Muslim Aid will appoint new trustees, become a charitable incorporated organisation, and put a new constitution in place to resolve issues being investigated by the Charity Commission.
The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the £30m-a-year aid charity in 2013 and appointed an interim manager last October.
TPP Recruitment has now been appointed to find six new trustees, including a chair and treasurer.
The advert says that “a new constitution will be put in place and Muslim Aid will shortly be incorporated as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO).
“The CIO will in due course take over the assets, responsibilities and liabilities of Muslim Aid with a view to developing the charity in its work for humanity”.
Legally they must be appointed by the interim manager, Michael King, but he has appointed a broad-based review committee to advise him on the appointment of the first six trustees against criteria which will secure the skills, experience and enthusiasm required to govern a charity of this size and activity.
Jehangir Malik became its chief executive last September. He was previously chief executive at Islamic Relief for over 20 years and is on the board of Acevo.
In October Michael King of Stone King was appointed as interim manager to review the governance infrastructure, as well as the financial controls in relation to its domestic and international operations. He said he anticipated his appointment would last no longer than a few months.
At the time the Commission said the charity had been co-operating fully with its inquiry.
The Charity Commission opened an inquiry in 2013 after the charity notified the regulator of non-compliance with some operational aspects in two field offices.
There are currently 18 trustees listed on the Charity Commission’s website.
The deadline to apply to join the board is 28 February.
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