Regional Finance Controller – Africa (West and East)
Islamic Relief
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About Islamic Relief
Islamic Relief is an international faith-based relief and development agency established in 1984, dedicated to saving and transforming the lives of vulnerable populations worldwide. Operating across more than 45 countries and assisting over 10 million people annually, Islamic Relief works through direct emergency response and long-term sustainable development programs. In Ethiopia, Islamic Relief Ethiopia (IRE) actively addresses drought, conflict, and chronic poverty by delivering life-saving relief and fostering community resilience.
Vision, Mission & Core Values
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Vision: Inspired by Islamic faith and guided by values, envisaging a world where communities are empowered, social obligations are fulfilled, and people respond as one to the suffering of others.
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Mission: Exemplifying Islamic values by mobilizing resources, building partnerships, and developing local capacity to:
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Enable communities to mitigate, prepare for, and respond to disasters through relief, protection, and recovery.
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Promote integrated development and environmental custodianship focused on sustainable livelihoods.
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Support the marginalized and vulnerable to voice their needs and address the root causes of poverty.
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Core Values:
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Sincerity (Ikhlas): Driven by sincerity to God and fulfilling obligations to humanity.
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Excellence (Ihsan): Upholding high operational standards and ethical conduct in assisting beneficiaries.
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Compassion (Rahma): Protecting human life and joining with global actors to relieve suffering from disasters, poverty, and injustice.
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Social Justice (Adl): Fulfilling the rights of the poor and empowering the dispossessed to reach their full potential.
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Custodianship (Amana): Exercising stewardship over Earth's resources and maintaining absolute transparency and accountability.
Strategic Focus Areas
- Reducing the Humanitarian Impact of Poverty and Natural Disasters: Delivering critical interventions for populations affected by drought and conflict, including emergency WASH supplies, hygiene promotion, health and nutrition assistance, emergency livestock health support, education in emergencies, and cash-based interventions (cash transfers and cash-for-work).
- Empowering Local Communities to Emerge from Poverty and Vulnerability: Advancing resilience, livelihood enhancement, capacity building, and essential social infrastructure—such as sustainable water development for pastoralist communities, vulnerable children, urban youth, and widowed women.
- Mobilizing People and Funds to Support Humanitarian Work: Collaborating with international donors, local humanitarian agencies, government bodies, and beneficiary communities to mobilize financial resources and drive collective action.
Implementation Modalities
- Direct Implementation: Direct project execution on the ground with relevant local stakeholders, building deep community relationships and leveraging contextual experience in emergency and development interventions.
- Local Partnership & Sub-Granting: Collaborating with local NGOs, community-based organizations (CBOs), and government bodies—such as direct collaboration with the Women and Children Office for gender economic empowerment—especially to extend reach into remote areas using indigenous knowledge.
- Consortium Approach: Engaging in strategic humanitarian consortiums to pool technical expertise, coordinate broad-scale emergency coverage, access multi-agency funding mechanisms, and scale overall impact.
Location & Institutional Presence
- Country Office: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Global Headquarters: Birmingham, United Kingdom (Islamic Relief Worldwide, Est. 1984)
- Global Footprint: Operational across 45+ countries, serving over 10 million beneficiaries annually
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