Human Appeal
Are you interested in building a career that makes a difference and creates a legacy? 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.
Head of Events , the successful candidate will work closely with the Head of Fundraising to develop a strategic vision for the fundraising function at Human Appeal USA and transform the level of operation to take advantage of new opportunities, in particular achieving an increase in income generation from our community, individual giving, major donors and corporate partnerships fundraising work through national events. To represent the charity externally at a senior level. To play the key role in managing the development and delivery of agreed national events and tours with the strategic objective of engaging the community through an array of fundraising activities. To work closely with the Community Fundraising team, and the Comms team, to develop and promote support of the national events, tours and local events to maximise fundraising income. To devise new and innovative fundraising techniques, as well as more traditional events, in line with strategy. All in order to build awareness of HA projects and donor relationships, to increase income generation/donations year on year to secure the long‑term financial sustainability and growth of HA USA in line with the national FR strategy.
What you will be doing Essential job functions Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Take on board other duties in line with FR strategy as per the request of the Head of Fundraising and Global Director of Fundraising to ensure HA’s adaptability to change and maintain growth
Work in collaboration with Department Managers, Heads and Directors across the organization
Develop the events programme for National tours to ensure it meets the purpose of ensuring that events are appealing and targeted to new, high-level supporters while having broader appeal
Keep up to date with Human Appeal’s international programmes and work with the Communications and Programmes departments to ensure that fundraising materials are kept up to date and consistent with the charity’s campaigns
Manage various engaging fundraising events such as dinners, concerts, speaker tours, conferences and challenges to capture and maintain the public eye throughout the year and raise income with a return on investment.
Manage the Events team on a day-to-day basis, acting as a professional role model and coach to build the team’s professional capability and confidence
To act as a point of contact and communicate project status adequately to all participants.
Lead and facilitate team meetings as needed and take responsibility for both team and individual staff development
Understand support needs and provide this to colleagues especially during peak periods (e.g. Ramadan) to help promote information sharing, generation of leads and innovative ideas, help distribute manpower and ensure smooth running of FR operations and good working relations
Contribute towards the development, maintenance and delivery of HA’s (annual) national fundraising plan in various regions by maintaining budgets and expenditure, monitoring and report on income generation in line with projects, reporting on variance and taking responsibility for achieving and exceeding income targets. All to deliver efficiency, value and FR targets
Oversee budgets for National events
To proactively seek new funders and individuals or opportunities using the charity’s donor base, personal contacts or knowledge of the community.
Prepare management reports for the Directors, CEO and Trustees identifying and validating key performance indicators
Maintain internal procedures/administration such as donor management system, account management system, and cash counting protocols by ensuring secure information input in a timely fashion to help maintain internal control and mitigation of risk
Adhere to the charities policies and procedures at all times in order to maintain high professional standards and maintaining HA public image
Demonstrate on-going professional development of direct reports and self through reflective practice and participation in internal and external development opportunities, taking a proactive role in own learning and development activities (e.g. private study, e-learning) to benefit self, the team and charity for the future
Employee duties are not limited only to the above-mentioned accountabilities; they may perform other duties as assigned.
What you will need Education / Expertise
Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s strongly preferred.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience within Fundraising / other similar role
Computer literate and competent with Microsoft Office, Social Media, Donor Management systems
Job Requirements / Skills / ETC
Plan, develop, manage, deliver and evaluate National Events
Engage, motivate and work closely with the regional teams within the fundraising department.
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports – preparing event/project proposals, budgets & briefings, including planning, and managing the logistics for national events as required
Ensure regular PR and fundraising activities are undertaken to keep the charity in the public eye and liaise with other organizations, mosques, and institutions to promote Human Appeal work.
Meet costs standards by monitoring expenses and implementing cost saving actions, such as identifying new funding streams for the charity - through events, exhibitions, conferences, partnerships and corporate sponsorship.
Manage direct reports to provide direction in arranging and delivering events
Physical Requirements
Visual acuity to use a keyboard and view a computer terminal. Requires good hand‑eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.
May require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; or the ability to stand and walk.
Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or move light to medium weight up to twelve (12) pounds and/or exert up to twelve (12) pounds of force.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Human Appeal is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. Human Appeal is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.
Why Human Appeal? Our greatest achievements include:
Safeguarding bright futures for more than 22,000 vulnerable orphans in 9 countries. Our one-to-one sponsorship programme has a built-in school attendance requirement while covering the cost of food, housing, medical care, and learning materials.
Pioneering technologically innovative infrastructure projects in Pakistan, like designing and building a 25‑km embankment on the Chenab River in Pakistan. Protecting an entire community from being washed away, the embankment has held back the floods each year, including Pakistan’s worst flooding in a decade during its last monsoon season.
Protecting the health of mothers and their children in war‑torn Syria by running the only free maternity hospital in Idlib, Syria. By offering free medical care to vulnerable mothers and children, our staff at Al Imaan Hospital provide life‑saving care to 100,000 patients every year.
Quenching the thirst for the 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip by working with UNOCHA to purify Gaza’s water network. And now, our newest project involves building a large‑scale desalination plant to provide daily access to clean water for 60,000 people across Gaza.
Recovering lost livelihoods for vulnerable farmers in Gaza by planting 80,000 olive trees since 1991. The farming project provides each farmer with 30‑40 prime olive trees so they can establish a vibrant, sustainable crop that yields not just food but income for generations.
Restoring safe and secure residential spaces in Syria, like the construction of a new town with 1,000 newly constructed homes in Al Zahoor.
