Meet the team

Name: Saima Mahmood
Position: Community Development and Leadership Officer
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• Strong foundation in Community Development
• Experience in delivering training, setting up groups, business planning
• Has worked as a Consultant in the third sector in developing organisations
• Experience in Funding-writing bids and volunteer management
• Aims to support new and existing voluntary and community groups in Bolton
• Delivering a range of training and courses at BCOM for the Muslim community
• Volunteer Recruitment and Co-ordination for BCoM.

Name: Aminah Atcha
Position: Community Development Officer for Muslim Women
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• Background in social care and housing, working with people who have drugs, alcohol and mental health issues.
• Specialise in domestic violence
• Working with community leaders and provide support, guidance, training and education at all levels
• Currently looking at working with existing women’s groups, identifying any gaps within there organisation.
• Also looking at setting up new women’s groups within Bolton

Name: Sobia Malik
Position: Education Attainment Officer
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• Previously Assistant Head teacher, Head of English, was an English Consultant for Lancashire's Secondary Strategy
• Aim to raise the attainment levels of BME young people in Bolton
• Liaising closely with the secondary schools, utilising the expertise and knowledge of BCOM to enhance links with the Muslim community
• Working with the Education Forum at the BCOM to develop new initiatives

Name: Tausif Taj
Position: Administrator
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• Internal administrator at BCoM

Name: Yaseer Ahmed
Title: Development Manager of the Bolton Council of Mosques
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• Non-Executive Director at Bolton NHS
• Previously Vice Chair at Bolton CVS
• Qualified youth worker and chair a youth group called GEMS
• Development manager responsible of developing the BCoM’s aims and objectives

Name: Yunus Bobat
Title: Mosque Liaison Officer
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• Previously worked in pharmaceutical sales
• Part time teacher at the local Madrassah in Bolton
• Current role as a mosque liaison officer working with the mosques to give Advice, Guidance and support.
• Supervises the burial service which is operated through BCoM.
• Facilitates the Health forum looking at Health initiatives.
• Facilitates the Mosque & Madrassah development group which is looking at utilities consortium, development of policy & procedures for mosques/Madrasahs.

Name: Inayat Omarji
Title: Children and Young Peoples Manager
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• 14 years Local Authority experience in Sports, leisure & community development services.
• Governor at local Primary school & recent appointment as a governor at Bolton’s NHS Trust.
• Role at the BCoM is to manage the children and young people’s projects that take place through BCoM.
• Working in partnership with other Children and Young People service providers
• Currently Managing various projects and initiatives across Bolton

Name: Khadija Patel
Title: Female Youth Worker
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• Achieved Youth Achievement Platinum Award through volunteering with the BCoM
• Currently studying Community Studies at the University of Bolton
• Teacher at local Madrassah
• Level one football coach
• Good links around working with young people at BCoM