Waqf Fundraising Lead

Human Appeal; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Human Appeal invites applications for the Waqf Fundraising Lead position based in Birmingham. The role focuses on marketing The Waqf Fund’s products and services, building donor relationships and delivering regional and national fundraising campaigns alongside the Waqf Manager.

You will develop the volunteer function, devise new fundraising opportunities, and strive to grow donations year on year to ensure long-term financial sustainability of The Waqf Fund in line with strategy.

Qualifications

• Minimum GCSE Mathematics, English. Ideally educated to degree level.
• Minimum of 2 years in similar post, with 3–4 years’ fundraising experience.
• Competent with Microsoft Office, social media and donor management systems.

Responsibilities

• Promote and adhere to the fundraising code of conduct and best practice.
• Develop, nurture and maintain donor relationships nationally via networking and social media.
• Establish clear regional and national communications between local organisations and The Waqf Fund.
• Manage fundraising projects/events to capture attention and generate ROI throughout the year.
• Support volunteer recruitment and development within FR to grow capacity.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Event management

Team leadership

Education

GCSE Maths & English

Degree level education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Donor management systems

Job description

Who We Are

The Waqf Fund is a newly established organisation founded by Human Appeal. The aim of this organisation

is to raise fund for investment, invest the raised fund in Shariah compliant investment projects and utilise

the profit to further the charitable objectives of The Waqf Fund.

Position Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for Waqf Fundraising Lead position within the Waqf. The Waqf Fund’s Offline Fundraising Unit aims at marketing the Waqf products and services and raising funds for Waqf. The main function of the unit is establishing and sustaining strong relationships with individual and institutional donors as well as to provide support to both HA Partners (including the Middle East and Emerging Markets) of Human Appeal. Develop, manage and deliver a range of both regional and national fundraising and PR campaigns by working closely with the Waqf Manager to strategically manage and lead local and national fundraising activities, ensuring that all available FR opportunities are successfully exploited and maintained at agreed levels of return on investment. Developing The Waqf Fund’s volunteer function. Devising new innovative fundraising opportunities, as well as more traditional events, in line with strategy. To build awareness of The Waqf Fund projects and donor relationships. Increase income generation/donations year on year to secure the long-term financial sustainability and growth of The Waqf Fund in line with the fundraising strategy

Main Responsibilities

• Promote and wholly adhere to the fundraising code of conduct and best practice by understanding its ruling and conducting FR events within its parameters in order to safeguard The Waqf Fund, maintain high professional standards and maintain The Waqf Fund’s public image.
• Develop, nurture and maintain relationships with current/potential donors, charity partners, organizations and businesses nationally, via community networking (face to face and social media) and creating a regular presence within respected regions across the UK, in order to establish trust, help secure donations and promote awareness across a wide range of target markets.
• Establish clear lines of communications both regionally and nationally by being the main point of contact between local organisations and The Waqf Fund. This will involve negotiating agreements, generating leads, coordinating events, providing assistance/The Waqf Fund branding materials and liaising centrally with the Head Office, in order to improve interdepartmental efficiency, maximize fundraising potential, and ensure value for money.
• Manage various engaging fundraising projects/activities by arranging dinners, concerts, speaker tours and conferences to capture and maintain the public eye throughout the year and raise income with a return on investment.
• Manage and nurture a network of national volunteers in line with the volunteer recruitment strategy by collaborating with the volunteers coordinator, hosting recruitment events, providing training and The Waqf Fund materials, developing FR ambassadors and providing formal feedback to the Volunteers Coordinator. To help develop volunteer recruitment process, provide a mutually beneficial volunteers program, and support The Waqf Fund to gain loyal organizational manpower.
• Provide support to other colleagues when necessary by attending and contributing positively to FR regional/national meetings, understanding support needs and providing this to colleagues especially during peak periods (e Ramadan). To help promote information sharing, generation of leads and innovative ideas, help distribute manpower and ensure smooth running of FR operations and good working relations.
• Help identify, develop and manage new/innovative national fundraising opportunities and emergency campaigns (events, exhibitions, conferences, partnerships) by adopting a timely and strategic approach (S.W.O.T analysis) to wider global events and local community events/trends (maintaining an up to date awareness). To ensure the charity is responsive and adapting to a changing environment locally and internationally so that fundraising activities are appropriate and informed correctly.
• Maintain internal procedures/administration such as donor management system, account management system, and cash counting protocols by ensuring secure information input in a timely fashion to help maintain internal control and mitigation of risk.
• Contribute towards the development, maintenance and delivery of The Waqf Fund’s (annual) national fundraising plan in various regions by maintaining budgets and expenditure, monitoring and report on income generation in line with projects, reporting on variance and taking responsibility for achieving and exceeding income targets. All to deliver efficiency, value and FR targets.
• Take on board other duties in line with FR strategy as per the request of the Waqf Manager in order to ensure The waqf Fund’s adaptability to change and maintain growth.
• Coordinate with The Waqf Fund’s parent organisation’s fundraising partners and units to market and promote Waqf inside and outside the UK.
• Motivate and manage a team within fundraising when required and develop a strong fundraising portfolio to effectively lead and support in house FR teams during events.
• Adhere to the charities policies and procedures, e.g. fundraising code of conduct, Health & Safety at Work, Freedom of Information Act 2000, Data Protection Act 1998, Equal Opportunities, Company Handbook, Quality Management System, Investor in People etc. at all times in order to maintain high professional standards and maintaining HA public image.
• Demonstrate on-going professional development through reflective practice and participation in internal and external development opportunities as evidenced in a Continuing Professional Development plan, taking a proactive role in own learning and development activities (e.g. private study, e-learning) to benefit self and charity for the future.

NB: Employee duties are not limited only to the above-mentioned responsibilities; they may perform other duties as assigned

Candidate essential criteria

• Ability to Travel to our Birmingham Office
• Minimum GCSE Mathematics, English. Ideally educated to degree level.
• Minimum of 2 years in similar post, proven track record of project and events management with a minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in Fundrasing.
• Computer literate and competent with Microsoft Office, Social Media, Donor Management systems
• English essential

Candidate desirable criteria

• Knowledge of additional languages such as Arabic/Urdu/Bengali/Gujarati/ Hindi/Punjabi an advantage.

If you have any questions about the position, please do contact The Waqf Fund Recruitment Team on [e-mail]

Please note that we will only be contacting the shortlisted candidates. Applying candidates must have the legal authorisation or right to work in the designated work location/duty station.

The Waqf Fund is committed to diversity, social inclusion, and gender equality/balance, and strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. The organisation maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH), with all staff required to comply with Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEA/SH) standards and safe recruitment procedures.

The Waqf Fund is a subsidiary of Human Appeal