Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant To Directors of Programmes to join our team based in **Cheadle, Greater Manchester.**The role will be worked on from office.You will join us on a full-time basis as part of an initial 1-year fixed term contract with a view to progressing into a permanent role. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £22,525 to £30,475 per annum.
Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.
As Assistant To Directors of Programmes, the successful candidate will play an integral role in To provide administrative support to the Director and Associate Director( further called Directors) of Programme (DoP) as delegated, through management of both DoP diary, communications, travel and accommodations booking, as well as assisting with scheduling the DoP'S meetings and minute-taking, in order to ensure the DoP's workload and activities are managed effectively, thus contributing on a wider scale to the success and smooth operational running of organisation.
We are ideally looking to appoint somebody immediately to this role.
Benefits of joining us as our Assistant To Directors of Programmes include:
- 35 days Annual Leave
- Matched pension contribution
- Employee discounts and memberships
- Access to wellbeing hub
- Prayer facilities
- Opportunity to really make a difference!
Key duties and responsibilities of the Assistant To Directors of Programmes include:
- Coordinate directors' workloads, activities, and diary, managing priorities and ensuring there are no clashes
- Organise all travel, including accommodation and logistical arrangements for directors in a timely manner and within a predefined budget
- Provide an effective administerial service to the Directors (incl. minute taking, follow up of actions)
- Make self-available to provide wider administrative and diary management support to Directors
- Swift response time on emails, requests, meetings
What we're looking for in our Assistant To Directors of Programmes include:
- Degree-educated (such as Social Sciences, or International Development) Minimum GCSE (or equivalent) educated
- Previous administration experience for at least 1 year
- Understanding and passion for the International Development sector
- Computer literate, proficient in MS Office Suite
- Passionate and knowledgeable about the international development sector
This would be an ideal role for an experienced Assistant To Directors of Programmes looking to make a difference in a rewarding role within the Charity Sector!
We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply' today to become our Assistant To Directors of Programmes – we would love to hear from you.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that due to the anticipated quantity of response, we will only be contacting candidates who are shortlisted to interview stage. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.