Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for ?Marketing and Fundraising Manager to join our team based in Birmingham. You will join us on a full-time basis as part of an initial 1-year fixed term contract with a view to progressing into a permanent role. In return, you will receive a £40,000 per annum depending on your experience.
Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.
As Marketing and Fundraising Manager, the successful candidate will play an integral role in aiding the International British Waqf. International British Waqf 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 International British Waqf. The Waqf Marketing Unit aims at marketing the Waqf products and services and raising funds for Waqf. The main function of the unit is to 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) and field offices of Human Appeal. This is achieved through marketing of activities, issuing publications and all the relevant marketing collateral, online and offline, to empower Partners to promote and raise funds for the Waqf.
Benefits of joining us as our Marketing and Fundraising Managerinclude:
- 35 days Annual Leave
- Matched pension contribution
- Employee discounts and memberships
- Prayer facilities
- Opportunity to really make a difference!
Key duties and responsibilities of the Marketing and Fundraising Manager include:
- Ensuring developing marketing and fundraising strategic plan that include targeting institutions and individuals through various means, including (personal visits - via the website - social media – emails, and any other means)
- Increasing the rates of collecting funds from institutions and individuals on an annual basis (the fundraising target is approved by senior management)
- Increasing online conversion - increasing page values on the Internet - increasing our customer acquisition rate
- Ensuring the development of the fundraising department by appointing employees with relevant skill set in various fields to achieve the department's goals
- Ensuring maintaining good working relationships with Human Appeal's partners through direct communication and visits to increase income for Waqf.
- Ensuring maintaining good working relationships with all Human Appeal's fundraising units related to raising funds and providing them with all relevant Waqf marketing materials and obtaining the necessary information
- Ensuring full coordination with the Waqf's Programme department and exchanging information to develop marketing plans for investment projects
What we're looking for in our Marketing and Fundraising Manager include:
- Must hold university degree (preferably in management, marketing, investment or any other relevant subjects)
- Digital / Marketing related qualification
- Relevant professional qualification CIM – desirable
- Minimum 3 – 5 years experience in a similar marketing and fundraising role
- Experience in managing relationships with, or working for, a digital / marketing agency.
- Experience in using analytics and monitoring tools to report on complex qualitative and quantitative data, with the ability to analyse and present information, compile reports, and make informed recommendations
- Minimum proven track record of project and events management with a minimum of 2 years' experience.
- MS Office Suite
- Social media tools, including Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, and Sprout Social.
- Experience of using Google Analytics, Adwords, Double Click, Facebook Business Manager, and Bing Ads.
This would be an ideal role for an experienced Marketing and Fundraising Manager or EA looking to make a difference in a rewarding role within the Charity Sector!
We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply' today to become our Marketing and Fundraising Manager – we would love to hear from you.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that due to the anticipated quantity of response, we will only be contacting candidates who are shortlisted to interview stage. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.