Philanthropy Support Officer

Salary: £28,403 per annum + £4000 London Weighting (pro rata)

Location: London

Contract Type: Fixed term, 6-months

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.

Our Islamic Relief UK are recruiting for a Philanthropy Support Officer on a 6-month fixed term contract to join its dynamic team based out our office in London.

The purpose of the role is to work on the assigned projects, events and initiatives playing a key role in team’s fundraising activities throughout the duration of the post and supporting the Philanthropy and Partnership team to fulfil plans.

The successful candidate:

• Educated to degree level or possess a relevant qualification or appropriate experience in a directly related post.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with donor management systems or CRMs (Raiser's Edge).
• A proactive and team-focused approach, with a commitment to delivering high standards of service.
• A passion for philanthropy and a genuine interest in contributing to a mission-driven organisation.
• High level of commercial awareness and professionalism
• Effective time management skills – adept at handling multiple priorities and tight deadlines
• Demonstrate major donor fundraising relationship management, sales or marketing experience
• Demonstrable experience of achieving challenging targets
• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously
• Creative and lateral thinker with an innovative and strategic approach to attracting new business
• Prior experience in fundraising, administration, or a customer-facing role is desirable.

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:

What we offer UK colleagues - Islamic Relief Worldwide

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place in mid-October 2025.

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

How to apply

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