Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 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.
We are currently recruiting for the position of ‘Global Humanitarian Advocacy Advisor' to join its dynamic External Relations and Advocacy Division. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Global Advocacy department as we scale up our policy and advocacy work related to global crises such as natural disasters and major conflicts. This role will contribute to the development of change objectives with a specific focus on humanitarian and protracted crises.
The successful candidate must have or be:
- Extensive humanitarian policy experience on thematic and country specific humanitarian issues
- Masters and/or first degree in development-related discipline or International Relations is desirable
- Proven experience of working with country teams on the delivery of policy and advocacy strategies in humanitarian / protracted crisis settings
- Experience of undertaking policy analysis and writing advocacy briefings and reports on humanitarian policy issues
- Experience of advocacy on gender justice and climate issues would be advantageous, as these are the focus of IRW’s campaigning beyond the humanitarian arena, and there are often connections that can be made
- Experience of working effectively with communications and campaigns teams to ensure that public engagement activities reflect organisational policy positions and priorities
- Knowledge of current policy debates relating to humanitarian crises and of the major international processes and actors in the humanitarian systems. Knowledge of working specifically on gender issues would be advantageous
- Knowledge of the global humanitarian and development policy and institutional arena and its frameworks, its challenges and blockages, and how these can be addressed
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 early August, 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:
(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer