Job Specifications
UK
The Cake Campaign Officer
Organization
Islamic Relief
Posted 11 Nov 2025 Closing date 7 Dec 2025
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters.
IRUK’s focus is strengthening effective funding, mobilising for change through advocacy and awareness-raising, and strengthening programme development and delivery. IRUK works with various partners and institutions, from governments, non-governmental organisations and local authorities to grassroots communities.
Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is actively recruiting for the position of ‘The Cake Campaign Officer’ to be based from its Whitechapel office, London, UK. The position is being recruited to a 5 months fixed term contract.
Job Purpose
To support the regional fundraising team during peak campaign times campaign periods such as Ramadan
To undertake the responsibility of the cake campaign, coordinating the cake campaign initiative, working with local teams, donors and supporters
To follow daily tasks set by the line manager to support and fulfil the teams work plan
The Successful Candidate Must Have
Experience of working in a similar role or similar customer focused environment
Demonstrates experience of, and commitment to, delivering an effective service in support of the organisation’s aims and objectives
Proven experience of successfully working under pressure, with multiple demands and in a busy environment
Knowledge and understanding of the local region and community
Well-developed ability to organise events/activities, to agreed deadlines often with conflicting priorities
Ability to work well with others as part of a team, providing support as required, and build and maintain effective working relationships
High standard of numeracy skills in accurately entering and recording financial data and other general calculations and working within defined procedures and regulations
Good communication skills – speaking, presenting, writing and listening
Ability to represent Islamic Relief in a wide range of situations
The ability to work accurately under pressure and pay attention to detail.
Ability to deal with confidential information sensitively and appropriately
Ability to work proactively and flexibly within a dynamic and fast paced environment
Familiarity with social media platforms i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat
Knowledge and understanding of the local region and community
Reliable
Strong motivation and empathy towards the aims and objectives of the organisation.
To operate within Charity Law and the General Data Protection legislation and adhere to the
Fundraising Regulator’s Codes of Practice.
Willingness to work flexibly in approach to work and to travel and work outside normal office hours (including unsocial hours and weekends)
Current and full UK driving licence
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 in early December 2025.
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
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