Community Engagement and Fundraising Officer

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Al Isharah Full time

_**Community Engagement & Fundraising Officer**_

**LOCATION**:Head Office (London)
**LINE MANAGER**: Head of Operations
**SALARY**:£23,000 - £25,000 per annum (Depending on experience)
**HOURS OF WORK**: 35 hours a week (seasonal fundraising out of hours work plus occasional events in evening and weekends. All overtime paid in TOIL)
**HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT**: 28 days per annum inclusive of Bank Holidays

**PRINCIPAL INTERNAL CONTACTS**:

- Board of Trustees/Management Board
- All Al Isharah paid staff (permanent/ temporary/ sessional)
- All Al Isharah volunteers

**PRINCIPAL EXTERNAL CONTACTS**:

- Donors (Individual, corporate and organisations)
- Service providers (mosques/ venues etc.)
- Press/ media
- Grant giving organisations (Government, Statutory Trusts, EU etc)
- Community leaders / people

**Purpose of position**:
**Key tasks**:
**1. **To identify and deliver fundraising activities including organising and managing community events.
**2. **To develop and maintain professional relationships with individuals, companies and community organisations in order to promote both miscellaneous and regular giving.
**3.** To maintain appropriate records to ensure fundraising income is processed efficiently with timely acknowledgements, thank you letters, donor reports & HMRC gift aid claims.
**4.** To regularly research the priorities of new and existing donors and keep up-to-date with funding and fund raising opportunities through networking, attending events and reading relevant charity reports.
**5. **To maintain an accurate database of donations and grants, write reports, proposals and plans which is reviewed and approved by Senior Management level.
**6.** To manage the charity’s volunteer programme along with all policies and procedures.
**7. **To take responsibility for recruiting, training, assigning and day to day managing of volunteers involved with different Al Isharah services.
**8. **To promote the work of Al Isharah through presentations, PR materials, press releases, advertisements and media campaigns.
**9. **To abide by and promote Al Isharah’s mission, values and Islamic ethos.
**10.** To undertake any other tasks as may reasonably be required.
**11.** To plan and prepare publicity material for every activity/ event with media team.
**12.** Respond to queries on social media in a timely and effective manner.
**13.** To maintain and update Al Isharah's Social Media accounts e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Tumbler, Flickr and LinkedIn in order to promote Al Isharah’s profile.
**14. **Ensure all Social Media communications are streamlined with Al Isharah’s vision, mission and values.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**
- A Bachelor’s degree (_Desired_) or relevant experience in the third sector
- Relevant fundraising experience with a charity and proven track record of success (_Essential_)
- Excellent writing skills with the ability to produce concise and relevant proposals (_Essential_)
- High standard of computer literacy (_Microsoft; Excel, Word, Outlook_)
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to plan and work within agreed timeframes
- Ability to engage with local community and community leaders
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and work well under pressure
- Ability to understand and generate budgets
- Organise community charity events such as BBQ's and Carwashes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with key stakeholders.
- A creative and proactive approach to all areas of work with a ‘can do’ attitude
- Strong team working focus with a flexible and adaptable approach to meet the demands across the whole organisation
- Capacity to work occasional evenings/ weekends, attend out of hours meetings and capacity to commute and travel both nationally and internationally.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- London E1 1JX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 25/08/2023
Reference ID: Fundraising Officer, Community Engagement Officer, Fundraising Co-ordinator
Expected start date: 01/09/2023



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