Islamic Relief Worldwide Looking for Global Programme Impact & MEAL Manager at Birmingham, West Midlands (On-site) Full Time

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 38 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

IRW is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Global Programme Impact & MEAL Manager’ to join its dynamic International Programme Division.

The purpose of the role is to lead IRW’s Global Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team, to ensure that IRW develops and institutionalises the appropriate tools and frameworks to evidence impact and learning from its global programmes.

The postholder will play a key role in ensuring that IRW can evidence impact in relation to IRW’s global strategy and will represent IRW to strategic and cross organisational donors, in the context of evidence, impact and learning. S/He will work closely with the Global Operations and Disaster Risk Management Departments to collect evidence of result-focused delivery, impact and value for money, as well as ensuring quality input into key bid development processes. The post holder is also the global lead for promoting and fostering processes for programme innovation based on evidence and learning.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Experience of leading rigorous impact evaluations within an INGO across multiple country contexts
• Extensive experience of qualitative research and quantitative data analysis
• Excellent knowledge of current sector trends in relation to MEAL in the context of INGOs
• Experience in relation to external CHS verification or certification and/or INGO quality management systems
• Experience of developing and/or leading on the deployment of global digital MEAL systems
• Excellent team leadership and management skills
• Track record in successfully contributing/leading in bid development
• Excellent strategic and systems-based thinker with experience of writing impact-focused strategic reports for senior management
• Experience of engaging, influencing and sharing best practise with external agencies and internal stakeholders in relation to MEAL

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.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place in mid-August 2022.

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 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