York MSA Directorship Positions 2018-2019
*Each and every director will take part in tabling the set hours/ week assigned by the executives
*Each and every director will help out with events
*Each and every director will be considered a part of the team, regardless of their role
- Senior Advisor (1 brother and 1 sister)
- Requirements
- Senior undergraduate student or alumni
- Previous MSA exec
- Responsibilities
- Based on previous experience with the MSA, they are to act as an advisor for the exec team and assist them to make decisions
- Attend MSA exec meetings on an agreed upon basis to ensure the smooth operation of the MSA
- Requirements
- IT Director
- Requirements
- Background in IT or computer science is preferable
- Working knowledge of how to create and operate websites
- Responsibilities
- Work to make the website more appealing to visitors and ensure that all the info is up to date and current
- Assist in handling all IT related issues (website, IT equipment, etc.) including IT issues at events
- Requirements
- Dawah Director (1 brother and 1 sister)
- Requirements
- Have some background/experience in giving Dawah
- Attended some form of Dawah-training workshop
- Responsibilities
- Assist in organizing a regular Dawah table to spread the teaching of Islam on campus
- Take an active role in planning for Islam Awareness week and organizing materials, posters, books, etc.
- Help to organize Dawah training sessions during the academic year
- Requirements
- Prayer Services Director (1 brother and 1 sister)
- Requirements
- Being present on campus on a regular basis
- Attending Jumu’ah prayers at York on a regular basis (Brothers only)
- Responsibilities
- Ensuring that the prayer facilities on campus are kept in an organized fashion
- Ensuring that any extra prayer spaces on campus are clean, such as the SCM
- Helping to keep the prayer mats are cleaned on a regular basis
- Brothers:
- In charge of setting up the prayer mats for Friday prayers
- Sisters:
- Helping to keep the hijab/abayah bin is organized and cleaned
- Requirements
- Graphic Designer Director (1 brother & 1 sister)
- Requirements
- Knowledge of graphic design or marketing experience is preferable
- Owning a camera is preferrable
- Responsibilities
- Helping to create posters/advertisements for MSA events
- Helping to brand the MSA in unique ways to appeal to students on campus
- Help create videos for MSA
- Assist with Youtube
- Requirements
- Islamic Education Director (1 brother and 1 sister)
- Requirements
- Adheres to Islam according to the Quran and Sunnah with the understanding of the salaf as-salih
- Have attended some Islamic classes in the past
- Have read fundamental books in Islam, such as kitab at-tawheed, usool athalatha, etc. is preferible
- Responsibilities
- Helping to organize halaqahs/classes for the Muslims on campus
- Helping to bring speakers and teachers for lectures and special events
- Organizing the Islamic library in the MSA office
- Requirements
- Academic Director (1 sister)
- Requirements
- Has experience mentoring/tutoring other students
- Responsibilities
- Helping to run academic programs( such as mentorship programs, networking events, etc.) to address the academic needs of students
- Keeping up to date with university-run programs which can benefit students such as workshops, scholarships, job opening, etc.
- Organizing the textbook library in the MSA office (if applicable)
- Requirements
- Blog Director
- Requirements
- Have some experience blogging in forums (bring a blog/blogs written by you in the past as example)
- Having been an admin in a forum is advantageous
- Responsibilities
- Helping to organize the MSA blog and ensuring that there is activity on a consistent basis
- Going through any blog posting to ensure content conforms with the MSA’s goals
- Requirements
- Khutbah Director
- Requirements
- Adheres to Islam according to the Quran and Sunnah with the understanding of the pious predecessors
- Experience in conducting Khutbahs
- Responsibilities
- Finding Khateebs for each Jumu’ah
- Help with Jummuah set ups
- Looking over the prepared Khutbas to ensure that they are:
- Requirements
- Relevant to the York Muslim Student Community
- Everything said adheres to the Quran and Sunnah
- Treasurer Assistant
- Requirements
- Knowledge in finance and fundraising
- Responsibilities
- Keeping track of the number of memberships sold
- Brainstorming ideas for fundraising
- Assistance with counting Jumu’ah donations
- Assist the treasurer with management of cash ledgers (book)
- Requirements
- Events Director
- Requirements
- Experience in event planning
- Responsibilities
- In charge of initiating new ideas for the MSA to implement over the course of the academic year
- Running new initiatives for the MSA such as the Ramadan Program (RIP), lectures, QQC (Qira’atul Quran Competition), etc.
- Assistance in managing volunteers during our major events
- Taking care of itinerary and the delegation of tasks before/ during/ after events
- Assist in the decoration of the event
- Requirements
- Marketing Director
- Requirements:
- Experience in marketing, preferribly events
- Responsibilites
- Create unique ways to market York MSA events
- Create a marketing plan
- Report to Public Relations team
- Requirements:
When applying, remember each and every position is an amaanah
Apply here: https://yorkmsa.wufoo.com/forms/p14si5q00lyd43w/