Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 36 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

Our Birmingham, UK office is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Advisor’ to join the International Programmes Division. The Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor will play a critical role within the International Programmes Division of Islamic Relief Worldwide. Based within the Disaster Risk Management Department, the post holder is expected to work across the Division supporting teams across all regions (Asia, East and West Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe).

The post holder will also advise on DRR, resilience and climate change adaptation (CCA) programming issues including systems and frameworks that provide IRW assurance that it is meeting industry standards.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Masters degree or equivalent in international development and / or related field
• Experience of working in the international development sector including experience in programme design, monitoring and evaluations and knowledge of participatory techniques
• Knowledge of the international disaster reduction system at field level and international level, i.e. Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Extensive experience of working in disaster risk reduction and resilience in an international response, recovery and development context
• Training and capacity building experience
• Working and influencing institutional and high-profile donors

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.

Please Note: Interviews are expected to take place early January 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• receipt of satisfactory references

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.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer