Director of Marketing and Fundraising (UK based Islamic Charity, remote working with travel to London for meetings once a week)

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a great established charity focused on developing a thriving Muslim community within the UK. This is an innovative charity which aims to help Muslims calculate and give Zakat (charitable giving) to those in need across the UK. An exciting opportunity exists for a Director of Marketing and Fundraising to join the team. As Director of Marketing and Fundraising, you will be spearheading the charity’s brand visibility and overseeing the income generation team. You will  drive income through zakat and non-zakat funds, diversify revenue streams and grow the organisations presence in the community and with its stakeholders. The charity has a multi- million pound income stream and the role will look to connect with the donor base and develop the offerings and service further and attract new users to the charity and its services. This is a full-time, permanent role, home based, with once a week meetings in London.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have an understanding of strategic marketing and communication and will have a minimum of four-year’s experience in a leadership role. Extensive experience in developing and implementing creative marketing strategies and experience of planning and overseeing targeted campaigns across a range of platforms is essential for the role. You will have demonstratable knowledge of the UK Muslim community and a strong understanding of community engagement for purposes of fundraising and volunteer engagement. Effective communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal with the ability to communicate data to inform management decisions is also essential for the role. We encourage candidates to apply from different disciplines (Fundraising, Commerce, Marketing/Comms ) who can demonstrate the necessary creativity, commercial acumen and aptitude for managing different disciplines.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.