Fairfield Trust Job Description and Person Specification

Job title:  Programme Manager

Work base: Fairfield College, Dilton Marsh

Team: Education

Hours of work: Full time 36.25 hours per week Mon-Fri

Salary: £49,010.00

 Safeguarding

Fairfield Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and all staff
are expected to share this commitment. You will be expected to report any concerns relating to the
safeguarding of young people in accordance with agreed procedures. If your own conduct in
relation to the safeguarding of young people gives cause for concern, Fairfield Trust agreed child
and adult protection procedures will be followed.

All posts involving direct contact with young people, children and vulnerable groups are exempt from
the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013
& 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’.  These are not subject
to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.  Guidance and criteria on the filtering
of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website

For all roles that involve regulated activity, a DBS check will be required before appointment is
confirmed

 Job context and purpose

Fairfield Trust is a local independent Charity, the core business areas are an independent specialist
college for young people with additional needs, residential and independence services, a pub and
an animal park.

The Trust’s mission is: To enable young people to live and work without barriers

Our 5 agreed values are:
Teamwork: We hold ourselves and each other to account, and are better when we work together
Compassion: We act with trust, honesty and kindness in everything we do
Inclusion: We treat each other fairly and with respect
Innovation: We encourage thoughtful, creative and aspirational ideas
Pride: We encourage each other to be proud of who we are and what we do

The Programme Manager will lead and manage a designated workload with a particular focus on
the quality of teaching and learning. With the support of the Principal, you will line manage a team
of tutors, contribute to the development and progress of college pathways, engage in quality
assurance activity including learning walks, observation, internal and external verification for your
area.

The Programme Manager will lead by example, be advanced in their practice and support
colleagues across the college. There will be an expectation that resourcing, timetabling and
administration associated with the programmes, pathways and teams within your area are
prioritised and executed to a high standard. The key focus of this role is to act to identify gaps, areas
for improvement in their teams and to work quickly to close the gaps.

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There is also an expectation that the post-holders will lead college training and CPD for the
education team, in association with the Principal and other senior managers. There is a teaching
expectation as part of this role to be agreed. You may also be expected to have a tutor group,
coordinate EHCP reviews and deliver tutorial.

Key to this role is the commitment to ensuring that learners with SEND receive high-quality, inclusive,
and personalised learning experiences that support their progression, independence, and
wellbeing.

Your holiday entitlement of 10 weeks shall be taken within college holiday periods and includes
bank holiday entitlement.

 Main duties

Key Responsibilities:

1. Programme Leadership

  To lead and champion high-quality curriculum delivery across the college
  To lead by example and to advocate for high-aspiration curriculum
  Act as a role model and set high professional expectations, leading by example
  Develop robust, professional and motivational provision across the Trust
  Lead the design, delivery and review of college pathways and associated learning

programmes

  Promote a person-centred approach to curriculum planning and delivery
  Lead on the timetabling and resourcing of an agreed area
  Ensure compliance with SEND Code of Practice and relevant awarding body standards

2. Quality Assurance and Improvement

  Monitor and evaluate programme performance, including learner progress, retention, and

achievement

  Lead on the regular Programme Monitoring Reports and contribute to the Self-Assessment

Reports (SARs)

  With the Principal, undertake learning walks, observations, work scrutiny to identify strengths

and areas for improvement.

  Develop and monitor Developmental Action Plans where needed
  Schedule and deliver a comprehensive programme of CPD which improves the quality of

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education
Implement quality improvement plan actions and respond to internal and external quality
assurance processes (e.g. Ofsted, awarding bodies)

3. Inclusive Practice and Safeguarding

  Undertake an agreed teaching responsibility (not greater than 50% FTE)
  Champion inclusive teaching, learn...

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This role suits someone who can bring momentum to environments with multiple perspectives, competing priorities, and evolving requirements — helping interdependent initiatives move forward and deliver lasting value.

The programme sits within UK Biobank’s Data Linkage Programme, a key strategic priority as we expand how we link to external health records and datasets. You’ll report to the Director of Projects and Change and be accountable to the Director of Data Linkage, ensuring the programme approach aligns with organisational frameworks while accommodating the specific technical, governance, legal, and partnership considerations that come with data linkage.

