Head of Quality & Impact (UK Islamic Charity)

CIVITAS RECRUITMENT; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK charity is looking for a Head of Quality & Impact to oversee grant-making and support programmes. This role involves designing evaluation frameworks, leading audits, and producing impact reports. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in monitoring and evaluation, with an analytical approach to quality assurance. The position offers a salary range of £42,000–£50,000 per annum, and the contract is full-time, initially a 12-month fixed term with potential for permanent placement.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in monitoring, evaluation, and quality assurance.
• Proven ability to produce impact reports and work across diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of evaluation methods (qualitative and quantitative).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement evaluation frameworks across all programmes.
• Lead internal and commission external evaluations.
• Oversee programme audits, ensuring alignment with SOPs and Sharia compliance.

Skills

Monitoring and evaluation

Impact report production

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Quality assurance

Job description

Role:HeadofQuality&Impact

Location:Flexibleworkingwith1dayaweekinLondon

Salary:£42,000–£50,000perannum

Contract:Full-time,12-monthFTC(potentialforpermanent)

TheOpportunity

CivitasRecruitmentaredelightedtosupportagreatUKIslamicCharitywiththeirsearchforaHeadofQuality&Impact.ThispivotalrolewillensuretheCharity’sgrant-makingandsupportprogrammesareimplementedeffectively,continuouslyimprovedthroughrigorousevaluation,andunderpinnedbyqualityassuranceanddemonstrableimpact.

KeyResponsibilities

• Designandimplementevaluationframeworksacrossallprogrammes
• Leadinternalandcommissionexternalevaluations
• Overseeprogrammeaudits,ensuringalignmentwithSOPsandShariacompliance
• ManageaQualityAssuranceOfficerandsupportprogrammeteamswithmonitoringtools
• ProduceactionablereportsandcontributetotheCharity’sannualimpactreporting
• Actasasupportivepartnertoteams,promotingacultureoflearningandreflection

TheCandidate

We’relookingforaproactiveandanalyticalprofessionalwith:

• Strongexperienceinmonitoring,evaluation,andqualityassurance
• Provenabilitytoproduceimpactreportsandworkacrossdiversestakeholders
• Knowledgeofevaluationmethods(qualitativeandquantitative)
• ExperienceintheUKwelfareorpovertysectorisdesirable
• ExperienceincashtransferprogrammingandanunderstandingofZakatisaplus

Iftherolesoundsofinterestandyoufeellikeyoumeetthecriteria,pleaseapplyimmediatelyorcontactSyedatCivitasRecruitmentforfurtherinformation