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Volunteer for TaQWA

With the grace of Allah, the National Department of Taleemul Qur’an and Waqf-e-Ardhi (TaQWA) has embarked on various initiatives to inspire, educate, and mobilize members to further the objectives of TaQWA. Currently, TaQWA is in urgent need of bright, capable, and dedicated members for non Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology (IT) roles mentioned below. Most of the time, members are expected to work remotely and volunteer 5-20 hour monthly depending on the job and can work from home.

If you have the required skills for any of the roles mentioned below, we would like to hear from you. Please volunteer for TaQWA by completing this form.

Jazak Allah for your consideration and help.

Non-IT Roles:

Core Roles	Required/Desirable Skillset
Project Managers/Coordinators (To manage initiatives)	Planning and Management and/or coordination skills Detail oriented Strong communication (English) skills Proactive and result-oriented with “can do” attitude Good knowledge of MS Word, Project, Excel, PowerPoint. Ability to resolve problems without delay and/or to seek managerial intervention and operate under time-sensitive deadlines. Experience Level: BA or BS preferred plus minimum 3+ years of direct relevant experience.
Administrative Support	Office administration skills Detail oriented Very good communication (English) skills Proactive and result-oriented with “can do” attitude Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Marketing Managers(To manage marketing campaigns of various TaQWA’s initiatives)	1-4 years of Marketing experience with some experience in new media Ability to quickly identify and react to emerging trends Extensive experience with online marketing and online media Experienced with different Social Media mediums and trends Exceptional people skills and the ability to work alone or partner with other teams Detail-orientated and precise A B.S. in Marketing or a related field from a four-year college
Communication Managers (To write and edit communications)	Knowledge of principles and practices of communications and public information techniques through different mediums, including print, Internet, and PowerPoint. Knowledge of writing and editing techniques for a variety of audiences. Knowledge of research and problem solving techniques. Superior writing and editing ability, specifically analytical and creative experience necessary to address targeted messages to a variety of audiences. Ability to work independently with limited supervision Bachelor’s degree in marketing, journalism, public relations, or a related field. One to five years of experience in corporate communications, marketing or public relations
Content Producers(To develop and update content on our webpages)	Prior online journalism experience Experience with publishing content online and familiarity with a CMS Familiarity with a variety of Web tools, including knowledge of basic HTML and Photoshop Ability to write and create compelling story packages. Understanding of SEO concepts Ability to confidently make editorial judgments Excellent written and oral communication skills Ability to work within a close-knit editorial team Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Graphics Experts(To develop the images used in a variety of creative projects, including presentations, brochures, direct mail, and webpages.)	Creative personality Strong design abilities and proficiency in software applications such as Quark, InDesign, Illustrator, and/or Photoshop Good to have agency experience required Must have intermediate skills with: HTML CSS Flash Ability to work within a close-knit editorial team
Videographers(Produce video projects, including videotaping, editing, and publishing for our audiences)	Capable of understanding our objectives and portraying them through video Experience in television broadcast or corporate setting producing video content end to end Knowledge and ability to use video and audio production equipment, ability to use graphic software for the development of graphics for television Excellent communication, organizational, and problem solving skills Bachelor’s degree in fine arts, graphic design, telecommunication, or a related field or one – five plus years professional video production
Scholars / Teachers	Teachers who are willing to teach online and can teach any of the following; Arabic Crammer Word by word translation both in English and Urdu Short Commentary and Long commentary both in Urdu and English Urdu Language

IT Roles:

Core IT Roles	Required Technical Skillset
LAMP Developer, Sr.	Strong understanding of software development life-cycle and best practices Strong experience in designing, developing, maintaining and optimizing secure and scalable multi-tier web applications with LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Strong knowledge of stored procedures, triggers, indexes, table normalization and database design Expert understanding of Web Standards, specifically XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Application Security
LAMP Developer	Strong experience in designing, developing, maintaining and optimizing secure and scalable multi-tier web applications with LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Strong knowledge of stored procedures, triggers, indexes, table normalization and database design Experience with both object oriented and procedural programming methodologies and languages (C, C++, Java, Python) Knowledge ofAJAXdevelopment
LAMP Administrator	Strong experience with installing, configuring and maintaining Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP packages. Strong experience with MySQL installation, administration, replication, backup/recovery and tuning Strong Linus scripting skills to automate routine tasks Deploy code and database changes to testing and production environments
LAMP Tester	Strong experience working in a LAMP environment Experience in automation, black box, and white box testing Experience with writing test plans and test cases for automated and manual testing Experience with MYSQL