This role suits someone who can bring momentum to environments with multiple perspectives, competing priorities, and evolving requirements — helping interdependent initiatives move forward and deliver lasting value.

• Translating strategy into deliverable programmes by aligning multi-disciplinary teams, managing interdependencies and navigating complex constraints.
• Defining and maintaining a clear programme vision, roadmap, outcomes and success measures aligned to organisational strategy and portfolio priorities.
• Assessing and shaping resourcing and capability across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver current and future data linkage ambitions.
• Identifying and managing programme risks and constraints, particularly around data quality, governance, ethics and timeliness, working with partners to mitigate impact.
• Providing pragmatic, hands-on leadership when needed, contributing to critical work while maintaining programme direction and long-term sustainability.
  

Is this 'you'?

You’re comfortable working in complex, governance-heavy environments and enjoy bringing structure and progress to work that spans teams and organisations. You balance strategic thinking with practical delivery and communicate clearly with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Strong programme management capability including planning, dependency management, governance, assurance and benefits realisation with a proven track record of leading the development and delivery of complex, large scale programmes.
• Demonstrable experience working in highly regulated or governance-heavy environments, such as health research, public sector or data driven organisations.
• Proven ability to manage risk, uncertainty and change, including issues relating to data quality and external dependencies.
• Experience leading large, multi-disciplinary project teams within a matrix management structure, with strong stakeholder management skills and an ability to operate across organisational ...

J O B   V A C A N C Y

Programmes Manager

35 hours per week - £33, 168 pa - plus pension and excellent holidays

We seek an enthusiastic, motivated experienced programmes manager to oversee the
management  of  Age  UK  Sunderland’s  CIT  Social  Prescribing  Team,  Hospital
Discharge Team and other appropriate services. A minimum of 2 years operational
management experience is essential with substantial experience of implementing
support  services  ideally  working  with  people  aged  50  and  over.  The  successful
candidate  must  have  excellent  I.T,  report  writing  and  communication  skills  and  the
ability to effectively promote the service to a wide range of stakeholders. You should
also  have  a  good  standard  of  education,  preferably  to  degree  level  as  well  as
experience of partnership working and staff and volunteer management. Candidates
are required to have a full clean driving licence and have access to a car for work. This
post is subject to a DBS Enhanced Disclosure check.

For  further  information  and  to  request  an  application  pack  you  can  email
enquiries@ageuksunderland.org.uk  or  download  one  directly  from  our  website
www.ageuksunderland.org.uk.  Alternatively send a large SAE for 93p to Age UK
Sunderland,  Bradbury  Centre,  Stockton  Rd,  Sunderland.    SR2  7AQ.  Tel:  0191
5141131. CV’s are not accepted for this role.

This post is subject to DBS Enhanced Disclosure.

Age UK Sunderland is an Equal opportunities Employer

Registered Charity 1086995

Closing date: Friday 27th February 2026
Interview date: Monday 9th March 2026

Age UK Sunderland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.  Reg. Charity No. 1086995.  Reg. Co. No. 4199449

Certificate No. 88Q10781

Dear Applicant

Programmes Manager

Thank  you  for  requesting  an  application  pack  for  the  above  post.  Included  in  your
application pack are:-

  Job Advertisement
  Job Description
  Person Specification
  Application Form

The application form needs to be returned to the above address by the closing date of
Friday 27th February 2026

If  you have  not  received  a  response  within  two  weeks  of  the  closing  date  you may
assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

When returning your completed application pack by post, please ensure that the
correct postage is used on the envelope.   You can check this with your local
Post Office.  CV’s will not be accepted for this vacancy.

If  you  require  an  informal  discussion  regarding  the  post  please  do  not  hesitate  to
contact Leah Abdulla, Senior Operations Manager on 0191 514 1131

Yours sincerely

Tracy Collins
Chief Executive Officer

Encs

Bradbury Centre
Stockton Road
Sunderland
SR2 7AQ

Tel:   0191 514 1131
Fax:  0191 5670378
Email:  enquiries@ageuksunderland.org.uk
Web:  www.ageuksunderland.org.uk

Bradbury Centre, Stockton Road, Sunderland.  SR2 7AQ
Tel:  0191 5141131   Fax:  0191 5640378
Email: enquiries@ageuksunderland.org.uk
Website: www.ageuksunderland.org.uk

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on a separate sheet of paper.

