Community and Donor Relations Manager

Job description

In this role you will build bridges of trust between the Foundation and the people who work with it. On one side are mosque committees, imams and local communities, with whom Darul Quran Centers will be built; on the other are donors and partners in Bangladesh and abroad, whose trust we want to honour with truthful reporting on how their funds are used. The Foundation is in its founding stage, so you will also help shape the donor communication policy and process. The role reports to the Executive Director, and to Aminur Rahaman until the Executive Director joins.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with mosque committees, imams, local scholars and communities to open the way for Darul Quran Center partnerships
• Keep regular, respectful contact with individual donors, the Bangladeshi diaspora and institutional partners
• Support the Executive Director with fundraising plans and proposals; check with finance that donor-designated funds (Zakat, Sadaqah, Waqf) are recorded in the right fund
• Make sure donors receive thank-you letters, receipts and truthful fund-use reports on time
• Stay in touch with prospective volunteers and members, and coordinate community activities
• Keep donor and partner data secure; follow ethical fundraising principles, with no exaggerated claims and no pressure
• Travel inside and outside Dhaka for community meetings, mosque visits and donor meetings

Requirements

• A bachelor's or master's degree in social science, communication, business administration, Islamic studies or a related field
• At least 5 years of experience in community engagement, donor relations, fundraising or partnership management
• Ability to work respectfully with mosques, madrasas and religious leadership; commitment to Islamic values
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills; fluent Bangla and English
• Experience managing donor and partner data in a CRM or spreadsheets
• Firm commitment to amanah, donor data confidentiality and truthful communication
• Commitment to the child safeguarding policy, consent to a background check at the final stage, and willingness to travel

Important instructions

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