Advocacy Service Team Manager

To oversee the day-to-day running of the Advocacy team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, trauma-informed information, advice, advocacy and support to Black, minoritised and migrant women affected by violence against women and girls (VAWG), including those with insecure immigration status, young women facing multiple disadvantages, and women experiencing or at risk of harmful practices.

To work closely with the Senior Services Manager and the Director of Services to ensure the effective management and delivery of SBS’s advocacy services, providing line management, casework oversight, performance monitoring and quality assurance for a team of IDVAs. The postholder will also support effective partnership working and multi-agency responses to VAWG, ensuring services are delivered safely, and effectively and in line with SBS’s values and organisational priorities.

Why work with Southall Black Sisters?

Southall Black Sisters is committed to providing a supportive working environment, where team members feel valued, empowered and safe. To that end, we provide an excellent package of employee benefits including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement 
• Hybrid working 
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Enhanced sick pay
• Subsidised public transport season ticket
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including access to confidential support from MBACP therapists 
• Clinical supervision with an MBACP therapist to explore issues arising from casework
• A focus on continued learning and development through accredited training delivered by experts in their field
• Organisation-wide away days
• Career development pathways and support
• The opportunity to learn and grow within an organisation renowned for inspiring political activism and campaigning successes
• Employer eye care scheme

To Apply

Submit a completed application form along with the optional equal opportunities monitoring form by the application deadline. Please do not send us your CV as this will not be considered.

Please note, incomplete applications will not be considered.