1.  Details of Post
For which post are you applying?      Programmes Manager

How did you learn about this vacancy?

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Tel. No. (Home) including area code

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Email

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May we telephone you at work?
Yes

               No

In  order  to  comply  with  the  Asylum  &  Immigration  Act  1996  we  require  appropriate
documentary evidence of authorisation to work, e.g. National Insurance No.

You will also be required to produce a British/EU passport.

Do you require a work permit to work in the UK              Yes

              No

If YES, please give details………………………………………………….…………………………
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that any deception could result in instant dismissal.
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ability  to  carry  out  normal day-to-day  activities".  An  effect  is long-term  if  it  has  lasted, or is
likely to last, more than 12 months.

If you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and you require
any adjustments to or assistance with the interview process, please detail your requirements
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6.  Criminal Convictions and Cautions
Due to working with vulnerable adults all posts are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service
checks.    A  caution  or  conviction  does  not  necessarily  mean  you  will  not  be  considered  for
employment.    Each  case  is  considered  on  its  merits.    This  post  is  exempt  from  the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act of 1974. This means that applicants are not entitled to withhold
details  of  cautions  or  convictions    (including  those  considered  spent)  unless  the  caution  or
conviction is "protected". "protected cautions" and "protected convictions" are defined in the
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) Order 2013
and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance
on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring
Service website.

Other than a "protected caution" or "protected conviction", have you ever been convicted of a
criminal offence, received a caution, or awaiting prosecution?
                                              Yes

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If YES, details will be required from you in strict confidence on a separate sheet and they will
not necessarily debar you from employment within Age UK Sunderland.

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Age UK Sunderland
Job Description

Post:

Programmes Manager

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

5 days (35 hours) per week.

Salary/benefits:

£33, 168 pa inclusive; access to pension scheme

Location:

Responsible to:

Various community settings across Sunderland, with a HQ at Bradbury
Centre, Stockton Road, Sunderland
Senior Operations Manager

Accountable to:

Age UK Sunderland (AUKS)

Key working Relationships:

AUKS CIT Social Prescribing Team, Hospital Discharge Team and other relevant services
Statutory and Community based providers

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       Secondary Care
       Age UK Sunderland Internal Teams
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    Older people
    Carers and Carer Organisations
    Other clinical and non-traditional provider groups as required

Integrated Care Teams

Background:
Integrated care is a way of better coordinating care for older people with one or more long term
conditions.  Integrated  care  in  Sunderland  is  defined  as  collaborative  working  between  key
stakeholders,  including  GPs,  health  and  social  care  and  voluntary  organisations,  to  integrate
and organise patient care more effectively.

The purpose of Programme Services is to put older people in personal control of their health &
wellbeing and provide them with integrated care and support in their local community, focusing
on prevention of ill health and the promotion of wellbeing.

The service enables older people to have improved health outcomes and independence whilst
reducing  the  burden  on  NHS  services  in  Sunderland  through  the  reduction  in  need  for  GP
visits, Out of Hours Contacts, emergency admissions/readmissions etc.

Purpose of the post:

The post provides an interface between voluntary sector provider organisations and service
users, health and social care multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) and other statutory bodies. The
Programmes Service Manager will lead & coordinate staff and volunteers to support individuals
to self-manage their needs.

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The  post  holder  will  work  in  and  across  5  Sunderland  localities  coordinating  the  service.
Many  older  people  have  complex  health  needs,  the  service  focusses  on  practical  support  to
encourage the utilisation of local community services and assets.

The  post  holder  will  also  support  the  identification  of  unpaid  carers  and  enable  access  to

appropriate services.

Key Responsibilities
The  post  holder  will  be  an  excellent  communicator  and  develop  a  wide  knowledge  of  the
services  offered  by  non-traditional  providers  in  the  Sunderland  area.  The  post  holder  will
require strong organisational skills, must be flexible in approach, able to exercise initiative and
demonstrate  a  consistently  high  standard  of  professionalism,  being  aware  of  the  need  for
confidentiality and integrity.

