Communications Assistant – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Salary: £29,391 + £4,000 LW per annum

Location: London

Contract type: Fixed

Hours: Full-time

The Vacancy

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian aid and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Founded 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. In the UK, IRW has a partner whose main role is to raise funds, raise awareness, deliver advocacy and support domestic programmes: this partner is called Islamic Relief UK (IRUK).

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is actively seeking to recruit a full-time, permanent ‘Communications Assistant’ position to join its dynamic Communications & Creative Content department. The role will be based in their Waterloo, London office. The organisation is currently operating a hybrid working model.

The role of the Communications & Creative Content department is to provide strategic and operational leadership for Islamic Relief UK in the areas of media, advocacy, internal communications and creative content. There is a focus on all internal and external communications and reputation management. The department also works with Islamic Relief departments to provide creative content and communications expertise and ensure that high quality information, materials and resources are delivered and maintained to support and promote our fundraising, marketing, advocacy and programme work.

The successful candidate must have the following:

• Working as a communications coordinator or assistant, or providing support to a department head/senior manager
• Attend and take minutes of management/departmental meetings and assist in preparing reports
• Working with budgets and maintaining financial administration
• Management of diaries and correspondence
• Successfully providing administrative support to a busy department, including collecting, monitoring and distributing information to key stakeholders
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders as part of a team
• Producing and/or delivering internal communication plans
• Writing texts to share information, preferably with an internal audience
• Excellent organizational, numerical and administrative skills
• Strong written communication skills necessary to prepare letters, minutes, reports and other documentation
• Strong verbal communication skills with excellent telephone manners
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence to deal with people at all levels
• Flexible and adaptable
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Arithmetic and writing with a good level of education
• Good understanding of the NGO sector
• Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and handle sensitive material
• Ability to produce accurate minutes of meetings and independently prepare/edit written documents and correspondence
• Ability to plan, prioritize and deliver within tight timescales
• Ability to work effectively on own initiative and as part of a diverse team, without close supervision
• Ability to work methodically with excellent attention to detail

For more information, click on the Documents tab above to view the full job description.

If you are talented, reliable, service-oriented, resilient and a highly motivated professional seeking a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values, sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and guardianshipYou can register by completing our online application form.

For more information about the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit:

https://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us/what-we-offer/

NB: The interviews are expected to take place on 10/10/2024.

Pre-employment checks:

Every employment with Islamic Relief is subject to the following checks:

• screening approval
• proof of eligibility to live and work in the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for roles in the UK we can only accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to process applications that require sponsorship.

Our values ​​and commitment to protecting

IRW is committed to preventing all forms of undesirable behaviour in the workplace, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and is committed to promoting the well-being of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW works. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct. We are committed to ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values ​​are recruited to work for us.

The job holder follows appropriate training and is responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization’s safety policy.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, including criminal record checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In accordance with this policy, we request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or about incidents that were still under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the applicant confirms that he/she has taken note of these recruitment procedures.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunity employer