Our Staff

Meet The Team

Name: Inayat Omarji
Title: 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: Khalid Kadva
Position: Male Youth Worker
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  • Qualified Youth Worker
  • Local business person
  • Links with many communities
  • FA Referee (Level One)
  • Previously worked for Bolton Lads and Girls Club and Entry 2 Employment
  • Working with young people from different communities
  • Qualified Community Sports Leader

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/Madrasa

Name: Khadija Patel
Title: Female Development Youth Worker
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  • Achieved Youth Achievement Platinum Award through volunteering with the BCoM
  • Teacher at local Madrassah
  • Works with young people across the borough
  • Level one football coach
  • Volunteer mentor for Mosaic
  • Good links around working with young people at BCoM

Name: Yunus Mohamed
Title: Counselling Coordinator
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  • Has completed the TESOL post graduate certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages and subsequently taught in the Bolton Community College on a part time basis for two years.
  • Went on to Practice counselling at the St Georges day Centre in Bolton accumulating over 120 hours of counselling  before initiating and assisting to set up the BCOM counselling service; a counselling service which is culturally appropriate for more specifically Muslims and generally for the other ethnic groups in Bolton and around Bolton; under the auspices of  Bolton Council of Mosques (BCOM).
  • Worked on a part time basis with BAND as a Community Development Worker and remained in the post till March 2009, pioneering the forming of the linking minds and other relevant works forwarding the government agenda of delivering race equality in mental health provision.
  • Commenced the role of counselling coordinator at BCOM counselling service.
  • Has been working towards encouraging the Muslim population of Bolton and the other ethnic groups to access such a service to improve their mental wellbeing. Thus far hundreds have benefitted from this free service, quite obviously lightening the burden upon the mental health provisions of the local PCT and benefiting those who otherwise would not have accessed a conventional counselling service.
  • Lecturer in Islamic Theology at Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiyah, Bolton

Name: Hava Yakub
Title: Volunteer Development Worker
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  • Over 10 years experience of working in the voluntary sector
  • Worked with a variety of organizations including Barnardos, Bolton CVS, Salford CVS, Victim Support, Bolton Equalities Centre, Volunteer Centre
  • Worked at a strategic and ground level
  • Worked with many partners
  • Role at BCoM- supporting to increase and develop community champions. Increase participation of individuals in civic and community programmes

Name: Sufya Koli
Title: Administrator
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  • Administrator at The BCoM
  • Over 8 years Admin and Office experience
  • Previously worked for The University of Bolton
  • Completed 2 years at Ummah Welfare Trust as a Project Feedback Coordinator
  • Volunteer Mentor for Mosaic
  • Has volunteered at Band, Citizens Advice Bureau and Time Bank

Name: Fauzia Andleeb
Title: Administrator
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  • Administrator at The BCoM (Wednesday and Thursday)
  • Supporting BCoM to develop Process and procedures for ISO certification and implementation
  • Over 10 years experience of working in Textile sector as Production and Marketing Manager
  • Four years experience of working as Operation Manager in a Trading company.
  • Worked as Mangement Representative for ISO 2001
  • Worked for one year as volunteer aerobic teacher in a physical fitness club
 

The Bolton Council of Mosques (BCoM)