Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 22 Jun 2018
Closing date: 22nd June 2018
Location: Birmingham, UK (other UK locations considered for exceptional candidates)
Ref: CA/IPD-PQ/0518
Contract: Fixed Term, Up to 3 years
Salary:£40,945 (pending salary review)
According to the World Bank ‘Two billion people now live in countries where development outcomes are affected by Fragility, conflict and violence’(http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/fragilityconflictviolence)
IRW is committed to working in Fragile and conflict states. It recognises that to achieve the global SDGs, approaches to preventing conflict and encouraging peace must be contextual and sustainable. IRW is recruiting for the exciting position of ‘Conflict Advisor’. The Conflict Advisor will provide technical direction in relation to a three-year programme funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) on conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Kenya, Indonesia, Pakistan and Philippines. The role will, in line with best practise, support the design of quality approaches to conflict prevention and peace. The role will also ensure that IRW builds further on its faith approaches to conflict and that IRW programmes are conflict sensitive. The will generate learning and evidence internally, engage with external stakeholders, and externally share best practise
The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge of current sector trends in relation to Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in the context of INGOs & experience of providing technical support and backstopping. They will have worked in fragile and conflict environments with INGOs or UN agencies. The chosen candidate will be able to work across multiple stakeholders with excellent tact and communication skills. They will have a track record of generating and communicating best practise to a range of stakeholders. Knowledge of and engagement with faith perspectives around conflict would be an advantage
Please note that all successful candidates will be subject to screening.
Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who agree with the IR values together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. We will carry out screening checks and will take out references on your behalf if you are selected.
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.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer.
Only applications from those who already have the right to live and work within the UK will be considered.
How to apply:
If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to IRW’s values and beliefs, please apply by completing the application form on our website http://www.islamic-relief.org/all-jobs/ and submitting the application form to recruitment@irworldwide.org on or before the closing date.