Management Tasks:

  To  manage  and  coordinate  AUKS  CIT  social  prescribers,  Hospital  Discharge  staff
and other identified staff/volunteers to ensure the provision of innovative interventions
and  continuous  practical,  social  and  emotional  support  to  older  people  in  the  local
communities and on discharge from hospital.

  To  ensure  a  clear  and  effective  referral  pathways  are  established  with  key  partner

organisations in the City.

  To  effectively  recruit,  train,  support  and  develop  volunteers  involved  in  programme

delivery if required.

  To lead and supervise a staff  team to focus on the client group; to create a supportive
environment  for  older  people  to  retain  their  confidence,  personal  interests,  wellbeing
and independence.

  To deliver relevant training to staff and volunteers.
  To oversee the conduction of personal plans with each person referred to the services;

to determine the type the support required

  To ensure the implementation of an action plan which is responsive to the needs of the

client group

  To  monitor  the  service  and  provide  written  reports/summaries  as  required.  This  will
include  operational reports,  evaluations  and  contribute  to  strategic leadership  reports
on developing and maintaining integrated care in Sunderland

  To actively promote, market and develop the services
  To keep records of clients and volunteers
  To  provide  HR  support  to  staff  including  appraisals,  supervisions  and  support  in  any

disciplinary procedures

  To liaise appropriately with partners.
  To ensure oversight of assessments & home visits including lone working procedures
  GP & professional liaison
  Patient information gathering & analysis

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In depth knowledge gathering on available services (community & statutory), multi-
disciplinary services etc.

  Publicity & promotion of offering
  Record keeping, monitoring, evaluation
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Identification of step up care and safeguarding responsibilities
Identification of gaps in services to inform future development

Additional responsibilities:

  Be aware of Health & sa...

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Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note:

Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

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We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

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• A good knowledge and understanding of organisational systems and frameworks, line management and project management

• Significant experience, likely to have been gained over several years, of strategic planning and operational management at a service manager level, and developing and delivering services at senior service management level

• Significant experience of working with women and/or service users with a complex range of needs, particularly within the criminal justice system, in custody and/or community.

• Experience of developing relationships with funders/commissioners and achieving required outcomes

• Experience of implementing quality assurance frameworks, monitoring, evaluating and measuring impact

• Strong influencing skills, enthusiasm, self-confidence, excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills , and a can do proactive solution focussed approach

• Strong negotiating skills and the ability to build strong and effective relationships and partnerships, dealing with ambiguity and resolving conflict effectively, achieving the right outcomes for the organisation, collaborating and networking

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ROLE

STATUS

HOURS

Programmes Team Manager

Full-time (based at the Bolton head office)

40 hours/week

RESPONSIBLE TO

Programmes Director/CEO

SALARY

£33,000 – £40,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

THE ORGANISATION
Established in 2001, Ummah Welfare Trust (UWT) is a UK-based international relief and development charity.
Inspired by Islamic teachings of empathy, generosity, and selflessness, UWT aims to alleviate poverty and
suffering globally. The charity provides sustainable development solutions in shelter, education, healthcare, and
spiritual wellbeing, ensuring the rights of neglected and oppressed communities are fulfilled.

Transparency and accountability are at the core of UWT’s operations, maintaining a clear audit trail from donor to
beneficiary. For more information, please visit: https://uwt.org/

THE ROLE
The Programmes Team Manager ensures impactful, accountable, and efficient implementation of projects within
designated countries. This role aligns project execution with UWT’s vision, providing strategic leadership,
operational management, and capacity development for teams and partners. The manager plays a pivotal role in
maximizing the charity’s impact while maintaining transparency and donor satisfaction.

MAIN DUTIES

Leadership and Team Development

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Lead, supervise, and performance-manage all team members to ensure high standards and alignment with
UWT’s ethos.
Foster a culture of shared vision, commitment, and accountability within the team.

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• Develop and implement capacity-building plans for team members to enhance thematic and contextual

expertise.

• Define team structure and composition in coordination with the Programmes Director and oversee

recruitment and induction processes.

