Muslim Walefare House

Muslim Welfare House

Job Title:                    Executive Director

Reporting to:             Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Responsible for:       all staff & Volunteers

Salary:                        £25,000 to £30,000 -subject to experience & qualifications

Muslim Welfare House (MWH) has been a focal service point to the local community offering a wide range of essential social, educational and religious services for over 36 years.

MWH’s Executive Director will manage, co-ordinate and develop the MWH strategy for serving the community. This will involve close communication and liaison with Trustees, MWH staff, funders and other partner organisations to ensure that the organisation serves and meets the needs of the local Muslim community.

MWH is looking for someone with good academic qualifications and at least five years’ experience preferably in the voluntary sector with good Islamic knowledge, strong organisational and managerial skills.

Main responsibilities:

The person appointed will be responsible for the development and implementation of organisational policies, procedures and administrative systems. In particular the Executive Director will be responsible for:

•           Developing appropriate organisational structure and staffing.

•           Establishing procedures for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of projects, programmes and organisation; and providing interim reports on the MWH activities.

•           Developing and maintaining motivation of the staff.

•           Developing and fostering good working relations with local communities and organisations and the media as well as to responding to external enquiries.

•           Encourage innovation and spotting and creating good opportunities.

•           Fundraising and liaising with local funders, partners and other agencies.

•           Preparing the annual budget for review and approval by the CEO.

•           Preparing of a detailed annual action plan for review and approval by the CEO.

If you live in London, have the relevant experience, preferably gained in a senior position in the voluntary or public sector, with proven understanding of needs of communities living in inner city areas, particularly minority ethnic communities, we would like to hear from you.

Please send your CV and cover letter to: Toufik Kacimi Muslim Welfare House, 233 Seven Sisters Road, London N4 2DA or call 020 7263 3071 or E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The deadline for submitting all applications is 10/01/12