Leadership and Succession Project Manager
Location: Birmingham
Contract Type: Fixed Term, 12 months
Hours: Full Time
Salary:£44,292 per annum
Closing Date: Wednesday 26 July 2023
Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 39 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 actively recruiting for the position of ‘Leadership & Succession Project Manager’ to join its dynamic team on a 12 months fixed term contract based in Birmingham, UK. The organisation is currently working to a hybrid working model.
This position is responsible for IRW’s Global Succession strategy including the development and management of the leadership development scheme (the identification, development, and retention of the top talent of the organisation), to ensure that the Islamic Relief’s has an abundance of internal talent that has been prepared and is ready to take up key critical roles that are made vacant due to their natural progression. The role holder will be responsible for setting organisational standards for succession across IRW and ensuring that best practice is imbedding across IRW.
The successful candidate must have or be:
- Proven experience of leading on succession planning and leadership development
- Proven record of excellent people and interpersonal skills with strong communication skills at individual and group levels. This includes ability to engage within a multicultural environment.
- Able to discuss career-pathing options with high-potential employees and Directors
- Proven experience of developing and implementing strategies and work plans which help to deliver the wider organisational objectives.
- Proven ability and experience in analysing data which enables sound conclusion and recommendations to be drawn.
- Knowledge of applicable employment laws and regulations.
- Ability to respond to a dynamic and changing environment.
- Ability and motivation to travel within UK and internationally is required
For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.
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:
https://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us/what-we-offer/
PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place early August 2023.
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
- 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.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer