Salary: £28,403. Location: Glasgow. Contract Type: Permanent. Hours: Full Time.
Islamic Relief is seeking a passionate and relationship-focused Community Fundraising Officer to help grow and strengthen fundraising activities across the region. This is an opportunity to engage with supporters, volunteers, community groups and local partners, helping to deliver fundraising initiatives that directly support Islamic Relief's life-changing humanitarian work around the world.
About the role: As the Community Fundraising Officer, you will support the Regional Community Fundraising Manager in delivering regional fundraising objectives and growing community engagement across your area. You will play a key role in recruiting, developing and supporting volunteers, building meaningful relationships with supporters and stakeholders, and helping to deliver fundraising events, campaigns and activities. Working closely with community groups, schools, mosques, businesses and local organisations, you will help raise awareness of Islamic Relief's work while maximising fundraising opportunities. The role requires a proactive and organised individual who is passionate about building relationships, inspiring volunteers and ensuring excellent supporter experiences.
About you: An enthusiastic and motivated fundraiser with excellent relationship-building skills and a strong commitment to Islamic Relief's mission and values. You will ideally have: degree level qualification or equivalent experience; experience of establishing and developing relationships with key stakeholders and community networks; experience of coordinating projects, events and fundraising campaigns; experience of organising and supervising events and community activities; experience of recruiting, managing, developing and motivating volunteers; professional fundraising experience; a full UK driving licence; knowledge of the local community and regional fundraising landscape; strong interpersonal, presentation, organisational and administrative skills; good numerical and IT skills including Microsoft Office; ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines; ability to work independently and as part of a wider team; a good understanding of international development and humanitarian issues; and knowledge of fundraising principles, standards and best practice.
About the organisation: Islamic Relief is a faith-inspired humanitarian aid and development agency working in over 45 countries, assisting people of all faiths and none according to need. It is certified against the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS), is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), holds Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council, and is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Closing date: 2026-08-31
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the Islamic Relief Worldwide vacancy page. The full job description is available under the Documents tab on the advert.
https://islamic-relief.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/4255896?cid=1858&t=Community-Fundraising-Officer--Scotland-