Temporary jobs for the International Development sector
Who we are:
Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.
Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people to help themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.
Summary of the role:
The Communications Officer plays a key role in executing the organisation’s communication strategy. This role involves creating and managing content for various platforms, supporting media relations, and contributing to the overall communication campaigns and public relations efforts. The Communications Officer will work closely with other team members and the marketing team to ensure that all communication activities are aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals and effectively engage target audiences.
About the Role:
- Create engaging content for the organisation’s communication platforms ensuring that all content aligns with the organisation’s messaging and brand guidelines.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to engage followers and improve reach.
- Manage the collation, storage and dissemination of the organisation’s digital archives in line with established guidelines and operational requirements.
- Prepare stakeholder media summaries and reports on the organisation’s media coverage and its key issues.
- Maintain a database of media contacts that can be used to strengthen stakeholder management.
- Report on the performance of communication activities using data and insights to inform future communication strategies and activities.
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
- An understanding and awareness of the value of social media and their fundraising potential.
- Experience in content creation, social media management, and media relations.
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to create content for different platforms and audiences.
- Proficiency in social media platforms, content management systems, and graphic design tools.
- Detail-oriented and organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Why you should apply:
Join Muslim Aid as a Communications Officer and play a pivotal role in shaping our communication strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to create and manage impactful content across various platforms, support media relations, and contribute to meaningful communication campaigns that align with the organisation’s strategic goals. Apply now to bring your creativity and expertise to a role where your contributions will have a tangible impact on communities around the world.
Benefits you will enjoy working for us:
- 25 days annual leave + 4 Privilege days
- Hybrid working
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- 2 hours lunch break on Fridays
- Time off in Lieu (TOIL)
- Pension Scheme
How to apply:
To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role Overview
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with our client on a fantastic Prospect Research Manager role. This exciting opportunity is for a highly skilled and experienced individual to join our client's team, leading the prospect research function and driving fundraising success. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying and researching new prospects, managing existing pipelines, and collaborating with internal stakeholders to deliver high-impact fundraising campaigns.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the prospect research function, developing and implementing strategies to identify and qualify new prospects
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Account Managers and the Prospect Research Officer, to allocate prospects and drive fundraising campaigns
- Manage existing pipelines, tracking progress and ensuring timely follow-up with prospects
- Conduct due diligence on prospects, including research and analysis to inform fundraising strategies
- Champion the use of the CRM system and ensure data protection best practices are adhered to
- Promote good practice amongst the team, sharing knowledge and expertise to drive continuous improvement
- Work closely with the team to allocate prospects and manage individual pools
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including corporate partners and trusts and foundations
Person Specification
- Strong prospect research expertise, with experience of identifying and qualifying new prospects
- Excellent analytical and research skills, with the ability to conduct thorough due diligence on prospects
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, with a focus on delivering high-impact fundraising campaigns
- Experience of using CRM systems
- Strong data protection skills, with a focus on ensuring best practices are adhered to
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with a flexible and adaptable approach
What’s on Offer
This role is offering a salary of £48,000 for this 12 month contract. This role can either be hybrid or remote. This is a fast moving role and applications will close as soon as a suitable candidate is found.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The organisation:
We are delighted to be partnering with a beloved international development charity to help find them a brilliant Senior Philanthropy Manager for a 12 month maternity contract.
Key Responsibilities:
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Proactively build and manage a personal portfolio of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) and Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) capable of donating £1 million or more, using effective relationship-building, persuasive pitching, and skilled negotiation.
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Engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to identify, cultivate, and manage high-value partnerships at all levels, including CEOs, Directors, and Trustees.
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Develop in-depth knowledge of the charity’s work, leveraging internal and external relationships to enhance the impact and visibility of the philanthropy team.
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Creatively design and implement meaningful engagement and stewardship opportunities for current and prospective philanthropy partners, in partnership with wider teams
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Manage three direct reports, fostering a high-performance culture through coaching, support, and a strong focus on professional development and wellbeing.
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Ensure robust management of partnership risks, complying with governance procedures and legal requirements (e.g., ethical checks, media screening, internal audit), while upholding confidentiality and sector best practices.
Skills and Qualifications:
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Experience securing 7 figure gifts
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Able to demonstrate previous leadership and team management experience
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Experience coaching teams to help them deliver major gifts
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Ability to think strategically and creatively to implement an ambitious and effective philanthropy fundraising strategy
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Proven ability to establish new philanthropy relationships both personally and through peer-to-peer approaches; and experience of encouraging increased level of support from existing supporters
What's on offer:
This role is offering a salary of £51,000 - £57,000 for this 12 month contract. This is a hybrid role with travel into London twice a week. This is a fast moving role and applications will close as soon as a suitable candidate is found.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
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Job title: Senior Impact Data Analyst
Salary: £50,152 per annum
Location: E1 8PY
Contract: 12 months fixed-term contract, full-time - 35 hours per week (we also encourage applications from those looking for flexible and part-time working. 0.8 FTE as a minimum number of working hours per week)
Fairtrade Foundation are recruiting for a Senior Impact Data Analyst, to join the Evidence & Insights team and report to the Senior Impact Analytics Lead. If you believe in the power of data to bring about transformative change in the lives of farmers, workers and their communities and to overcome unsustainable and unjust practices still existing in Global Value Chains – then this is the role for you!
In this role, you will support the commercial and teams to generate analysis and translation of Fairtrade impact-data. Your work will then enable communication of Fairtrade impact to the public, deliver higher level of transparency to our commercial partners and support meaningful and data-driven engagement with our key stakeholders to build global commitment for further action in support of Fairtrade farmers and the workers.
We are looking for someone who has advanced skills and significant experience in data management and analysis and insights generation. With the experience of and ability to conceptualise and design solutions such as visualisation dashboards and infographics, you will be able to translate and communicate complex information to diverse groups of stakeholders & audiences.
In addition to your technical skillset, relationship management, teamwork and the ability to relate to internal / external senior stakeholders are paramount, as is a can-do, solutions focused and entrepreneurial attitude. We are looking also for someone who enjoys and is keen to engage directly with commercial partners to present and enable understanding of the outcomes of your work.
At Fairtrade we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children & vulnerable adults in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work within this environment are recruited to work for us. Therefore for this specific role a Basic DBS check will be needed for this role as part of an offer of employment.
Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers.
Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation.
The international Fairtrade system (of which the Fairtrade Foundation is a member) works on behalf of farmers and workers to drive sustainable livelihoods, empower producers and workers, and make trade fair.
The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community
We particularly welcome applications from candidates with ethnically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQ+ candidates and from candidates with disabilities, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for producers and farmers around the world.
Closing date: 7th July 2025 (10am)
Interviews will take place wc 7th July
Contract: Temporary Fixed Term Contract, 12 months Full or part time
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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These unique and rewarding freelance audit opportunities would suit experienced experienced audit professionals that are flexible, love diverse travel experiences, supporting worthwhile causes and inspiring people. AfID is recruiting on behalf of a leading specialist in international NGO grant audit services for development donors such as the UN and the World Bank. Assignments would suit experienced qualified audit professionals with grant audit / management experience, ideally in a not-for-profit/ international development context
Role overview.
Complete international grant expenditure audits for a diverse range of projects (grant recipients) funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health or infrastructure or technical research. Assignments are 1-3 weeks in length and based across the European mainland and the developing world. These are offered on an assignment by assignment basis, one to two months in advance.
Contractors can be based outside the UK
Requirements
- Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent – 5+ years post qualified experience
- Grant management and audit and reporting experience with international institutions. Preference given to individuals that have worked on UN or EC grant assurance assignments
- Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
- A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
- Ideally professional/ fluency in a second language such as Spanish, German, French, Portugese
- Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills in English.
- Resilience and adaptability
Personal attributes:
- At least 5-10+ years of relevant audit experience
- Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
- Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations. Individual must be prepared to travel to challenging locations when it is deemed safe to do so. Individuals must also be able to demonstrate effective past working practices when working remotely with a range of clients.