• Manage and support in-country teams to deliver their project mandates effectively.

Strategic Planning

• Define priorities for assigned countries in consultation with the Programmes Director.
• Develop short- and long-term strategies for each country, ensuring alignment with UWT’s objectives and

local contexts.
Create and monitor annual operational plans, detailing targeted outcomes, budgets, timelines, and
resource allocation.
Track socio-economic and political developments in operational regions to adjust strategies and mitigate
risks.
Provide monthly progress updates for the Board of Trustees.

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Implementation and Monitoring

• Oversee the application of UWT’s Project Delivery Framework to ensure timely and impactful execution of

annual plans.

• Monitor project outcomes, budget expenditure, and address delays effectively.
• Develop and implement robust monitoring mechanisms, both remote and on-field, for transparent and

accountable project execution.
Ensure all project records are meticulously maintained for audit purposes.
Liaise with Compliance and Project Finance teams to address compliance feedback and banking matters.
Collaborate with the Media team to secure timely and impactful media outputs.
Evaluate completed projects, document lessons learned, and ensure their integration into future planning.

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Field Visits

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Plan and execute field visits to enhance programme designs, ensure accountability, and foster stakeholder
relationships.
Prepare comprehensive field reports with actionable recommendations.
Conduct risk assessments and implement safeguards to ensure the safety of staff and visitors during field
visits.

Emergency Response

• Develop emergency response plans in collaboration with other Team Managers to address emerging

humanitarian situations.
Coordinate the implementation of Emergency Response Plans alongside ongoing operations.
Support public relations campaigns by facilitating live media outputs during emergencies.
Participate in emergency response field teams as necessary.

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Stakeholder Engagement

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Identify and manage relationships with Partner Organisations (POs) to achieve project objectives.
Build PO capacities in safeguarding, risk management, and performance tracking.
Represent UWT to government authorities, umbrella organisations, and other key stakeholders to
establish strategic partnerships and ensure operational efficiency.

Safeguarding and Compliance

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Build team capacity on UWT’s safeguarding policies.
Ensure POs meet UWT’s safeguarding standards across all projects.
Report any safeguarding breaches immediately and support ensuing investigations.

Miscellaneous

Represent UWT at events and meetings as directed by the Programmes Director.

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• Undertake additional duties aligned with the role as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

CATEGORY

CRITERIA

REQUIREMENT

Qualifications

Experience

Skills /Abilities

Undergraduate degree or equivalent in social sciences, management,
or development studies
Professional certification in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2)
or humanitarian leadership
Technical training in humanitarian fields such as shelter, WASH, food
security, livelihoods, healthcare, or educa...

Job Description

Job Title: Regional Advocacy Coordinator

Reporting To: Advocacy Director

Location: Remote – preferably for candidates based in the Francophone region
on the continent.

Contract Type: Full-time

Duration: 12 Months possibility for extension

Compensation: 25k - 30k (USD)

WHO WE ARE:

“Remaking the world with and for girls”

Purposeful is a movement-building hub for adolescent girls and young feminists.

We resource their resistance, accompany journeys of political education, build

solidarity between and across movements, amplify their voices, catalyse

collaborative philanthropy and support innovation in grassroots programming

with and for girls and young feminists.

Our work is both global and deeply local. In Sierra Leone, we bring our work

together into one integrated strategy, sparking a groundswell of girls and young

feminists who can access and imagine new possibilities for themselves and their

communities. We move money to their allies to influence change, from

communities to courtrooms. Across the world we support girls’ and young

feminists’ organising and activism through a girl-led participatory grant-making

process called the With and For Girls Fund. In times of crisis, we move money

rapidly to girls and young feminists organising on the frontlines via the Global

Resilience Fund.  No matter where we are, we work so that girls and young

feminists can access the resources, networks and platforms they need to

remake the world for themselves.

Purposeful is a proudly feminist organisation, with a strong intersectional power

analysis. We pursue strategies that prioritise the collective liberation of girls. We

are looking for team members who share our feminist ideals. We believe the

best work happens in dialogue, and we value collective decision-making. We

believe in celebrating success, amongst staff and partners alike. We are looking

for team members with a deep commitment to collaborative working, and who

bring a sense of joy and humour to what can be challenging work.

