract Coordinator (Internal Applicants Only)

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 36 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 effected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

Our International Programme Division are currently recruiting for the position of a Partnership and Contract Coordinator (Internal Applicants only). The Partnership and Contract Coordinator will be responsible to ensure timely accomplishment of all partnership and contracts related screening, re-screening, agreement, contract, extension, renewal activities in collaboration with IRW and IRMM relevant desk and department and in line with all legal and organizational standard and compliance. Oversight, plan and mitigate legal and compliance risk in relation to partnership, agreement and contracts of services and supplies.

The Successful Candidate Must Have Or Be

• Minimum Master’s degree in any relevant discipline
• Substantial years of experience with an International NGO in a senior position;
• Excellent English language skills (written and spoken)
• Good communication skills, excellent interpersonal, and negotiation skills to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment, often at a distance
• Ability to facilitate, maintain and manage good working relationships between staff, vendors, suppliers etc.
• Excellent writing and contracts, agreement drafting skill.
• Capacity building experience including training and skills development
• Ability to prioritise own workload and work with minimal supervision
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 30% of time, mostly to remote areas.

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 2nd week of March 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment Checks

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• receipt of satisfactory references

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