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Job Opportunity: Trainee Immigration Adviser
Location: St Pauls Advice Centre, Bristol
Salary: £11,439.20 to £12,256.29 actual (£28,598 FTE, NJC 12)
Hours: 14 hours per week (or 15 hours over 3 days)
Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2027
Application Deadline: 10 am, Monday 23rd March 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 1st April 2025
Are you passionate about social justice and committed to supporting people navigating complex immigration systems? Do you want to develop your skills in specialist immigration advice within a supportive and experienced team?
St Pauls Advice Centre is looking for a Trainee Immigration Adviser to help deliver high-quality, free and independent immigration advice to our community.
About Us
For over 50 years, St Pauls Advice Centre has supported the people of Bristol through expert advice on immigration, housing, benefits and related issues. We are committed to equality, inclusion and empowering people through specialist legal advice and advocacy.
Our immigration service plays a vital role in ensuring individuals and families can regularise their status, secure their rights and move forward with dignity and confidence.
The Role
Working under the supervision of the Immigration Supervisor and alongside the Immigration Adviser, you will:
- Work towards achieving IAA accreditation at Level 1 or higher
- Provide specialist immigration advice at IAA Level 1 (once accredited)
- Manage a caseload and support clients with immigration applications and enquiries
- Conduct client interviews and gather evidence to support applications
- Deliver advice sessions at our office and in community locations, and provide telephone assistance
- Maintain accurate case records in line with IAA requirements and organisational standards
- Keep up to date with immigration legislation, policy and practice
- Contribute to monitoring, advocacy and campaigning work
- Support the team in meeting funding and service delivery targets
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Committed to achieving IAA Level 1 accreditation (or already accredited)
- Passionate about social justice and migrant rights
- Organised, thorough and able to manage detailed casework
- A strong communicator with the ability to work sensitively with diverse communities
- Able to work both independently and as part of a supportive team
- Committed to anti-discriminatory and non-judgemental practice
Experience of advice work or working with migrant communities is desirable.
What We Offer
- A supportive and inclusive workplace where your work makes a real difference
- 30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Support to take IAA exams and register with IAA
- Ongoing supervision, training and professional development
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Terms and Conditions:
Working hours: 28 hours
- Support Women in Prison to influence policy makers to reduce the unnecessary criminalisation of women and improving the rights of women in the criminal justice system
- Ensuring women with Lived Experience are at the heart Women in Prison’s policy and public affairs work
- Political analysis and monitoring
- Supporting the wider work of the Policy and Public Affairs Team
We are happy to invest in developing the right person, so you are welcome to apply even if your professional experience does not fully meet the job description or person specification.
- Is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement
- Requires the right to work in the UK
- Is subject to a basic DBS check
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The Haberdashers’ Company is one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London, with a history dating back to 1371. While custodians of a remarkable heritage, we are firmly focused on the present and future. Our enduring purpose is to empower young people from every background to fulfil their potential through our schools and by supporting their communities.
Today, the Company is a thriving membership organisation of more than 1,000 members from a wide range of professions, united by a shared commitment to service and social impact. We are a modern, values-led funder, committed to flexible, relational and transparent grant-making, working in partnership with our schools, communities and charity partners to create lasting change.
Central to our approach is the Haberdashers’ Advantage, a distinctive funder-plus model that combines grant funding with member-led governance support, volunteering, mentoring and capacity building. Each year, the Company distributes over £5.6 million to support schools, young people, churches and charities across North London, Southeast London, South Wales and the West Midlands, with a primary focus on education and community resilience.
The Role
We are seeking a Director for Charities to lead and further develop the Company’s grant-making and philanthropy. This senior leadership role is responsible for shaping and delivering charitable strategy and ensuring the Company’s resources create meaningful, long-term impact for young people and communities.
The Director for Charities will oversee our grant-making, steward key funding relationships and play a central role in developing fundraising within our warm, committed and engaged community of members, including growing individual giving, legacies and events-based income. The role is inherently relational, working closely with charity partners, schools, dioceses, Company members and colleagues. You will support and advise grant-making committees, convene learning and engagement events, and represent the Company within external funder networks to remain connected to best practice in modern philanthropy.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for a values-driven leader with strong experience of flexible and responsive grant-making and or fundraising in the charitable sector, and a clear commitment to improving outcomes for young people and communities. You will have excellent communication skills, a warm, engaging and reflective leadership style, and will thrive in a small but highly collaborative organisation. You will be comfortable engaging with grassroots charities, senior stakeholders, Company members and robust governance structures, combining an appreciation for heritage and service with a commitment to modern, progressive philanthropy.
To read more about the opportunity and our work, please download the full appointment brief.
Closing Date: 3 March 2026
People Beyond Profit Screening Conversations: 9-18 March 2026
The Haberdashers’ Company Panel Interviews:
- First Stage: 27 March 2026
- Second Stage: 13 April 2026