We pride ourselves on our diversity, the multiple languages we speak and

places we live. We are all parents or have other caring responsibilities. We

prioritise work-life balance, many of us have other projects and passions outside

of Purposeful. As a team we prioritise opportunities for learning, sharing, and

embedding different worldviews. We are looking for team members who thrive

in diverse and cross-cultural contexts, and who bring passion, creativity and a

thirst for learning to their work.

We are our partnerships. We are most proud of the shared vision we have built

with our partners - rooted in mutuality, trust, and collaboration. We are looking

for team members who will work tirelessly to rebalance power disparities in

funder-partner relationships, acting as responsible stewards of resources of and

for our movements.

CONTEXT OF THIS ROLE:

The Regional Advocacy Coordinator will play a key role in advancing
Purposeful’s feminist advocacy efforts across Africa, with a particular focus on
designing and piloting the Special Advocacy Grant, a small, opportunistic and
flexible fund that will resource survivor and activist-led storytelling, direct action,
healing, and narrative change; enabling survivors to define justice in their own
terms and activists to target specific policy wins, shifts in public discourse, and
transformation of power structures.  This role will also strengthen transnational
movement collaboration.

This role combines strategic coordination, grantmaking, and learning — helping
to connect regional advocacy priorities, movement-led resourcing, and feminist
political education. The person will work closely with the Advocacy Director, the
Resourcing Resistance (R&R) and Insight & Learning (I&L) teams, as well as
movement partners, to ensure that Purposeful’s advocacy work is grounded in
movement realities and responsive to emerging political trends in the region. The
Regional Advocacy Coordinator may also serve as a media spokesperson of
the organisation.

SCOPE OF WORK

1. Special Advocacy Grant (Pilot)

●  Lead the pilot of the Special Advocacy Grant (SAG) including a closed

call for proposals, selection process, accompaniment, reporting, learning
and evaluation

●  Design and administer clear criteria for the selection of potential grantees

for the pilot

●  Collaborate with the Communications team to develop materials to

introduce and launch the SAG

●  Coordinate and synthesize learning calls with Resourcing Resistance (RR)
partners to inform the design of the SAG and to map potential recipients
across the region

●  Develop and implement a theory of change (ToC) in collaboration with

the Insights & Learning team

●  Contribute to the impact and learning report at the close of the pilot,

documenting lessons for potential scale-up and fundraising.

2. Regional Advocacy and Movement Coordination

●  Maintain strong relationships and collaboration ...

ROLE

STATUS

HOURS

Regional Programmes Assistant

Full-time (based at the Bolton head office)

37.5 hours/week

RESPONSIBLE TO

Regional Desk Manager

SALARY

National Minimum Wage

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.

To find out more about the organisation please visit our website on: https://uwt.org/

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;
•  Supporting the regional team in processing project funding applications and project completion reports in

line with UWT criteria and requirements;

•  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

CATEGORY

CRITERIA

REQUIREMENT

Qualifications  Hold a recognised Portfolio-programme-project management

Experience

Skills /
Abilities

Knowledge
and
understanding

Other

qualification or an undergraduate degree or equivalent
Experience of working under pressure to multiple deadlines in a fast-
paced environment
To have a flexible approach to work and be able to work as a team player
Experience of office administration
Good command of verbal and written English
Strong grasp of Microsoft Office packages – especially Word and Excel
Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communications skills
Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and trustworthy
Willing and able to undertake a minimum of 3 international trips of at least
2 weeks each if required to do this.
Working knowledge of any of the following languages: Arabic, Turkish,
Urdu, Bengali, East African languages
Demonstrated knowledge and experience of the humanitarian and
non-profit policy sector
Personal conduct and delivery of work should comply with the values
and culture of Ummah Welfare Trust
The ability to occasionally adapt working hours to meet the
requirements of the organisation.
Hold a valid UK driving license and have full access to your own car.

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WHAT WE OFFER

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The closing date for applications is 1st February 2026, although the position may close sooner if the right
candidate is found.

To apply for this role, please email your CV and Covering Letter to vacancies@uwt.org

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