Executive Operations Partner

2 weeks ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Islamic Relief Worldwide Full time

Contract Type: Permanent
Hours : Full Time

The Humanitarian Academy for Development (HAD), established in 2013 as an award-winning Strategic Business Unit, aims to enhance knowledge and skills in the humanitarian sector through capacity building, applied research, and leadership development. Originating from Islamic Relief (IR), a global NGO serving humanity for over 40 years, HAD initially supported the IR Family but now strives to develop the wider NGO sector. HAD envisions itself as a hub for humanitarian and development studies, training future leaders, undertaking applied research, and advocating for effective aid and development from an Islamic perspective.

Humanitarian Academy for Development (HAD) is actively recruiting for the position of Executive Operations Partner to be based from its office in Birmingham, UK. The organisation currently operates to a hybrid working model.

The Executive Operations Partner provides high-level executive, operational, and administrative support to the Managing Director (MD) and ensures the smooth and efficient running of HAD Academy.
• This role combines administrative responsibilities with operational coordination, process management, and service oversight to enable the Academy to deliver its strategic objectives effectively.
• Working closely with the MD and wider leadership team, the post holder acts as a trusted partner—anticipating needs, managing priorities, coordinating information flow, and supporting the implementation of key projects and business processes.

Any professional or other qualification relevant to executive office support, business administration, or NGO management
• Training in executive assistance, office administration, or project management advantageous
• Proven experience supporting senior executives or directors
• Experience coordinating operational processes, reporting, or strategic projects
• Experience in budget monitoring and administrative financial tasks
• Strong resource, budgetary, and financial management skills
• Ability to guide staff development toward achieving key performance indicators
• Analytical skills to interpret data and provide recommendations
• High digital literacy: Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), collaboration platforms
• Awareness of the external environments within the humanitarian sector to support the impact of the work and the changing needs of HAD
• Project management and financial budget management experience to allow the Division to deliver on its strategic objectives
• Additional languages (Arabic, French, or others) beneficial
• Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. What we offer UK colleagues - Islamic Relief Worldwide

Please Note: Interviews are expected to take place in January 2026.

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

• Executive Assistant, Senior Executive Assistant, Executive Operations Manager, Operations Coordinator, Operations Manager, Programme, Operations Officer, Business Operations Partner, Chief of Staff (Junior / Associate level), Executive Office Manager, Project Coordinator, Project Manager (NGO / Charity Sector), Strategic Operations Officer, Administrative Manager, Office Manager (Senior-Level), Executive Support Officer (NGO)

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