JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Fundraising Assistant (Part Time)

THE BASICS

• Salary: Competitive and Negotiable
• Hours: 20 hours per week
• Contract: Part time, Contracted
• Holidays: Eid Days
• Line Manager: Fundraising Manager
• Location: Working from Home

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 18/01/2021

THE ORGANISATION

The Muslim Research and Development Foundation (MRDF) started in 2004 with one purpose, ‘to see a world living upon Divine values.’ Today our projects and guidance spans 7 countries and has developed and provided guidance to thousands of Muslims.

MRDF CARRIES OUT ITS WORK BY:

• Leadership building residential retreats and courses.
• Providing educational resources for young adult development programmes.
• Providing guidance and research to organisations and online platforms.
• Publishing and distributing literature.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated team player to join our new fundraising team. This role is responsible for aiding the team in completing administrative and support tasks in delivering fundraising campaigns.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Help develop fundraising campaigns plan, improving current campaigns and generating ideas for new campaigns.
• Work with fundraising manager to deliver campaigns.
• Coordinating with suppliers, partners, and volunteers in the implementation of campaigns
• Report on campaign progress and overall success or failure
• Recruit, manage and manage volunteers.

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PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Degree
• Proven track record of being hard working, self-motivated and able to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
• Experience in delivering tasks to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail is a must.
• Experience in working within the charity sector is desirable.
• Experience of working in remote teams and/ or client facing environment is desirable.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• High level of initiative, efficiency and self-motivation
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational, and time management skills
• Computer literacy including Word, Excel and PowerPoint (or equivalents)
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Ability to plan, balance and cope with competing priorities.
• Strong team working orientation, with the ability and social skills to work collaboratively with staff.
• Willing and able to work evenings and weekends to support fundraising events as and when required.
• Broad knowledge, empathy, and understanding of Islamic principles

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The post holder must be legally entitled to work in the UK, with no contra-indications in the personal background or criminal record indicating the unsuitability to work with children, youth, vulnerable clients, and finance. A CRB check may be required as appropriate.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your CV and two references to [email protected]. Please indicate “Fundraising Coordinator Application” and your name in the subject heading.

Due to the volume of applications received, we regret that we will not be able to contact applicants unless you are shortlisted for an interview. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 72 hours of the application deadline, you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Due to time and capacity constraints, we are unable to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.