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Invitation to Tender 

Development of Praxis’ Strategic Plan 2026-2031 

 About Praxis

Praxis is an award-winning human rights charity fighting for migrant rights since 1983. We give advice, provide support, and campaign so that migrants and refugees in the UK can live with safety, dignity and respect. Our direct services support people in London, and our training and campaign work has national impact. Our core purpose is to help migrants in crisis or at risk, ensuring they can live in safety, overcome the barriers they face, and take control of their own future. From our East London base, we strive for a world where people are not defined by their immigration status, and everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Purpose of the role

As our 2020-25 strategy draws to a close, we are seeking a dynamic and insightful consultant(s) to provide expert strategy support and facilitation that will result in the development of Praxis’ next Strategic Plan 2026-31. The consultant(s) will play a key role in helping us clarify our mission, set actionable goals, and develop a comprehensive strategy that aligns with our vision for the future.This process will help us focus our efforts and resources on securing the most impactful change for migrants and refugees at risk of destitution and homelessness. Undertaking this process now will help us ensure that our organisation is in a strong position to respond to future challenges including increasing hostility towards migrant communities, deepening economic inequality and the ongoing housing crisis.

Objectives of the consultancy

· Review our current vision, mission and values

· Identify the key strengths of our current approach and our impact areas.

· Explore areas for organisational development.

· Make recommendations for our strategic priorities for the next 5 years.

· Support the CEO and Board of Directors to draft a new Strategic Plan and updated Theory of Change that will guide our work from 2026-2031.

Relationships

The process will be led by the CEO in close collaboration with the Chair of the Board of Directors.

Person Specification

The CEO is looking for a thought partner who has the following:

• Demonstrable success in facilitating strategic planning processes, particularly for charities.

· Proven strategic and analytic skills, including the ability to identify and challenge on critical questions, choices, and pay-offs.

• Skilled at designing and leading workshops, managing group dynamics, and fostering consensus.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Flexible and responsive to the evolving needs of the process and organisation.

· A general understanding of the immigration sector and the needs of people at the sharp end of immigration policy.

Our Values

These are the values everyone at Praxis is expected to work according. Candidates are required to support, uphold and sustain these values.

We listen to the needs of our community

We always start with the insight from the people we support

We strive for a better way

We are ambitious for change and use our passion and questioning spirit to help us make progress.

Everyone belongs here

We create respectful, empathetic relationships that ensure everyone feels valued and seen

We learn together

We make space for individual and collective learning so we can elevate our impact

Timeline

To register your expression of interest please send the proposal.

The deadline for submission is 24 February 2025 before 23:59.

We would like to appoint a consultant in March 2025 and conclude the process at the latest by end of January 2026.

Application process

We welcome expression of interest proposals, which should include:

· Proposed project process, including a rough breakdown of a five-month timeline for the project.

· Fee, including VAT (if applicable). Our budget for this work is limited to £10,000, including VAT.

· The names and CVs/ profiles of the consultant(s) and the role which they will play.

· Any additional value you would bring within the price.

To register your expression of interest please send the proposal.

The deadline for submission is 24 February 2025 before 23:59.

Further information about the interview process will be provided to successful applicants.

About Us

The Refugee Council is one of the leading organisations in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. We provide advice and assistance across a wide range of issues. These include helping asylum seekers through the asylum system, accessing housing, welfare, benefits, health, education, and employment. Our teams work with relevant agencies such as the Home Office, Local Authorities, Housing providers and more. You can find out more about the work we do, our strategy, our values on our website.

The Resettlement Therapeutic Service

London Borough of Lambeth is commissioning a resettlement therapeutic service for refugees resettled in Lambeth via Resettlement Schemes funded and overseen by the Home Office. The Service will offer therapeutic and psychological interventions to resettled refugees including individuals, groups and families. The Service model is built on a trauma and human rights-informed, preventative, holistic approach to supporting adults and families The Service is designed for early interventions that ensure psychological safety to reduce stress and enhance wellbeing. The aim is to secure emotional regulation and develop emotional awareness, improve confidence and resilience while settling into life in the UK.

The service will offer individual one-to-one therapy, therapeutic and psycho-educational groups and workshops and will support children and families to regain and maintain their confidence and ability to live independent lives.

Purpose of the Job:

• To offer a therapeutic intervention to include psycho-education groups, one-to-one therapy to adults and children.
• To provide a holistic assessment to refugee adult, children and young people who have been resettled in Lambeth.
• To liaise with educational and social care services as appropriate to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people being supported by Refugee Council.
• To offer consultation and awareness training to educational staff working with resettled refugees across the region.
• Take a lead on Project monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on outcomes to a high standard.

 Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To provide assessments of refugee children/young people in order to formulate and implement plans for the treatment of the child or young person and adult’s mental health, based upon an appropriate theoretical framework.
• To provide risk assessments to adults and children/young people, ensuring safeguarding and care plans are in place, recording up-to-date case notes on client database.
• To provide a cultural and gender sensitive service that respond to the needs of clients from a wide range of backgrounds and countries.
• Working effectively with interpreters where clients require an interpreter in therapy, ensuring the interpreter is appropriately briefed and de-briefed.

For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button. 

Closing date: 17 February 2025

Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request. 

Are you a collaborative and organised self starter with excellent attention to detail? Are you interested in supporting refugees and want to help a growing frontline charity to monitor, quantify and communicate our impact to funders and supporters? Do you have experience in administration and data, and enjoy improving systems and processes?

If so, this central role in our charity might be for you! 

Reporting to the Director, AFRIL's Monitoring and Operations Officer delivers the central administrative functions of the charity including office administration, equipment and grants/contracts administration, financial record keeping, and drafting communications for a variety of audiences. You will work closely with the Director and Project Leads to deliver and enhance our monitoring and evaluation systems and organise our annual public fundraising campaign. You will supervise office volunteers. We are a friendly team and there is significant scope for growth in this role. 

AFRIL is a growing, dynamic charity working with asylum seekers, vulnerable migrants, and refugee families in south east London. We support our clients to lift themselves out of poverty and rebuild their lives in the heart of our community. We provide both crisis support to meet immediate need, and longer-term, flexible programmes to tackle the underlying problems. We engage in policy and legal interventions to influence positive change. Our work is grounded in the values of professionalism, inclusivity, and solidarity, and our approach to service delivery is one of co-production and empowerment. We are 15 staff (7 full time equivalent) and over 80 volunteers.

AFRIL delivers the following core services in the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Southwark: 

• Casework and Advocacy Service: providing AQS accredited advice, complex casework and legal interventions in housing and homelessness, asylum support, community care, benefits and related matters. We have an immigration project in partnership with Southwark Law Centre.

• AFRIL Food Bank: food vouchers, parcels and essentials to people with no recourse to public funds. 

• Allotment of Refuge: wellbeing support through food growing and climate resilience. 

• Rainbow Club Supplementary School:improving educational attainment through weekly supplementary education in English and Maths, arts, music and sports activities to primary age refugee and migrant children.

AFRIL is an equal opportunities employer. We are a diverse staff team and particularly encourage applications from BAME candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and those with lived experience of asylum/irregular migration. We welcome applications from candidates of all ages and are committed to supporting qualified people to re-enter the workplace after periods of unemployment for example because of homemaking, redundancy, mental health or previous immigration restrictions. Our office is on the first floor of a community centre. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support our staff to flourish.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview on 4th March 2025.

World Jewish Relief created the Specialist Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for refugees in 2016 and today we are the largest provider of specialist employment support to refugees in the UK. 

​STEP aims to improve integration for refugees through a targeted employment programme that addresses the complex barriers refugees face in preparing for, and ultimately finding, work in the UK. We support all refugees, regardless of their proximity to the labour market, to develop the skills and identify the opportunities they need to secure sustainable employment. Central to the programme is our collaboration with local partners, who deliver STEP across the UK. 

​We now have an exciting opportunity for a Programmes Officer to support the UK Programmes team in ensuring all our programme aims are met. You will be integral in all programme management, partnership management, and administrative tasks across UK Programmes. You will play a vital role in supporting the UK Programmes Managers with developing and implementing our strategy for 2025 and beyond.

​About you

​We are looking for candidates who have:

• Experience of supporting and working alongside delivery partners
• Advanced knowledge of and experience using Microsoft platforms (excel, PPT, SharePoint, teams) and CRM databases 
• Experience in providing administrative support on programmes, including reporting, compliance tasks and supporting delivery teams
• Demonstrable knowledge of monitoring and evaluation processes
• Understanding of the issues and challenges faced by people with experience of forced migration in accessing employment
• Strong attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy when handling data, preparing reports and scheduling
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Cross-cultural sensitivity
• A solid understanding of safeguarding 
• Ability and flexibility to travel within the UK to visit partners

​Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays. Holiday increases to 25 days after 2 years' service.
• Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
• Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
• Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
• Season ticket / travel to work loan.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• On Friday the office closes at 3pm.
• We encourage flexible working and offer a range of flexible working options​

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role. You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must share our desire to assist those who need help based on their vulnerability, not their identity, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.

​To apply

Please upload your CV and a cover letter which outlines why this role appeals to you and how you meet the criteria in the person specification.

Citizens UK 

 Citizens UK is the UK’s biggest, most diverse and most effective people-powered alliance. We bring communities and local organisations together to work on issues that matter; from campaigning for zebra crossings on dangerous roads, to reforming the immigration system, to the Living Wage campaign. We have a track record of winning change through hundreds of local and national campaigns. We know everyday people have the ability to shape the world around them. We believe that through developing local leaders, we can drive nationwide change and create community-led solutions to big and small problems.

Community Organising 

Through our theory of social change, called community organising, we train thousands of everyday people to lead change in their communities, equipping them with the skills to hold politicians and other powerholders to account. We are made up of 500+ member organisations in powerful alliances throughout the UK. Our members include schools, universities, faith groups, parents’ groups, health practices, charities, trade unions and other civil society organisations. 

Purpose 

At Citizens UK, our organisers and project staff work within communities to develop leaders, strengthen organisations, campaign for change and organise across difference. There are various project roles and operational, communication, finance and HR roles that support the organisation and project staff and organisers to deliver on this mission and work. This work is rewarding and can be challenging; it requires a personal commitment to inclusion, a willingness to listen and disagree respectfully, and an interest in working in an organisation where our staff, member institutions and leaders will come from a diversity of backgrounds and often hold views that may be very different from our own. More information about how we operate within this context and build trusted relationships across difference can be found on our website and is covered in induction. Onboarding and navigating this relational culture, and type of work, is supported by line managers and further training.  

Migrant & Refugee Organising Team 

We have an exciting opportunity for a lawyer or level 3 immigration advisor to join our Migrant and Refuge Organising team (MARO). MARO fits within our ‘Migrants and Refugees’ theme of work, which combines place-based and multi-issue organising, with effective national campaigns, and the pioneering community sponsorship of refugees. Staff joining MARO are joining a thriving team that links into the wider Migrants and Refugees theme and into the range of other Citizens UK teams. 

You will be responsible for delivering workshops in our member institutions, providing legal insight to our campaigns, and exploring additional campaigning opportunities. You will also be responsible for shaping Citizens UK’s community lawyering strategy and ensuring that Citizens UK has the appropriate registrations and structures for the project to succeed.

The ideal candidate would have a deep understanding of immigration law, an interest in community organising and civic institutions, and an ability to build relationships and trust with people from a range of backgrounds. The ideal candidate will be committed to justice for migrant communities and be dedicated to building power. 

There is scope for this area of work to expand and so we are looking for a candidate who has the vision and ability to innovate and build a new area of work.

Main Responsibilities 

Reporting to Senior Organiser , you will: 

• Deliver legal workshops with Citizens UK member organisations and offer 2nd tier advice

• Provide providing legal insight to Citizens UK migration campaigns 

• Work with Community Organisers and community leaders to explore additional campaigning opportunities 

• Oversee the Citizens UK’s community lawyering project including relating to partners and funders 

Person Specification 

REQUIREMENTS (D = Desirable, E= Essential) 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in immigration law (D) 

EXPERIENCE 

• Experience delivering legal workshops (E) 

• Experience of building and managing successful relationships and partnerships including funders, migration sector organisations and community organisations (E) 

• Experience organising or working with local communities, campaigners or leaders to achieve change (E) 

• Experience of working in community settings (E) 

KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE 

• Knowledge of immigration law (E) 

• Outstanding project management skills and the ability to juggle a wide range of competing demands (E) 

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, lead, and influence others (E) 

• Understanding of the policy and campaign landscape of migrant justice in the UK (E) 

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES  

• A commitment to justice for migrants and the principles of Citizens UK (E) 

• Thrives in a culture which encourages you to innovate, take risks, as well as creating relationships in the team which enable a high level of trust (E) 

• Enthusiastic and proactive self-starter and the ability to act on own initiative (E) 

Interview date: 25th February 2025

Taban is looking for an Asylum Seeker and Refugee Support Worker based in Manchester Full or Part-time options are available.

Introduction

This is an opportunity to join Taban's team during a period of growth.

Started 5 years ago, Taban is a young charity providing personal and practical support to Farsi-speaking refugees and asylum seekers in and around Manchester. We guide clients new to the UK in accessing health, education, housing and other support services.  As we get to know clients and they grow in confidence and trust, we work collaboratively with them to help them achieve their goals and build successful lives in the UK.   

Taban has a growing base of financial support including grants from the Benefact Trust and National Lottery. This support for our expansion enables us to recruit for this fully funded post.   This appointment is an important step in our development and will help Taban to reach many more people who need the support we provide.

Job Summary

To work as part of the team to deliver practical support and assistance to our clients

The Role

You will be responsible for providing professional person-centred support to our clients through direct engagement, working not only to resolve their issues but also to build their confidence and capacity over time.

Main Duties

To deliver client engagement in a mixture of face-to-face meetings, phone calls and messaging – guiding clients to solve problems.

              This is a hybrid role, with the flexibility to work from home and our offices in Fallowfield.

• To communicate and share easily understandable information and prepare information resources.

• To keep accurate client engagement logs using our online Client Record Management System.

• To refer, signpost and connect clients to appropriate service providers and facilitate clients' appointments

• To manage the workload effectively. 

• To introduce suitable candidates for our mentoring service.

• The post requires weekly travel to two drop-in sessions in Manchester.

Person Specification

We are looking for someone with the following skills and attributes:

1. A strong desire to help our clients, with an insight into the needs, experiences and hopes of refugees and people seeking asylum.

2. Basic working knowledge of UK mainstream services e.g. Education, Health, Housing, Welfare Benefits and community support systems.

3.          Good spoken and written English, sufficient to advocate and negotiate on behalf of clients. Fluent spoken Farsi is also essential. 

4. Mature communication & interpersonal skills with the ability to empathise with and manage clients in stressful situations. 

5. Constructive approach to working within a small team

6. An understanding of cultural diversity within Farsi-speaking migrants,

7. Ability to be administratively self-sufficient and IT literate, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 products: Word, and Excel.

8. OISC registered person or willing to train for the certificate is preferred but not essential.

Terms 

Location: Our office is based in Fallowfield, South Manchester, Free parking is available. A laptop and a funded mobile phone will be provided. 

Hours: We have budgeted for a full-time role of 35 hours per week. Flexibility in when these hours are worked can be negotiated. We are also open to applications from candidates looking to work less than full-time. 

Pay: £22,500-£27,000 Full-time equivalent starting salary, with the potential to increase with experience and in line with growth in the organisation. 

Benefits: Employer pension contribution. There is also a training budget, with flexibility as to how this is used.

If you are interested in this role, please email your CV and a letter setting out the reasons for your interest and why you believe you meet the person's specifications to our designated email address. 

Candidates will be invited for interview on a rolling basis. 

Wycombe Refugee Partnership is a local multicultural, multi-faith charity founded in 2016 that supports refugees and asylum seekers living in the Wycombe area. The role of our two part-time administrators is vitally important to the coordination and recording of our work, providing support to our volunteer teams and administrative support for our charity processes. Please see attached Job Description for full details. 

Candidates must have a valid UK visa and the right to work in the UK.

You will be working with our other part-time administrator, and responsibilities include:

Administration

Own and manage our email accounts and mailing lists

Maintain our Google Drive in an orderly manner

Oversee the onboarding of new volunteers – liaising with team leads, managing applications and the DBS process

Manage referrals of beneficiaries to other organisations

Attend and provide administrative support to our Core Group meetings

Work with our volunteers to organise and manage training and other events through the year

Support our volunteers with administrative tasks including setting up online meetings and helping with expenses claims

Provide administrative support to our fundraising team, supplying information for grant applications, acknowledging financial gifts and liaising with our Treasurer for up to date financial information

Working with our donations volunteer, post requests for donations on our Facebook group and interact with those offering items

Manage and maintain the CharityLog CRM

Ensure all uploaded documents are up to date and all GDPR requirements are met. 

Upload all personal data and data consent forms from beneficiaries, updating as necessary.

Upload all relevant forms and data of our volunteers and Trustees, ensuring all data is kept up to date.

Arrange and provide training sessions on using the CRM for our volunteers and Trustees. 

Monitor CRM entries, initiating any changes needed for reporting

Produce reports and information from the CRM for the Trustees, Core Group and Fundraising Team.

Skills & Attributes

Commitment to the aims and ethos of Wycombe Refugee Partnership

Time management and prioritisation of tasks

Administrative skills with proactive attention to detail

IT skills, including maintenance and management of Google drives, proficiency in Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Knowledge of Canva would be useful

CRM system skills (preferred - full training will be given)

Ability to respect confidentiality

Interpersonal skills and ability to work both alone and as part of a team

Living in or near High Wycombe

Sensitivity to inter-faith and inter-cultural working

Start date around mid-March. Laptop provided. Induction includes time with current postholder. 

For over 70 years, the Refugee Council has stood as a pillar of support for refugees and asylum seekers, working hard to help them rebuild their lives with dignity and hope. We provide essential services to children, young people, adults, and families seeking asylum. We advocate for their rights, stand up to injustice, and strive to create a society where everyone fleeing danger is met with compassion and opportunity.

We are seeking an Assistant Director of Asylum Services to lead and implement the Refugee Council’s strategy for asylum support services across England. This is a pivotal role that offers the opportunity to shape a new direction, ensuring that our services remain innovative, effective, and responsive to the evolving needs of the people we support.

We are looking for an inspiring leader with deep strategic knowledge of the asylum sector, or of a related field, such as migration, social justice, housing or community services. You will be resilient, compassionate, and driven by a desire to create lasting change.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to play a transformative role in the asylum and refugee sector at a pivotal moment of change. This role is not without challenges. The asylum landscape is complex and ever-changing, and the road ahead will require strength and determination. You will be supported by a talented and dedicated team with deep rooted knowledge of the asylum and refugee sector. Together, you will make a difference in the lives of those who need it most.

With the Refugee Council’s national reach and reputation, you’ll have the platform to influence and innovate on a large scale, shaping the delivery of critical services for some of the most vulnerable individuals and families in our society. The role offers the chance to not only develop and implement a bold new strategy but also to work collaboratively with a highly experienced and passionate team, driving systemic change and making a tangible impact on the lives of those seeking safety.

At a time when the challenges facing asylum seekers are greater than ever, this is your opportunity to lead meaningful change and ensure that compassion, equity, and opportunity remain at the heart of the UK’s response to those in need.

To download a full copy of the candidate brief and learn more about the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button, where you will be redirected to the website of our recruitment partner, Tall Roots. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Tall Roots via their website.

We're looking for a Policy and Research Manager to join our Campaigns team, to develop and deliver policy interventions and research projects to influence the Government and to create real change for women seeking safety.

Policy and Research Manager
Location: Old Street, London, at least 2 days per week in the office
Accountable to: Campaigns Lead, Women for Refugee Women
Hours: 35 hours per week*, some flexibility required at evenings and weekends
*Please note that these are the contractual hours for this role. However, WRW currently operates a 4-day work week meaning staff can opt into working 32 hours per week spread across 4 days, workload allowing.
Salary: £36,400 per annum
Length of contract: Permanent

Main purpose of role
To develop policy goals and recommendations in line with Women for Refugee Women’s (WRW) overarching campaigns strategy to improve the lives of women seeking asylum in the UK; to develop and deliver policy interventions such as policy briefings, evidence for Parliamentary committees, responses to inquiries and consultations; to plan and carry out research projects for influencing purposes, ensuring that these are informed by and co-delivered with women in WRW’s network.

Job Description
Strategy: To develop and set feasible policy goals over the short, medium and long term, in line with WRW’s overarching campaigns strategy to improve the lives of women seeking asylum, in consultation with the Campaigns team, and the women in WRW’s network; to provide regular analysis on the external context and assess the opportunities for bringing about policy change in order to inform the strategic direction of the Campaigns team.

Policy: To lead the drafting of policy documents including briefings for MPs, civil servants and other influencing targets, evidence for Parliamentary committees, responses to inquiries and consultations, etc.

Research: To identify research opportunities to advance WRW’s policy goals; to plan and write up research projects for influencing opportunities, ensuring that these are informed by and co-delivered with women in WRW’s network, and carry them out in partnership with the other staff of WRW and our campaigns groups.

Influencing: To identify influencing avenues to advance our campaigning goals, and work with the Campaigns team to develop and maintain relationships with civil servants, parliamentarians, opinion-formers and other stakeholders.

Law: To explore the potential for use of the law in achieving our policy goals, including working on possible strategic litigation in partnership with other organisations and with lawyers.

Communications and media: To work closely with the Campaigns team to give input and advice on WRW’s communications through mainstream and social media to ensure that these are accurate and well-targeted; to act as a spokesperson for WRW’s campaigns, including on media platforms and at events, panels and other platforms to reach target audiences.

Partnerships: To work closely with policy colleagues in the sector to share intel, pool expertise, and advance joint goals; to represent WRW at conferences and forums, consolidating and initiating partnerships with partner organisations and other stakeholders in order to drive forward our policy work.

Support to refugee women: To ensure that our policy work is informed by the experiences of women seeking asylum; to ensure that the women in WRW’s network have an opportunity to shape WRW’s policy goals and are kept abreast of developments in our campaign to achieve these.

Line Management: This role currently has no line management responsibilities but this may be introduced to the role at a later date, depending on the resourcing of the Campaigns team.

Organisational input
Grassroots: to work with the Grassroots team in ensuring that the women in WRW’s network understand the policy and research function of the organisation and are updated regularly about our progress towards achieving these.

Monitoring and evaluation: to assist with the evaluation and monitoring of WRW’s policy work and its effectiveness.

Support with fundraising: to support the work of the Grants Fundraising Manager through contributing to grants applications and reports.

Policy compliance: to stay well informed about WRW’s existing policies on issues such as safeguarding, confidentiality and data protection, to ensure that all policy and research observes the letter and spirit of such policies, and to keep up to date in developments in best practice in these areas, so that WRW remains a well-run and effective organisation.

Organisational: to participate in and support activities such as staff meetings and workshops aimed at building a stronger organisation.

WRW is a small busy team that responds quickly to situations that are often fast moving and unpredictable. As a member of this team you would be expected to be flexible in the way that you work and to help out with other duties where appropriate.

Person Specification
Essential

• Thorough understanding of the UK asylum process and how it affects women and its political and legal context.
• Knowledge and understanding of social research methods, including qualitative methods and participatory action approaches.
• Experience of producing compelling policy and research documents, preferably in a political, legal or campaigning environment.
• Thorough understanding of the UK parliamentary processes and how a charity can lobby for change.
• Understanding of how strategic litigation can be used to create policy change.
• Commitment to social justice and a demonstrable passion for creating change on behalf of women or other marginalised groups.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and to work co-operatively as part of a small team.
• Commitment to equal opportunities and the rights of women seeking asylum.

Desirable

• Experience of using strategic litigation to create policy change.
• Experience of working with the UK Parliament.
• Experience of dealing with the mainstream media and using social media.
• Experience of working directly with women who have survived violence or other vulnerable groups.

Women for Refugee Women particularly welcomes applications from individuals with experience of migration and/ or seeking asylum.

About us

Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy.

Our vision for refugees to be welcome to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent and needed. Today 27 million refugees and 84 million displaced people around the world need of safety, dignity and welcome. We are determined to secure public and government support for safe routes for all people seeking safety, and a fair, effective and compassionate refugee protection system.

About the role

The UK government’s resettlement programmes (such as the UKRS, ARAP as well as other UK Resettlement Schemes) support refugees who are selected and processed in the region of origin and brought to the UK with their status already determined. Under these schemes, a specific quota of refugees will be coming to the UK for resettlement.

The Resettlement Team in Yorkshire and Humberside provides advice and support for resettled refugees to help them access services and mainstream provision, and establish community links. Working closely with local stakeholders and in partnership with other voluntary sector agencies running similar services across the UK, the Refugee Council resettlement team promotes both the integration and independence of this group.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To provide information about the work of the Refugee Council to potential volunteers and to maintain regular contact with refugee community and other organisations which might provide a potential source of volunteers for the Refugee Council.

1. To work with the managers and resettlement workers within the team to identify the potential need for volunteers and the necessary skills required.
2. To recruit, induct and train volunteers so that they can be deployed and matched effectively within the regional programme this will involve supporting them in day-to-day and operational issues.
3. To ensure that volunteers are valued and supported in their engagement with the Refugee Council and to ensure that volunteers are engaged in various roles and in such ways as to ensure compatibility with the organisational principles on volunteering.

Contract: Fixed term until 31/03/2026.

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week.

For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 7 February 2025.

Interviews: w/c 18 February 2025.

Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.

Finance Manager

About us: 

The Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL), is a not-for-profit organisation and one of the largest immigration and asylum advice charities in the UK, supporting refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants to access justice. An OISC level 3 accredited organisation, our focus is on providing immigration advice, destitution services, integration support and campaigning to improve the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants across London and Essex. We also actively campaign for a fairer and more humane immigration system.

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, and those who are migrants or refugees, and who have lived experience of the impact of UK immigration policy and/or of rough sleeping. This includes individuals with direct experience or experience gained through supporting family members with the challenges posed by immigration and asylum practices- those who have been or could have been clients of RAMFEL.

Purpose of the role: RAMFEL has grown significantly over the last few years, and we want to sustain our growth and diversify our income. Starting 25 years ago, we now support over 5000 people yearly with a few volunteers, 30+ staff and a turnover above one and half million pounds.

The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring that the financial systems in place at RAMFEL provide accurate and easily accessible information to the CEO, Board and other staff. You will work closely with the CEO and Head of Operations to ensure that financial monitoring and reporting enhance the governance and decision-making process for RAMFEL. You will ensure that the charity complies with all statutory and external financial requirements and regulations. This role will include business planning, reporting, and oversight of our financial systems.

We are looking for someone with experience within the charity sector who is happy to get hands-on and can adapt and oversee the finance systems of the charity. You will be capable of supporting colleagues at all levels and improving their financial understanding of the projects they are involved in. You will be a self-motivated individual who can work on your own initiative. This role is central to maintaining our financial health and advancing our mission. You will oversee budgets, forecasting and management accounts while ensuring robust financial systems are in place. This role is for someone who wants to have a positive impact on the lives of people and help drive this organisation forward.

Terms: £37,500 - 45,000 per annum / negotiable depending on experience.  28 days annual leave plus statutory holidays, 6% pension contribution, cycle to work scheme, tech scheme, and employee assistance program.

Relationships: Reports to the CEO and works closely with the Senior Management team and the Treasurer. This post-holder will actively participate in the Board’s finance subcommittee meetings, providing descriptive and predictive data for areas of responsibility to inform decision making.

Hours of work:

We are looking for a candidate for either a full time or part time position (minimum of 3 days a week). Part time employees will receive additional support from our external bookkeeper, while full time employees will take on a more independent role.

Please refer to the job description doc. for more details and application instructions.

There are about 2,000 LGBTQI people claiming asylum in the UK every year because of their sexuality, gender identity or intersex status. When they come to the UK, they are still not safe. They are often abused in refugee accommodation by other refugees who come from the same or similar countries to the one they are escaping; they become homeless and depressed; and they are rejected by their ethnic community and live in poverty.

The job involves coordinating our online and offline activities, providing admin support to the team in running Micro Rainbow’s programmes and weekly events and administering day-to-day financial transactions.

The ideal candidate is passionate about equality, has excellent coordination, IT, attention to detail and administration skills.

About us

Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy.

Our vision for refugees to be welcome to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent and needed. Today 27 million refugees and 84 million displaced people around the world need of safety, dignity and welcome. We are determined to secure public and government support for safe routes for all people seeking safety, and a fair, effective and compassionate refugee protection system.

Business Development at Refugee Council

We operate two main service departments supporting refugees (resettlement, employment, and integration) and people seeking asylum (casework, therapeutic support, and social support for adults and children. We also have a smaller Practice Development team supporting Refugee Community Organisations and frontline practitioners to develop their skills and capacity to meet the needs of people seeking asylum and refugees. Our Business Development team sits within our Fundraising and External Affairs team and works closely with our services directorate.

The purpose of this role is to bolster the resource of our Business Development team in order to build the foundations for statutory income generation for Refugee Council in the immediate term and for the future. The key elements of the role are to:

• Identify the appropriate statutory commissioners to liaise with when presenting our service models. This is a time intensive task that requires research via different platforms and networks (e.g. LinkedIn, web searches, internal colleague contacts, and related market insights).
• Assess feedback and insights following engagement with commissioners, identify patterns and opportunities, and contribute towards Business Development’s funder engagement and fundraising strategy.
• Prepare background documents, such as up-to-date context statements and summaries, for use in proposals, tenders, service models, and related Business Development products. Lead on various administrative tasks to support the function of the Business Development team, such as completing selection questionnaires for competitive tenders.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Research:

• Our Business Development Officer will lead the researching and mapping statutory commissioners, service delivery partners, and providers to produce a clear picture of service delivery landscape, commissioner interests, and commissioning trends to inform business development strategies across our geographical hub areas.
• They will identify appropriate and influential statutory commissioners (via internal colleagues, LinkedIn, online searches, and related sources) for Business Development colleagues to contact. Through their detailed research they will build an in-depth understanding of commissioner roles and remit, interests, and priority areas of work that will help us influence statutory commissioners.
• They will lead on developing and maintaining content-rich, in depth evidence-based summaries on clients’ and commissioners’ evolving needs for use in proposals, tenders, service models, and strategy documents. These summaries will be highly persuasive and enable to team to influence funders. They will be required to analyse complex data and evidence presenting asylum and refugee trends and figures as well as statutory funding available across a range of sources.

Contract: Fixed term until 31/10/2025.

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (would be open to part time working of 28 hours for the right candidate).

Location: Negotiable.

For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 14 February 2025.

Interviews: 19 - 27 February 2025.

Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.

About us

Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy.

Our vision for refugees to be welcome to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent and needed. Today 27 million refugees and 84 million displaced people around the world need of safety, dignity and welcome. We are determined to secure public and government support for safe routes for all people seeking safety, and a fair, effective and compassionate refugee protection system.

About the role

We are transforming and modernising our charity to create a sustainable operating model that delivers greater quality and impact.

We want to enable our staff to work smarter and be able adapt their activities to the fast-changing operating context, while also improving the efficiency and effectiveness of our staff teams. We also desire our organisational design to ensure that our future structure is ground in our EDI strategy and enables our people to thrive. As part of that work, we are looking to restructure our services directorate and need an Organisational Design Manager to play a crucial role in shaping the structure and roles of the services staff team, recognising the impact of these changes on the wider organisation. This 12-month contract role will work alongside the Leadership team, services design and delivery experts and the Resources Directorate to lead on the work required to design and implement new roles, structures, and job families as well as supporting the work around improving processes related to the way we structure ourselves.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive organisational assessments (using inputs from workshops, industry comparators, and stakeholder feedback) to identify the current roles, structure and areas for improvement.
• In collaboration with Services leadership, project manage the new organisational design strategy (that covers creating job descriptions, formalising structures, and introducing job families) to align with the Refugee Council’s strategic objectives, services right sizing design principles, and the timelines of the wider change programme.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and wider organisation to drive change management initiatives and to embed new structures and ways of working in the wider charity.
• Design and facilitate workshops and training sessions to support organisational development.

For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 14 February 2025

Interview date: TBC

Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.