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Salary £26,938 - £29,264 (pro rata of £33672 – 36580)
Hours .8 FTE (equivalent to 4 days per week), to suit both you and the needs of the Charity. This will include some ‘out of hours’ cover.
Location Much of the work is undertaken from our houses located around Birmingham. Office work is undertaken from our Office base and from home by arrangement.
Responsible to Operations manager
Key tasks: To work with other staff and volunteers to ensure that Hope’s houses are clean, safe and comply with legal standards; To help people move into and out of Hope Housing and to work with other Hope staff and other organisations to promote residents’ well-being and to support newly granted refugees on their road to independence.
Job description
1. Ensure that houses and gardens are safe, welcoming and well maintained
2. Undertake simple repairs and maintenance to Hope Houses
3. Commissioning repairs where appropriate, within Hope’s housing maintenance budget.
4. Complete and record regular fire and health and safety checks.
5. Ensure rooms are clean and ready for new clients to move into
6. Help new residents move in and provide an induction.
7. Undertake and document client risk assessments
8. Help new refugees develop and carry out plans to help them thrive
9. Ensure safeguarding of clients in accordance with Hope’s safeguarding policy and procedures
10. Complete License Agreement and diarise end dates
11. Draft eviction letters and supporting letters when required
12. Assist with obtaining client documents
13. Empower residents to register and engage with appropriate health services
14. Encourage residents to get involved in activities likely to contribute to their well-being.
15. Help clients develop the skills needed for life after leaving Hope Projects
16. Conduct and record house meetings when required
17. Help residents move out at the end of their license
18. Assist with the support and running of the regular monthly residents meeting ‘Hope Asylum Voices’
19. Accurately record work with clients using outlook diary and lamplight database.
20. Build relationships with organisations, volunteers and charities
21. Contribute to planning and the development of Hope Project
22. Liaise with partner agencies
23. Develop and maintain positive rapport with clients whilst maintaining professional boundaries
24. Commitment to learn and develop new skills to meet service needs
25. To provide training where required
26. Attend Team Meetings, Steering Group and other Partner meetings. To maintain a good relationship with other Hope staff and partners
27. Contribute to the wider work of Hope Projects including fundraising and awareness raising.
28. Help raise awareness of Hope Projects and the issue of asylum destitution
29. Engage with regular support and supervision
30. Undertake training when required
Person specification
Experience
1. Experience of working supportively with vulnerable / at risk people
Ability
2. Good listener
3. Able to assess safety in houses
4. Able to assist in the safeguarding of at-risk people
5. Able to carry out basic repairs
6. Able to liaise with contractors such as plumber and electricians
7. Organised, able to effectively time-manage a varied workload
8. Capable of working on own initiative outside of an office environment
9. Good written and spoken English
10. Ability to use common office IT software and to record work on a database
11. Able to work within a budget.
Knowledge
12. Understanding of issues affecting Refugees and destitute asylum seekers
Qualities
13. Sympathy towards Refugees and destitute asylum seekers
14. Good at communicating with colleagues and managers
15. Willing and able to travel around Birmingham
In addition to the 4 questions on this form, please submit a CV and a letter of support (around 1 side of a4) explaining how you meet the person specification and why you are the right person for this job.
Registered Charity
6 - 10
Legal advice, housing, emergency grants and wellbeing support for people made homeless by immigration controls.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Company Description
Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.
Team and role overview
At Marie Curie, our Case for Support team plays a vital role in the delivery of our strategy and supporting fundraising growth, by creating compelling cases for support and innovative propositions for our highest-value campaigns. Working alongside passionate, purpose-driven professionals, you’ll help us maximize impact and create meaningful connections with our supporters.
As a Case for Support Lead, you will be instrumental in developing impactful narratives that resonate with our supporters and drive our mission forward. Your work will provide essential, up-to-date information about our clinical services, research and policy work. This will support all fundraising teams to build accurate and inspiring fundraising campaigns. By identifying funding opportunities and crafting tailored cases for support, you’ll ensure that our high-value fundraising teams continue to achieve transformational impact.
What you will be doing:
- Create compelling case for support narratives about all aspects of Marie Curie’s work, articulating the need, solution, and impact for various audiences.
- Collaborate with service, policy, and research teams to gain a deep understanding of their work and goals, gathering insights to support funding applications and campaigns.
- Work closely with high-value income streams, supporting Trusts & Foundations, Philanthropy and Corporate teams by coordinating with internal stakeholders to develop compelling propositions.
- Provide all fundraising teams with accurate, self-service information, including writing narratives and interpreting data.
- Delivery of online Discovery Sessions with fundraising teams to improve their understanding of our cause.
What we are looking for:
- Proven experience in fundraising, service delivery, cause-led communications, or evaluation work.
- Creative thinker with an independent, autonomous approach to work.
- Strong communication skills to inspire others and positively influence opinions, with the ability to gain respect at all levels and drive practical, meaningful change.
- Skilled at understanding and interpreting complex information and data and articulating it in a compelling way, both in writing and verbally.
- Excellent people skills with a proven ability to integrate quickly into complex organizations.
- Financial literacy with experience in interpreting budget information.
Please see the full job description
Additional Information
Application & Interview Process
- As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and supplementary details. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
- Close date for applications but may close early: 2nd July 2026
- Interviews due to take place 9th and 13th July2026
** Important we encourage you to apply early as we may close the job advert sooner after receiving a sufficient number of suitable applications**.
Salary: £36,900 to £39,900
Contract:Permanent Full-Time 35 hours per week
Based: Remote based within the United Kingdom, occasional travel may be required travel costs covered
Benefits you’ll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone — staff and volunteers alike — supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at .
Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you — your experience, perspective and voice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.