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Head of Events , the successful candidate will work closely with the Head of Fundraising to develop a strategic vision for the fundraising function at Human Appeal USA and transform the level of operation to take advantage of new opportunities, in particular achieving an increase in income generation from our community, individual giving, major donors and corporate partnerships fundraising work through national events. To represent the charity externally at a senior level. To play the key role in managing the development and delivery of agreed national events and tours with the strategic objective of engaging the community through an array of fundraising activities. To work closely with the Community Fundraising team, and the Comms team, to develop and promote support of the national events, tours and local events to maximise fundraising income. To devise new and innovative fundraising techniques, as well as more traditional events, in line with strategy. All in order to build awareness of HA projects and donor relationships, to increase income generation/donations year on year to secure the long‑term financial sustainability and growth of HA USA in line with the national FR strategy.
What you will be doing Essential job functions Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Take on board other duties in line with FR strategy as per the request of the Head of Fundraising and Global Director of Fundraising to ensure HA’s adaptability to change and maintain growth
Work in collaboration with Department Managers, Heads and Directors across the organization
Develop the events programme for National tours to ensure it meets the purpose of ensuring that events are appealing and targeted to new, high-level supporters while having broader appeal
Keep up to date with Human Appeal’s international programmes and work with the Communications and Programmes departments to ensure that fundraising materials are kept up to date and consistent with the charity’s campaigns
Manage various engaging fundraising events such as dinners, concerts, speaker tours, conferences and challenges to capture and maintain the public eye throughout the year and raise income with a return on investment.
Manage the Events team on a day-to-day basis, acting as a professional role model and coach to build the team’s professional capability and confidence
To act as a point of contact and communicate project status adequately to all participants.
Lead and facilitate team meetings as needed and take responsibility for both team and individual staff development
Understand support needs and provide this to colleagues especially during peak periods (e.g. Ramadan) to help promote information sharing, generation of leads and innovative ideas, help distribute manpower and ensure smooth running of FR operations and good working relations
Contribute towards the development, maintenance and delivery of HA’s (annual) national fundraising plan in various regions by maintaining budgets and expenditure, monitoring and report on income generation in line with projects, reporting on variance and taking responsibility for achieving and exceeding income targets. All to deliver efficiency, value and FR targets
Oversee budgets for National events
To proactively seek new funders and individuals or opportunities using the charity’s donor base, personal contacts or knowledge of the community.
Prepare management reports for the Directors, CEO and Trustees identifying and validating key performance indicators
Maintain internal procedures/administration such as donor management system, account management system, and cash counting protocols by ensuring secure information input in a timely fashion to help maintain internal control and mitigation of risk
Adhere to the charities policies and procedures at all times in order to maintain high professional standards and maintaining HA public image
Demonstrate on-going professional development of direct reports and self through reflective practice and participation in internal and external development opportunities, taking a proactive role in own learning and development activities (e.g. private study, e-learning) to benefit self, the team and charity for the future
Employee duties are not limited only to the above-mentioned accountabilities; they may perform other duties as assigned.
What you will need Education / Expertise
Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s strongly preferred.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience within Fundraising / other similar role
Computer literate and competent with Microsoft Office, Social Media, Donor Management systems
Job Requirements / Skills / ETC
Plan, develop, manage, deliver and evaluate National Events
Engage, motivate and work closely with the regional teams within the fundraising department.
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports – preparing event/project proposals, budgets & briefings, including planning, and managing the logistics for national events as required
Ensure regular PR and fundraising activities are undertaken to keep the charity in the public eye and liaise with other organizations, mosques, and institutions to promote Human Appeal work.
Meet costs standards by monitoring expenses and implementing cost saving actions, such as identifying new funding streams for the charity - through events, exhibitions, conferences, partnerships and corporate sponsorship.
Manage direct reports to provide direction in arranging and delivering events
Physical Requirements
Visual acuity to use a keyboard and view a computer terminal. Requires good hand‑eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.
May require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; or the ability to stand and walk.
Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or move light to medium weight up to twelve (12) pounds and/or exert up to twelve (12) pounds of force.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Human Appeal is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. Human Appeal is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.
Why Human Appeal? Our greatest achievements include:
Safeguarding bright futures for more than 22,000 vulnerable orphans in 9 countries. Our one-to-one sponsorship programme has a built-in school attendance requirement while covering the cost of food, housing, medical care, and learning materials.
Pioneering technologically innovative infrastructure projects in Pakistan, like designing and building a 25‑km embankment on the Chenab River in Pakistan. Protecting an entire community from being washed away, the embankment has held back the floods each year, including Pakistan’s worst flooding in a decade during its last monsoon season.
Protecting the health of mothers and their children in war‑torn Syria by running the only free maternity hospital in Idlib, Syria. By offering free medical care to vulnerable mothers and children, our staff at Al Imaan Hospital provide life‑saving care to 100,000 patients every year.
Quenching the thirst for the 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip by working with UNOCHA to purify Gaza’s water network. And now, our newest project involves building a large‑scale desalination plant to provide daily access to clean water for 60,000 people across Gaza.
Recovering lost livelihoods for vulnerable farmers in Gaza by planting 80,000 olive trees since 1991. The farming project provides each farmer with 30‑40 prime olive trees so they can establish a vibrant, sustainable crop that yields not just food but income for generations.
Restoring safe and secure residential spaces in Syria, like the construction of a new town with 1,000 newly constructed homes in Al Zahoor.
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