This is a volunteer role to support a small team covering the Junior Trustee Council, legal advice team, and HR policy & support.

You’ll deal with volunteer records, recruitment and onboarding, shared inboxes, organising meetings, minutes, policy updates, governance, GDPR, and offering HR guidance where needed.

If you have HR experience, are organised, can handle confidential info, and enjoy helping the community we’d love to have you involved!

This is a great way to expand your network, gain more experience and understand how a volunteer organisation works.

Admin & HR (AHR)  Sub-Committee Member

The Admin & HR (AHR) Sub-Committee Members oversee MCWAS’s HR and Admin tasks ensuring these are carried out professionally and to a good standard.

The Sub-Committee Members will manage AHR officers in this function which will include:

1. Junior Trustee Council Officer

2. Legal Advice Officer

3. HR Policy & Advice Officer

To volunteer for this role, please CLICK HERE for the form.

SUMMARY

The Admin & HR (AHR) Sub-Committee Members oversee MCWAS’s HR and admin functions, ensuring tasks are delivered professionally and to a high standard. They manage the Junior Trustee Council Officer, Legal Advice Officer, and HR Policy & Advice Officer, and are responsible for HR records, recruitment support, office systems, meetings, policy updates, governance work, GDPR, and providing legal guidance. The role also includes managing the Junior Trustee Council and promoting strong teamwork across the AHR function. Essential skills include admin or HR experience, strong organisation and communication, confidentiality, a supportive approach, and the ability to lead officers effectively.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and direct the officers in AHR function

• Maintain HR and volunteer records

• Support recruitment and onboarding

• Assist with office/admin systems and shared inboxes

• Help organise meetings and take minutes

• Support policy updates, governance tasks, and GDPR

• Providing legal advice.

• Manage the Junior Trustee Council

• Ensure good teamworking in AHR function.

Skills and experience

• Admin or HR experience (paid or voluntary)

• Good organisational and communication skills

• Ability to work independently and handle confidential information

• Friendly, supportive, and aligned with our values

• Ability to lead team members / officers to deliver effectively together

MCWAS needs an External Relations (ER) Lead to build relationships with other mosques, Muslim-led organisations, faith groups, and wider civic partners (local councillors and MPs) to strengthen collaboration and improve impact. 

You’d also support a friendly team of officers covering global civic engagement, civic resilience & advocacy, policy monitoring, and local/national partnerships. The role includes leading the ER function, representing MCWAS in community and sector networks, coordinating joint initiatives, and supporting senior leadership with external engagement and advocacy. If you're good at building relationships, know your way around community or charity work, understand governance and risk, and enjoy helping the community we’d love to have you involved!

This is also a great way to expand your network, gain more experience and understand how a volunteer organisation works.

External Relations (ER) Sub-Committee Member

The External Relations (ER) Lead will be responsible to build and manage strategic relationships with other mosques, Muslim-led organisations, faith groups, and global civic partnerships to strengthen collaboration, shared learning, and collective impact. The Lead will manage ER officers in this function which will include:

1. Global Civic Engagement Officer

2. Civic Resilience & advocacy Officer

3. Policy Monitoring Officer

4. (Local/National) Partnerships Officer

To volunteer for this role, please CLICK HERE for the form.

SUMMARY

Responsible for building strategic partnerships with mosques, Muslim organisations, faith groups, and global civic partners to strengthen collaboration and impact. Oversees the ER team, including the Global Civic Engagement, Civic Resilience & Advocacy, Policy Monitoring, and Partnerships Officers. 

Key responsibilities

• Manage and direct the officers in ER function

• Develop and maintain partnerships with local, regional, and national mosques and Muslim organisations

• Represent MCWAS in inter-mosque forums, faith networks, and sector events

• Coordinate joint initiatives, shared services, and collaborative campaigns

• Support trustees and senior leadership in external engagement and advocacy

• Ensure all partnerships align with MCWAS values, strategy, and charity law

• Ensure good teamworking in ER function.

Skills and experience

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills

• Experience working with community, faith, or voluntary organisations

• Confident communicator with a collaborative mindset

• Understanding of governance, reputation, and risk in a charity setting

• Ability to lead team members / officers to deliver effectively together

MCWAS needs help keep its buildings and facilities safe, compliant, well-maintained, and environmentally responsible. You’d support a small team of volunteer officers covering facilities management, site communications & media, youth engagement, site coordination, and volunteer coordination.

In this role, you’d oversee day-to-day facilities and health & safety, manage leases and property use, coordinate maintenance and contractor work, and help lead our sustainability and “Green Mosque” efforts. You’d also support expansion projects and encourage great teamwork across the function.

If you’ve got experience in operations, facilities, or property management, understand compliance and health & safety, enjoy practical problem-solving, have an interest in sustainability, and like supporting a team — we’d love to have you involved! 

This is also a great way to expand your network, gain more experience and understand how a volunteer organisation works.

Facilities & Property Management (FPM)

This role ensures MCWAS buildings, facilities, and properties are safe, compliant, well-maintained, and environmentally responsible.

The Lead will manage OFP officers in this function which will include:

1. Facilities Management Officer

2. Site Comms & Media Officer

3. Youth Officer

4. Site Coordination Officer

5. Volunteer Coordination Officer

To volunteer for this role, please CLICK HERE for the form.

SUMMARY

The Facilities & Property & Management (FPM) members ensure MCWAS buildings and facilities are safe, compliant, well-maintained, and environmentally responsible. The roles manage officers covering facilities management, site communications & media, youth engagement, site coordination, and volunteer coordination.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and direct the officers in FPM function

• Oversee day-to-day facilities management and health & safety compliance

• Manage leases, property usage, and relationships with landlords or councils

• Coordinate maintenance, repairs, and contractor management

• Lead sustainability and “Green Mosque” initiatives

• Support expansion projects, satellite sites, and space optimisation

• Ensure good teamworking in OFP function.

Skills and experience

• Experience in facilities, property, or operations management

• Strong understanding of compliance, health & safety, and risk management

• Practical, solution-focused mindset

• Experience with sustainability or environmental projects is desirable

• Ability to lead team members / officers to deliver effectively together