Regional Fundraising Manager - London and South

UK Regional Fundraising Manager - London and South

Organization Islamic Relief

Posted 1 Aug 2025

Closing date 11 Aug 2025

Salary: £40,844.00 + £4,000 London weighting per annum (pending review)

Location: London

Contract Type: Permanent

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. IRUK’s focus is strengthening effective funding, mobilising for change through advocacy and awareness-raising, and strengthening programme development and delivery. IRUK works with various partners and institutions, from governments, non-governmental organisations and local authorities to grassroots communities.

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is actively recruiting for the position of ‘Regional Community Fundraising Manager – London & South’ to be based from its Whitechapel Office, London. The organisation is currently operating to a hybrid working model.

Job Purpose

To develop and manage a fundraising strategy for the assigned region to meet set objectives, and ensure delivery

To optimise sustainable supporter led fundraising in the assigned area - recruiting and working in partnership with key stakeholders and networks to maximise impact, cost effective delivery and ensuring all activity complies with organisational and legal requirements

Work collaboratively with colleagues in other areas, regions, departments/sections to optimise profitable joint working and deliver shared objectives

Be the key Islamic Relief staff point of contact and representative for your assigned region

The Successful Candidate Must Have

• Proven experience of managing staff and/or volunteers to reach their potential
• Proven experience of budgeting and use of KPIs to monitor and manage financial performance
• Significant voluntary or professional fundraising experience
• Proven experience of stakeholder relationship management
• Proven experience of project management
• Proven experience of working effectively without close supervision dealing with problems as they arise
• Proven experience of people management including performance reviews, management development, motivation and effective management of performance issues
• Delivery of outcomes through others – peers, volunteers or staff – in a professional or voluntary context
• Proven experience of delivering professionally in a target driven role
• Current UK driving licence

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.

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PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place in late August 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 criminal records check 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 their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

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Job details

Country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

City Whitechapel, London

Source Islamic Relief

Type Job

Career category Donor Relations/Grants Management

Years of experience 5-9 years