Refugee Support Admin Assistant

Refugee Support Admin Assistant
Location: Belfast
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract, until April 2018
21 hours per week
Salary: GBP 13,650 per annum, pro rata


About the role
This is a great opportunity to use your excellent admin, customer service and organisational skills to help make a real difference to lives of people in crisis and be a valued member of the Refugee Support team.

Administration Assistant posts are responsible for providing an efficient and reliable administrative support service. As a member of the Refugee Support team, the post holder will undertake a range of administrative and service support duties with particular focus on the administration of The Executive Office Crisis Fund for vulnerable migrants.

About the team
The Refugee support team provide a vital service to people in crisis resulting from their migration status by restoring family links and assisting people to regain control of their lives. You will provide administrative support to the Operations Manager in delivering the Executive Office Crisis Fund to at least 12 organisations across Northern Ireland and support the other activities of the Refugee Support team by providing admin and operational support including financial accounts by the end of April 2017.

About the person

• Confident in using telephone systems, Microsoft packages & Outlook with the ability to create, amend and manipulate Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint applications
• Outgoing with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to deal with queries in a diplomatic, professional and confidential manner both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work accurately, check documentation for  accuracy
• Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent by experience)
• General administrative duties; incoming and outgoing mail, answering the telephone and using a simple switchboard, scanning, filing, meeting and greeting customers
• Upholds the fundamental principles and acts with integrity, in accordance with the Society's values (inclusive, compassionate, courageous and dynamic).
• Ensures inclusive practice and promotes diversity

Closing date for applications is 23:59 on, Thursday 5th October 2017. Interviews will be held week commencing, Monday 9th October 2017. 


About the organisation
The British Red Cross helps millions of people in the UK and around the world to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies, disasters and conflicts.

Our volunteers and staff help people in crisis to live independently by providing support at home, mobility aids and transport. We also teach first aid skills.

We are part of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent humanitarian network. We refuse to ignore people in crisis.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Up to 6% contributory pension
• Childcare vouchers

The British Red Cross is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences - including disabled and ethnic minority candidates. This is to contribute to the breadth of experience we need to respond to people in crisis.

As part of its recruitment and selection process the British Red Cross undertakes PVG/DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checking of all individuals who regularly work with or have access to children and vulnerable adults.

The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).

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Refusing to ignore people in crisis.