Head of Marketing

Position title:

Head of Marketing

Reports to:

Head of Fundraising Operations

Location:

Muslim Hands Head Office, 148 – 164 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 5JE (Hybrid/Remote with occasional travel to Nottingham/London)

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

(Up to) £65,000.00 per annum (commensurate with experience)

Terms of Employment:

Permanent (with a 6-Month Probationary Period)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up to date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email no later than 12th November 2026

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

Interviews: As Suitable Applications Received

Start: ASAP thereafter

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Job Overview:  

The Head of Marketing position at Muslim Hands is a new role, designed to transform our marketing efforts from local fundraising to global with ambitious objectives to increase our brand and income generation.  

The Head of Marketing role will lead a team of 4+ specialists in providing marketing support for Muslim Hands UK, South Africa, France, USA and Canada – acting as an “in-house agency” to fundraising offices, ensuring campaign alignment and visual consistency across the brand whilst ensuring key local campaign moments are also met. The position holder will be able to work collaboratively across all fundraising offices and future ones.  

The position holder will lead with a test and learn mindset – looking to innovate marketing functions through a fail fast and iterate mindset. 

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Responsibilities:  

• Ability to strategically plan and execute across key marketing channels: PPC, Paid social, Display, SEO, print, TV and any other channels with a focus on achieving key marketing objectives around brand building and income generation.  

• Ability to interpret data from multiple sources in line with KPIs and make decisions accordingly.  

• Ability to lead and develop a multi-disciplinary marketing team of 4+ reports. Providing coaching and performance management as necessary.   

• Ability to work collaboratively with external agencies.  

• Ability to manage multi-million-pound budgets across channels.  

• Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to share complex ideas in a wholly understandable way.  

• Able to drive innovation from concept to execution across marketing channels.  

• Experience building strategy for offline marketing activations in line with the campaign calendar.  

• Cross functional team player who can work collaboratively with wider teams and across continents.  

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Personal Profile:  

• Passion for helping vulnerable people across the globe living in poverty or emergency zones.  

• Proven experience in leading a marketing team (5+ years).  

• Proficiency in working across digital marketing platforms, social media and analytics tools.  

• Test and learn mindset  

• Strategic thinker 

• Creative problem-solver  

• Resilience and adaptability 

• Confident communicator with strong influencing and negotiation skills 

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Desirable:  

• Understanding of how a charity operates.  

• Understanding of the religion of Islam.  

• Willingness to travel to Fundraising Offices overseas or to project work in the field.  

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Requirements:

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a DBS check, where applicable, in accordance with the requirements of the role. Candidates should have a relevant marketing qualification or equivalent professional experience demonstrating the skills and expertise required for this position.

We reserve the right to cease advertising and close the Vacancy without notice should suitable candidates be identified ahead of the published 'Application Closing Date'.