Orphans & Child Welfare Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Salary: UK – £23,286 / Rest of the world – £18,629 per annum

Location: Birmingham/Global – where IR has a Country Office

Contract Type: Maternity Cover Upto 52 weeks

Hours: Full Time

The Vacancy

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 International Programmes Division is recruiting for the position of ‘Orphans & Child Welfare Assistant’ to join its dynamic OCW team on a Maternity Cover basis for up to 52 weeks.

The purpose of the role is to be the main focal point for IR Member and Country Offices for the Orphans Sponsorship Programmes (OSP): ensuring annual progress reports are sent on time to IR Members, timely transfers to Country Offices, and ensuring timely programme report submissions by Country Offices. The post-holder will deal with enquires in accordance to agreed IR standards (escalating any issues to the line Manager where necessary). The postholder will occasionally be providing support to the Seasonal programme team as and when required.

The successful candidate must have:

• Ability to organise; prioritize and work efficiently under pressure and subject to changing priorities; meeting deadlines, and using judgment and initiative in problem solving.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Good levels of computer literacy (Microsoft office etc).
• Ability to work autonomously with minimum supervision.
• Good team worker with ability to build effective working relationships and establish credibility with colleagues and outside agencies.
• Ability to handle, analyse and summarise information and data.
• Ability to identify training needs and escalate when necessary.

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 our website.

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
• 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