The Vacancy
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Regional Community Fundraising Manager to lead and develop our Community Fundraising activities across the North region.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering regional fundraising growth, leading a high-performing team, and building meaningful relationships with supporters, volunteers, community groups and key stakeholders who share our commitment to transforming lives worldwide.
Based in the North region, this role offers the opportunity to make a tangible difference by developing and implementing regional fundraising strategies, maximising community engagement, and ensuring sustainable income generation to support Islamic Relief's humanitarian work.
About the role:
As the Regional Community Fundraising Manager, you will lead the delivery of Islamic Relief UK's community fundraising strategy across the North region, ensuring the achievement of agreed financial and non-financial targets.
You will manage and motivate a team of Community Fundraising professionals, working collaboratively with volunteers, local support groups, partners and stakeholders to grow supporter-led fundraising activity and strengthen Islamic Relief's presence within local communities.
The role requires a strong focus on relationship management, strategic planning and team leadership, ensuring fundraising activities are impactful, supporter-centric and aligned with organisational objectives.
You will also act as the key Islamic Relief representative for the region, building influential networks and identifying opportunities to maximise income and long-term supporter engagement.
About you:
You will be a confident and inspiring leader with a proven track record in fundraising, people management and stakeholder engagement. Passionate about developing others and building strong community relationships, you will be committed to delivering outstanding results while embodying Islamic Relief's values and mission.
You will ideally have:
Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience
Significant professional or voluntary fundraising experience
Proven experience of managing staff and/or volunteers to achieve ambitious objectives
Experience of developing and managing budgets, financial targets and KPIs
Strong experience of stakeholder relationship management and partnership development
Proven experience of project management and delivering multiple priorities simultaneously
Experience of leading, motivating and performance managing teams, including appraisals and development planning
Demonstrable success in delivering outcomes through staff, volunteers and key stakeholders
Experience of working in a target-driven environment and achieving fundraising goals
Strong ability to influence, negotiate and secure financial or other forms of support
Excellent leadership, coaching and mentoring skills
Strong presentation, facilitation and communication skills, both written and verbal
Knowledge of community fundraising techniques, supporter engagement and relationship management
Understanding of legal and regulatory requirements relating to fundraising and data protection
Experience of using Microsoft Office, databases and CRM systems to support business objectives
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively
A proactive, resilient and solution-focused approach to work
Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams and regions
Willingness to travel nationally and internationally, including occasional work outside normal office hours
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The Company
Islamic Relief is a faith-inspired humanitarian aid and development agency working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. We work in over 45 countries, assist people of all faiths and none according to need and do not discriminate in any way. Our proximity means we can often respond swiftly to emergencies and work in areas that other organisations cannot access.
We are the only UK-based Muslim faith-inspired charity to have been certified against the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS), which is designed to ensure that charities best meet the needs of the communities they serve.
Islamic Relief is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), we have Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council, and we are a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
What We Offer
Islamic Relief Worldwide recognises our staff as our biggest asset, and so we offer a range of benefits designed to support their professional development, mental and physical health, and work/life balance.
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Personal learning and development opportunities
Annual leave and additional leave
Service related pension scheme
Maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and pay
Healthcare
cash plan
Employee assistance support
Occupational advanced sick pay
Mental Health First Aiders
Charity volunteering
Cycle to Work scheme
On-site car parking
Field
visits
Our Values
Sincerity
We are driven and motivated by sincerity to God and our duty to humanity.
Excellence
A commitment to excellence is a hallmark of our operations, programmes and conduct towards the vulnerable people we serve.
Compassion
Every life is precious, so we join other humanitarian actors in easing the suffering caused by disasters, poverty and injustice.
Social Justice
We empower poor and vulnerable people to have their rights fulfilled and to achieve their God-given potential.
Custodianship
We value and protect the Earth and its resources, including its people, and we aim to honour the trust people place in us to be transparent and accountable.
