Regional Programmes Assistant

**ROLE: REGIONAL PROGRAMMES ASSISTANT - (Any of Asia, Europe, Middle East & Africa Regions)**

**BENEFITS**

**Salary**:£19,305 - £22,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

**Hours of duty**:37.5 hours per week

**Responsible to**: Regional Desk Manager

**Location**:Bolton Office

**Annual leave**:28 days per year

**THE ORGANISATION**

Established in 2001, Ummah Welfare Trust is a UK-based international relief and development charity. Inspired by the Islamic teachings of empathy, generosity and selflessness, the trust aims to alleviate poverty and suffering across the world, and also ensuring that the rights of those who are neglected and oppressed are fulfilled by providing sustainable development solutions relating to shelter, education, health, and spiritual wellbeing.

Knowing that we are all ultimately accountable to the Almighty, the charity strives to maintain transparency and accountability, and as such the charity also has a full and transparent audit trail from the donor to the beneficiary.

**THE ROLE**

You will carry out programme/project monitoring and administrative duties to ensure quality and consistency in UWT’s delivery of humanitarian relief and aid work. You will be working closely with the Regional Desk Manager, the Programmes Officer as well as field teams and Partner Organisations to ensure consistent and uninterrupted service delivery.

**Main Duties**

Support the Regional Desk Manager by:

- Providing a comprehensive administrative support service;
- Maintaining project files and other records pertaining to charitable expenditure;
- Assisting with all feedback enquires from the regional donors, partner organisations and team members;
- Representing UWT in a professional and appropriate manner at all times;
- Adhering to UWT’s policies and procedures; and
- To fulfil other tasks and duties that are commensurate to this post

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Qualifications**
- Hold a recognised Portfolio-programme-project management qualification or an undergraduate degree or equivalent (Desirable)

**Experience**
- Experience of working under pressure to multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment (Essential)
- To have a flexible approach to work and be able to work as a team player (Essential)
- Experience of office administration (Desirable)

**Skills/Abilities**
- Good command of verbal and written English (Essential)
- Strong grasp of Microsoft Office packages - especially Word and Excel (Essential)
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communications skills (Essential)
- Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and trustworthy (Essential)
- Willing and able to undertake a minimum of 3 international trips of at least 2 weeks each if required to do this. (Essential)

**Knowledge and understanding**
- Working knowledge of any of the following languages: Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, Bengali, East African languages (Desirable)
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of the humanitarian and non-profit policy sector (Desirable)

**Other**
- Personal conduct and delivery of work should comply with the values and culture of Ummah Welfare Trust (Essential)
- The ability to occasionally adapt working hours to meet the requirements of the organisation (Essential)
- Hold a valid UK driving license and have full access to your own car (Desirable)

**HOW TO APPLY**

Please ensure that you **address how you satisfy each of the criteria in the person specification in your covering letter.**

For more information or discussion about the role please contact: 01204 661048

**Salary**: £19,305.00-£22,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday