Dar-us-Salaam, a multi-faceted community centered Islamic organization and the parent organization of Al-Huda School in College Park, Maryland, is seeking Muslims who are passionate about serving Islam to join its Funding and Development Office -- a core Dar-us-Salaam department which manages donations, donor relations, marketing, and financial sustainability projects for Dar-us-Salaam.
Funding Development Operations Director
The Funding Development Operations Director works closely with the Funding Development Executive Director to ensure donors and their charitable giving find a responsive and efficient trustee in Dar-us-Salaam.
Donors expect their donations will be processed, acknowledged, and used faithfully. Doing so requires secure avenues for charitable giving, prompt and professional receipting and acknowledgement, and informative follow-up regarding the projects donors are supporting. The Funding Development Operations Director is the hands-on staff member who ensures all of the above Funding Development roles are executed on a daily basis.
At its core, the Funding Development Operations Director position is both an administrative position and a community relations position. The main responsibilities include:
- Database management: data entry, data integrity management, querying and reporting
- Donor relations: answering questions from donors and responding to their needs; communicating with donors including soliciting donations
- Payment processing: entering donations using an online system, and working with the finance department to ensure timely and accurate bank deposits
- Procurement: researching and selecting vendors, products, and event venues
- Strategizing: participating in brainstorming sessions and other strategic meetings
- Logistical support for events especially during peak fundraising periods (Ramadan and the end of year)
- Updating social media and websites
The ideal candidate possess the following qualities:
- A high degree of integrity and honesty
- Punctual and professional
- Good phone manners
- Confidential
- Is a strong reader and writer
- Exhibits a strong work ethic
- Has a record of reliability and commitment
- Has good manners and understands the importance of kindness, patience, and compassion
- Is excited and motivated by serving Allaah and Islam
- Is an independent learner who can get up to speed quickly, especially with technology by asking, experimenting, and utilizing available training resources
- Possess a general understanding of data, including the ability to generate and read reports
- Is able to conduct independent research into products, venues and vendors
- Can take general ideas and goals and convert them into actionable plans
- Able to work weekends and evenings during peak times like Ramadan and special events
- Experienced using social media and related online platforms and tools
- Takes initiative and has a strong sense of task prioritization
- Is a natural multi-tasker who uses an organized, documented system for task management
- Is motivated and delighted when the task list shrinks down at the end of the day
- Works well with all personality types and benefits others when working in a team
- Can work well under deadlines and in high pressure situations
Preference will be given to US citizens with a Bachelor’s degree from a US educational institution, but other legal residents are welcomed to apply. For immediate consideration, email a resume and cover letter to minhajdarussalaam.org.