Subject: Recruiting Director Fundraising & Marketing

Islamic Aid is an innovative and exciting international development charity. Since its inception in 2000 it’s been driven forward by its Founder and Chairman, the entrepreneur, Mahmood Hassan.

Progress has been impressive with highly successful and award winning fundraising, delivering high impact projects. The charity continues to grow fast and funding is now in place to deliver an ambitious expansion plan. This will see Islamic Aid building on its proven entrepreneurial approach to fundraising while establishing the foundations for more substantial programme work. Mahmood is now looking to recruit a team of passionate and committed professionals to help shape the direction and build Islamic Aid.

Director Fundraising & Marketing: Based on targeted database marketing and excellent supporter care, Islamic Aid’s fundraising has been hugely successful. Mahmood is an acknowledged expert in database marketing to the Muslim community in the UK. Looking forward we plan to deliver integrated fundraising/marketing campaigns, growing income from £3.5 million in 2011-12 to £5 million in 2012-13. We are looking for a Director Fundraising who can continue to build on this success, whilst also developing new fundraising programmes, most urgently in digital marketing and community fundraising. This strategic and hands-on role calls for a marketing entrepreneur with fundraising experience and strong skills in ICT, new media, brand building and communication. Salary: circa £45-£50k depending upon experience and history.

For detailed job description and Employment Application Form, those interested could visit: www.islamicaid.com/jobs