Junior Fundraiser

Salary: (Pro rata) £23,436 per annum

Location: Glasgow

Contract Type: 3 months Fixed Term

Hours: Part Time

**The Vacancy**

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 39 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, conflict, and natural disasters. In the UK, IRW has a partner whose main role is to raise funds, raise awareness, carry out advocacy and support domestic programmes: this partner is called Islamic Relief UK (IRUK).

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is actively recruiting for the positions of ‘Junior Fundraiser - Scotland’ on a 3-month fixed term, part time basis to be based from its Glasgow office.

The purpose of the role is to develop and implement strategies to increase the funding income of Islamic Relief through a range of fundraising initiatives and through acquisition and retention of supporters.
- Experience of working in a similar role or similar customer focused environment
- Demonstrates experience of, and commitment to, delivering an effective service in support of the organisation’s aims and objectives
- Proven experience of successfully working under pressure, with multiple demands and in a busy environment
- Understanding of how to operate within Charity Law and the General Data Protection legislation and adhere to the Fundraising Regulator’s Codes of Practice.
- Willingness to work flexibly in approach to work and to travel and work outside normal office hours (including unsocial hours and weekends)
- Current and full UK driving licence
- Knowledge and understanding of the local region and community
- Well-developed ability to organise events/activities, to agreed deadlines often with conflicting priorities
- Ability to work well with others as part of a team, providing support as required, and build and maintain effective working relationships
- High standard of numeracy skills in accurately entering and recording financial data and other general calculations and working within defined procedures and regulations
- Good communication skills - speaking, presenting, writing and listening
- Ability to represent Islamic Relief in a wide range of situations
- The ability to work accurately under pressure and pay attention to detail.
- Ability to deal with confidential information sensitively and appropriately
- Ability to work proactively and flexibly within a dynamic and fast paced environment
- Familiarity with social media platforms i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat
- Knowledge and understanding of the local region and community
- Strong motivation and empathy towards the aims and objectives of the organisation.

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**PLEASE NOTE**:Interviews are expected to take place sometime in December 2023.

**Pre-employment Checks**:

- screening clearance
- proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
- criminal records check
- 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.

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.
- Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: £23,436.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Glasgow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person