Digital Partnerships Coordinator – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Salary: £33,832 + £4000 LW per year

Location: London

Contract type: Fixed

Hours: Full-time

The vacancy

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organization working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Founded in 1984, with an active presence in more than 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters. In Britain, IRW has a partner whose main role is to raise funds, raise awareness, conduct advocacy and support domestic programmes: this partner is called Islamic Relief UK (IRUK).

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is actively recruiting for the position of ‘Digital Partnerships Coordinator’ on a full-time, permanent basis, based in the Waterloo Office in London. The organization currently uses a hybrid working model.

The purpose of the role is to maintain existing and develop new partnerships with social media influencers and digital publishers, to increase the reach of Islamic Relief UK’s messaging and campaigns, as part of Islamic’s wider influencer program Relief UK.

Raising money for Islamic Relief’s lifesaving programs by leveraging new and existing digital partnerships.

The successful candidate must possess:

• Demonstrated experience implementing digital engagement and social media campaigns to garner support for a cause
• Understanding the key technology-driven changes and trends impacting the online media and advertising industry
• Experience creating compelling proposals, pitch documents and/or presentations to attract new partnerships or sponsorships
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Managing influencer marketing campaigns and/or campaigns with digital/social media publishers
• Recruiting high-profile individuals and/or social media influencers to support marketing campaigns
• Developing digital content aimed at the British Muslim community
• Experience with live video production and using live video to create engagement and deliver interesting and/or urgent messages to supporters and potential supporters
• Relationship and stakeholder management
• Negotiate and influence, both internally and externally
• Understanding charity/third sector marketing
• Be able to give presentations and sell new ideas at board level.

For more information, please 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 looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values: sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and stewardshipplease apply by completing our online application form.

For more information about the excellent employment conditions we offer our employees, please visit:

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

NB: It is expected that interviews will take place on an ongoing basis until a suitable appointment is made. It is therefore possible that we close the advertisement earlier than the advertised date.

Pre-employment checks:

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

• screening release
• proof that you are eligible to live and work in Britain
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note that for UK positions we can only accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We cannot process applications that require sponsorship.

Our values ​​and commitment to protection

IRW is committed to preventing any form of unwanted behavior in the workplace, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and 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 place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values ​​are hired to work for us.

The position holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for understanding and working with the organisation’s security policies.

All offers of employment will be 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 will request information from applicants’ previous employers regarding 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 applicant confirms his/her knowledge of these recruitment procedures.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunity employer