Archivist
The Vacancy
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.
IRW’s Facilities department is recruiting for the position of ‘Archivist’ to join its dynamic team based out of its offices in Birmingham, UK. The organisation operates to a hybrid working model.
Job Purpose:
- To lead on the development, protection and preservation of Islamic Relief Worldwide’s (IRW) documented institutional memory.
- To facilitate access to IRWs archives to support organisational/sector learning & research and business development.
- To lead an outreach engagement programme to promote the organisation’s historical collections and support knowledge transfer.
- To develop innovative means to further capture, document and disseminate IRW knowledge.
The successful candidate must have:
- Postgraduate qualification in archives management.
- Experience of cataloguing archives using recognised standards. Experience of managing archive projects.
- Excellent planning and organisation.
- Self-motivated with experience of working with minimum supervision.
- Excellent communication and networking/ engagement skills (written & oral).
- Ability to research and absorb information effectively and produce reports.
- Experience of digitisation / experience of digitising archival materials (paper-based and photographic).
- Understands importance of maintaining strict confidentiality.
- Interest in history and the work of IRW. Committed to IRWs values.
- Committed to personal development.
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 custodianshipplease 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 on 20th August 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 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 their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer
