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Caritas Social Action Network
Senior Migration Officer
Location: London, with working from home, regular travel in England and Wales, and rare travel overseas.
Contract: full-time, one year, with regular evening and occasional weekend meetings.
Salary: £37,440
Closing date: Monday 18 August at 12 noon
Interview date: Thursday, 28 August, in person, in London
CSAN is the official agency of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice affecting people in England and Wales. We’re facing a steep rise in poverty and significant pressures on social, economic and church resources. At this time, the Church is called to raise a prophetic voice against poverty and the rhetoric of division and work for the building of a more just society.
In 2021, CSAN launched its strategy to extend the social mission of the Church in a post-COVID society. We are developing the infrastructure of the social action network of the Church in England and Wales, including new alliances for diocesan Caritas agencies, advocacy and migration. As our Senior Officer for Migration, you will help to raise awareness of migration issues from the perspective of Catholic Social Teaching and lead on our Ambassadors Programme against Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, as well as prepare briefings and campaign responses to Government legislation.
Over the last 20 years, CSAN has established a network of 50 diocesan and direct service charities, with a combined annual expenditure on social mission estimated at £400m, excluding the work of schools and religious congregations. Our members build up local community life in diverse ways, and many of them support individuals in difficulty, including with housing, prison and detention, social isolation, ill-health, violence, disability, employment, care, therapeutic and welfare support.
The key responsibilities of the Senior Migration Officer are:
1. To provide timely information to the CSAN team and the network on UK Government resettlement programmes and legislation on immigration.
2. To support CSAN’s work to improve public policy and practice on immigration, with compelling evidence from our network, and enabling effective participation in advocacy for a humane system.
3. To work closely with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales on issues of migration and human trafficking.
4. To lead the implementation of the Gubay-
funded CSAN Ambassadors against Human Trafficking programme, preparing and delivering programme materials.
5. To support cross-cutting key workstreams and alliances in CSAN, especially the Domestic Abuse alliance and racial justice, in partnership with the Bishops’ Conference.
The work of the small national team requires a high level of integrity and teamwork, respect for and capacity to navigate complex civil and church contexts at pace, and a stable commitment to personal formation and training. Our Senior Migration Officer will bring a professional track record of relevant research and analysis, production of compelling communications, and diligent administration. A satisfactory basic DBS check and references are required.
CSAN is a member of Caritas Internationalis, one of the largest humanitarian networks in the world, with national agencies in over 160 countries, and among the most successful examples of organised Catholic social action.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Full time (flexible working options available)
Hybrid - Farringdon, London/Home-based
Closing Date: 14 July 2025
Ref 7102
Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and influential individual with extensive financial planning and reporting experience to join us as our Financial Planning & Reporting (FP&R) Analyst, where you will work with teams across the organisation to deliver high-quality financial insight, ensure robust statutory reporting, and drive continuous improvement in financial processes.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the role
As Financial Planning & Reporting (FP&R) Analyst, you will be responsible for delivering accurate and insightful financial reporting for Save the Children UK and its subsidiaries. This includes producing compliant statutory accounts and managing the external audit process. You will also play a key role in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated management reports for internal stakeholders and for submission to Save the Children International. The role involves cross-team collaboration and supports finance transformation and improvement projects to enhance efficiency and impact.
In this role, you will:
• Lead the preparation and delivery of compliant statutory financial reports for Save the Children UK and its subsidiaries.
• Manage the external audit process, ensuring timely submission of high-quality documentation to mitigate audit issues.
• Produce insightful financial analysis for senior stakeholders, including the Executive Leadership Team, Board, and Finance Committee.
• Take ownership of key financial controls, particularly around income recognition and foreign exchange, while identifying and addressing control improvements.
• Collaborate with Save the Children International to produce and submit financial returns and support global reporting efforts.
• Drive enhancements to financial processes and reporting through participation in finance initiatives and projects across SCUK and the global movement.
About you
To be successful, it is important that you have:
• Qualification as a professional accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with relevant post-qualification experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK statutory financial reporting requirements, including the Charities SORP, and experience managing audits in complex organisations.
• Proven ability to produce clear, concise financial analysis and reports that support strategic decision-making.
• Experience working with complex financial systems and extracting and analysing data to support financial insight.
• Ability to lead improvements in financial processes and reporting efficiency, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.
What we offer you:
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Full time (flexible working options available)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 3rd August
Ref 6995
Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a strategic and collaborative individual with extensive research, policy and advocacy experience to join us as our Senior Policy & Research Manager where you will work in the Northern Ireland team with colleagues across Ireland, Northern Ireland, the UK, and Europe.
The home office for this role is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but this post can be based anywhere in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Please note: Salary will be offered in GBP or Euro equivalent, depending on the candidate's location.
About Us
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
In Northern Ireland and Ireland, we work alongside children, families, and partners to influence policy, practice, and systems so they better reflect local needs and priorities. Together with colleagues and partners across Northern Ireland, Ireland, the UK, and Europe, we aim to shift resources closer to national and local partners, ensure the meaningful participation of children and families in decision-making, and strengthen collective impact through strategic partnerships, networks, and coalitions.
About the role
As Senior Policy & Research Manager, you will play a leading role in shaping and delivering our strategy in Northern Ireland and Ireland, turning insight into action, and making sure that the voices and experiences of children and families directly inform policies and practice.
This role is about more than writing reports — it's about influencing decision-makers, leading collaborative strategies, and driving progress with and through others. You will play a key role in helping us to build on our well established position in Northern Ireland, and develop our approach in Ireland, shaping our strategies, partnerships, and our approach to bring about policy change. You will understand research approaches, how to develop policy proposals, be comfortable building external networks and relationships, and persuading stakeholders of your thinking and arguments — all while staying grounded in the voices and needs of children and families.
In this role, you will:
• Leading and delivering impactful policy and research strategies focused on tackling child poverty.
• Building strong relationships with community partners, government stakeholders, and peer organisations.
• Turning complex research and evidence into clear, persuasive insights that shape policy and practice.
• Leading working groups and project teams on specific policy agendas.
• Managing high-quality research and evaluation (including participatory methods), commissioning external experts, and conducting your own analysis.
• Representing Save the Children externally and contributing to strategic influencing efforts with politicians, civil servants, funders, and partners.
About you
To be successful, it is important that you have:
• Strong foundations in policy, research, and advocacy, with a track record of turning insight into action.
• Experience working with or within civil society, academia, or public sector settings to influence change.
• Excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to collaborate across diverse teams and communities.
• Ability to understand and interpret complex data, and communicate it clearly to different audiences.
• Understanding of the policy environment in Northern Ireland and/or Ireland — or the curiosity and ability to learn quickly.
• Willingness to travel across Northern Ireland and Ireland.
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.
What we offer you:
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 3rd August
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Full time (flexible working options available)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 3rd August
Ref 6991
Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a strategic and politically minded individual with extensive Public Affairs experience to join us as our Public Affairs and Influencing Manager where you will work in the Northern Ireland team with colleagues across Ireland, Northern Ireland, the UK, and Europe.
The home office for this role is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but this post can be based anywhere in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Please note: Salary will be offered in GBP or Euro equivalent, depending on the candidate's location.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. Around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
In Northern Ireland and Ireland, we work alongside children, families, and partners to influence policy, practice, and systems so they better reflect local needs and priorities. Together with colleagues and partners across Northern Ireland, Ireland, the UK, and Europe, we aim to shift resources closer to national and local partners, ensure the meaningful participation of children and families in decision-making, and strengthen collective impact through strategic partnerships, networks, and coalitions.
About the role
As Public Affairs and Influencing Manager, you will lead our political engagement work in Northern Ireland and Ireland. You will know how policy change happens — and how to bring the right people along. This isn't just about having the right contacts (though that helps). You will play a key role in helping us to build on our well established position in Northern Ireland, and develop our approach in Ireland, shaping our strategies, partnerships, and our approach to making change happen. This role is for someone who can map the landscape, identify who holds power and influence, and design smart, creative strategies to get us to impact — all while staying grounded in the voices and needs of children and families.
In this role, you will:
• Build and manage relationships with political and policy stakeholders to raise Save the Children's profile and influence key decisions.
• Develop and deliver public affairs strategies rooted in a clear analysis of power, opportunity and pathways to change.
• Design evidence-based policy proposals that reflect the realities of children and families and translate them into action for decision-makers.
• Collaborate with colleagues across media, participation, and partnerships to align influencing efforts and amplify our collective impact.
• Represent Save the Children to politicians, officials, coalitions and media, with confidence and credibility.
• Support engagement with children and families to ensure their voices inform and drive our advocacy.
About you
To be successful, it is important that you have:
• Experience developing public affairs strategies to influence political agendas and deliver policy change.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills — you can identify who matters, why they matter, and how to influence them.
• Ability to turn evidence and insight into compelling policy positions and clear, accessible communications.
• A collaborative mindset, with experience working across teams and sectors and excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Understanding of the political systems in Northern Ireland and/or Ireland — or the ability to quickly get up to speed.
• Willingness to travel across Northern Ireland and Ireland with notice.
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.
What we offer you:
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 3rd August
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Rainbow Migration is the longest-running charity in Europe dedicated to supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system and has been campaigning for their rights since 1993. We are recruiting a Senior Casework and Service Coordinator to assist the Support Services Manager, provide guidance and advice to colleagues, and manage incoming queries from service users.
Rainbow Migration has grown in recent years from a small charity generating £200k income in 2019 to £1M in 2024. The Senior Casework and Service Coordinator is a new role that will take on some of the responsibilities of the Support Services Manager, freeing the manager up to work on service development and strategic matters.
Responsibilities include:
· Managing systems for incoming service user inquiries
· Casework for service users with the most complex needs or challenges
· Facilitating complex case discussions with colleagues and providing support and guidance
· Ensuring accurate reporting on service delivery outputs, outcomes and trends
· Assisting the Support Services Manager to implement changes in the service
Rainbow Migration’s vision is that LGBTQI+ people can settle in the UK and lead fulfilling lives. Our values are:
· Safety: We believe everyone should be safe from persecution and safe to be themselves. We strive to create a safe workplace culture, and we place importance on the wellbeing of everyone involved with Rainbow Migration.
· Integrity: We are thorough and honest in everything we do, and we take responsibility for our actions. We want to be accountable to our communities and those who support us.
· Belonging: We welcome and include all LGBTQI+ people, and we celebrate and value their range of experience in terms of gender, religion, race, age, disability status and class. We try to remove obstacles to participation, champion equality and promote a sense of family or home through our services.
· Respect: We believe that every person is equal and deserves the same level of courtesy, care, and attention. We respect the rights, wishes and feelings of our service users, and campaign for their rights to be respected as they go through the asylum and immigration system.
Diversity, inclusion and anti-oppression
At Rainbow Migration, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We consider all qualified applicants, consistent with any legal requirements.
We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in and welcome applications from candidates who have been through the UK asylum system and people of colour, who are currently underrepresented among our staff in relation to our service users.
We are also reviewing what we do and how we do it through an anti-oppression and anti-racism lens, as well as investing in being more informed and led by LGBTQI+ people who have sought asylum.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if they meet all the necessary criteria in the person specification. If you wish to qualify under this scheme, please make this clear when applying.
We send a selection of questions in advance of job interviews to give applicants more thinking time. You are welcome to take notes in interviews to help process information. If your interview is online, we can also put questions in the meeting chat. Please let us know if we can make other adjustments to support your interview process.
Role overview
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week). Working part-time (minimum 28 hours) will be considered. Occasional work in the evenings and at weekends may be required but with plenty of notice. Rainbow Migration encourages staff to maintain a good work life balance and has a TOIL system in place.
Salary: Starting at £36,994 with potential annual step increases up to £41,315 (pro rata if working part time), plus statutory employer’s pension contribution. In addition to an annual step increase, we consider giving a separate inflationary increase every April.
Location: Rainbow Migration’s wheelchair accessible offices are based between Vauxhall and the Oval, London. This role will have an office-based contract but the postholder can choose to work from home for part of the week in agreement with their line manager as per our hybrid working policy. You must be available to work from our offices in London when necessary. The successful candidate would also be welcome to work from the office full-time if that is their preference. At the time of posting this advert, staff mostly work from home. There might also be occasional travel outside London with plenty of notice. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Annual Leave: Initially 25 days per year. After two years of employment, this will increase by one day per year up to a maximum of 28 days (pro rata if working part-time).
Benefits:
· Two days of wellbeing leave to be taken at short notice in each calendar year (pro rata for part-time staff)
· Enhanced parental leave and pay
· Full pay for jury service (up to four weeks), compassionate leave (up to two weeks) and dependants’ leave (up to four days, pro rata for part-time staff)
· Separate salary step and inflationary increases considered every year
· TOIL system
· Hybrid working policy, including possibility of working abroad for 10 working days (pro rata for part-time staff) each year
· Policy on staff loans or salary advances for difficult times
· Work laptop and mobile phone
· Training and learning opportunities
· Occupational health assessments for disabled employees to understand how we can support and make reasonable adjustments
· Employee assistance programme which includes counselling service, wellness advice, legal and money advice, and other matters
· Clinical supervision for staff delivering services (a safe space with an independent therapist to offload and discuss feelings and challenges)
How to apply
Closing date: 9am 14 July 2025
Interview dates: Initial interviews will be 30 July and 1 August 2025 by Zoom. A second round of face-to-face interviews in London will follow.
Please read the job description and person specification. If you have any questions about the role or would like to find out more before applying, then you can contact the line manager via the email in the JD or on our website.
Please send to the email in the JD:
1. Your CV
2. A written statement (max 1,000 words). Instead of a written statement you may submit your statement by video or audio recording (max 8 minutes)
We would also be grateful if you could complete the optional monitoring form (link in the JD).
In your statement, please:
1. Explain why you are interested in this role and give examples of how you meet the person specification. In addition to what is on your CV, we want to hear about any relevant skills and experience that demonstrate you meet the necessary (and, where applicable, advantageous) criteria for the role. Skills and experience could be from training, volunteering, interests or life experience
2. Confirm if you wish to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 (physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ effect on your ability to do normal daily activities)
3. State how many hours a week you wish to work and if you have a preferred pattern
While AI can be a helpful tool, we expect all applications to be original and authentic. Please ensure your final submission personally reflects your own experiences, qualifications and style of writing. Transparency is valued, so if you use AI to help with your application in any way, please explain why. Applications that are obviously written with AI without explanation will not be considered.
By submitting an application, you:
1. Confirm that you have the right to work in the UK and will produce the necessary documentation if you are offered this post.
2. Declare that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the information provided in your application is true and correct and that you understand that any false information or statement given will justify your dismissal from Rainbow Migration if appointed.
3. Accept that owing to the nature of the work, if successful, you will be required to disclose all spent and unspent criminal records at the point of conditional job offer and subsequently to undergo an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. See our website for more information.
We are proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, which aims to create a charitable sector that is led by people with lived experience of the asylum and immigration system. As part of this network, we challenge the one-size-fits-all approach in our employment practices and respect the personal circumstances and needs of people with lived experience.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please complete the form (link in JD) to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
Privacy notice
If you apply for this role, the information you provide will be processed according to Rainbow Migration's privacy policy. Rainbow Migration will not share your information with any third parties unless part of the recruitment process or are legally required to do so. By applying, you are permitting Rainbow Migration to access and use the information for recruitment purposes. Rainbow Migration will store data on unsuccessful applicants for 12 months after the conclusion of the recruitment campaign. Monitoring information is kept separately and is pseudonymised to avoid identification of applicants. It is amalgamated for statistical purposes and the original data is then deleted after six months.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Rainbow Migration is the longest-running charity in Europe dedicated to supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system and has been campaigning for their rights since 1993. We are recruiting for a Legal and Support Services Assistant to act as a first point of contact for the charity and assist the legal and support services teams.
The Legal and Support Services Assistant will help ensure smooth delivery of our services. You will be the first point of contact for new queries and play a key role in providing the information needed and passing enquiries to the relevant service.
This role will receive full training and support as required to deliver your responsibilities, which include the following:
- Provide admin support for the legal and support services teams
- Answer calls and emails
- Prioritise enquires from service users or signpost them to other organisations
- Organise legal advice sessions for asylum and partnership service users
- Input data onto our Salesforce database
- Write minutes for legal and support service team meetings
- Assist with organising and running events (e.g. Pride, service user Christmas party)
- Assist with preparations for training and presentations
Rainbow Migration’s vision is that LGBTQI+ people can settle safely in the UK and lead fulfilling lives.
Our values are:
- Safety: We believe everyone should be safe from persecution and safe to be themselves. We strive to create a safe workplace culture, and we place importance on the wellbeing of everyone involved with Rainbow Migration.
- Integrity: We are thorough and honest in everything we do, and we take responsibility for our actions. We want to be accountable to our communities and those who support us.
- Belonging: We welcome and include all LGBTQI+ people, and we celebrate and value their range of experience in terms of gender, religion, race, age, disability status and class. We try to remove obstacles to participation, champion equality and promote a sense of family or home through our services.
- Respect: We believe that every person is equal and deserves the same level of courtesy, care, and attention. We respect the rights, wishes and feelings of our service users, and campaign for their rights to be respected as they go through the asylum and immigration system.
Diversity, inclusion and anti-oppression
At Rainbow Migration, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We consider all qualified applicants, consistent with any legal requirements.
We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in and welcome applications from candidates who have been through the UK asylum system and people of colour, who are currently underrepresented among our staff in relation to our service users.
We are also reviewing what we do and how we do it through an anti-oppression and anti-racism lens, as well as investing in being more informed and led by LGBTQI+ people who have sought asylum.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if they meet all the necessary criteria in the person specification. If you wish to qualify under this scheme, please make this clear when applying.
We send a selection of questions in advance of job interviews to give applicants more thinking time. You are welcome to take notes in interviews to help process information. If your interview is online, we can also put questions in the meeting chat. Please let us know if we can make other adjustments to support your interview process.
Owing to the nature of the work, the successful applicant will be required at the point of conditional job offer to disclose all unspent criminal records and subsequently to undergo a basic DBS check. See our website for more information.
Role overview
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week Monday to Friday). Occasional work in the evenings and at weekends may be required but with plenty of notice. Rainbow Migration encourages staff to maintain a good work life balance and has a TOIL system in place.
Salary: Starting at £25,244 FTE with potential annual step increases up to £28,412, plus statutory employer’s pension contribution. In addition to an annual step increase, the trustees consider giving a separate inflationary increase every April.
Location: Rainbow Migration’s wheelchair accessible offices are based between Vauxhall and the Oval, London. This role will have an office-based contract but the postholder can choose to work from home for part of the week in agreement with their line manager as per our hybrid working policy. You must be available to work from our offices in London when necessary. The successful candidate would also be welcome to work from the office full-time if that is their preference. At the time of posting this advert, staff mostly work from home. There might also be occasional travel outside London with plenty of notice. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Annual leave: 25 days per year rising after 24 months by 1 day after each year of service to a maximum of 28 days per year (pro rata if working part-time).
Benefits:
- Two days of wellbeing leave to be taken at short notice in each calendar year (pro rata for part-time staff)
- Enhanced parental leave and pay
- Full pay for jury service (up to four weeks), compassionate leave (up to two weeks) and dependants’ leave (up to four days, pro rata for part-time staff)
- Separate salary step and inflationary increases considered every year
- TOIL system
- Hybrid working policy, including possibility of working abroad for 10 working days (pro rata for part-time staff) each year
- Policy on staff loans or salary advances for difficult times
- Work laptop and mobile phone
- Training and learning opportunities
- Occupational health assessments for disabled employees to understand how we can support and make reasonable adjustments
- Employee assistance programme which includes counselling service, wellness advice, legal and money advice, and other matters
- Clinical supervision for staff delivering services (a safe space with an independent therapist to offload and discuss feelings and challenges)
How to apply
Closing date: 9am 25 July 2025
Interview dates: Initial interviews will be online on 7 August 2025. A second round of face-to-face interviews in London will follow.
Please read the job description and person specification. If you have any questions about the role or would like to find out more before applying, then you can contact the line manager via the email in the JD.
Please send to the email in the JD:
- Your CV
- A written statement (max 1,000 words). Instead of a written statement you may submit your statement by video or audio recording (max 8 minutes)
We would also be grateful if you could complete this optional monitoring form (link in JD).
In your statement, please:
- Explain why you are interested in this role and give examples of how you meet the person specification. In addition to what is on your CV, we want to hear about any relevant skills and experience that demonstrate how you meet the necessary criteria for the role, and if you meet any of the advantageous criteria. Skills and experience could be from training, volunteering, interests or life experience
- Confirm if you wish to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 (physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ effect on your ability to do normal daily activities)
- State how many hours a week you wish to work and if you have a preferred pattern
- Explain if you have used AI to help with your application in any way and the reason why. While AI can be a helpful tool, we expect all applications to reflect your own experiences, qualifications and style of writing. Transparency is valued, so applications that are obviously written with AI without explanation will not be considered
By submitting an application, you:
- Confirm that you have the right to work in the UK and will produce the necessary documentation if you are offered this post.
- Declare that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the information provided with your application is true and correct and that you understand that any false information or statement given will justify your dismissal from Rainbow Migration if appointed.
- Accept that owing to the nature of the work, if successful, you will be required to disclose all spent and unspent criminal records at the point of conditional job offer and subsequently to undergo an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. See our website for more information.
We are proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, which aims to create a charitable sector that is led by people with lived experience of the asylum and immigration system. As part of this network, we challenge the one-size-fits-all approach in our employment practices and respect the personal circumstances and needs of people with lived experience.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please complete the form (link in JD) to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
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If you apply for this role, the information you provide will be processed according to Rainbow Migration's privacy policy. Rainbow Migration will not share your information with any third parties unless part of the recruitment process or are legally required to do so. By applying, you are permitting Rainbow Migration to access and use the information for recruitment purposes. Information is kept for the minimum period necessary, which for CVs, covering statements and/or audio or video submissions for unsuccessful applicants is 12 months after the conclusion of the recruitment campaign. Monitoring information is kept separately and is pseudonymised to avoid identification of applicants. It is amalgamated for statistical purposes and the original data is then deleted after six months.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the United Kingdom delivers a range of programming to support migrants, both in the UK and internationally, including projects focusing on labour migration, resettlement, migration and development, migrant protection, human trafficking and modern slavery, and community cohesion.
In the framework of the “Safe Migration of Seasonal Workers from Central Asia to the UK” project, IOM plans to develop self-help resources for migrants from Central Asia to the UK under the Seasonal Worker Scheme (SWS).
This activity has been proposed in recognition of some of the challenges and risks faced by migrant workers during the migration cycle as it relates to scamming – from recruitment, to being in the UK and on return – so as to provide migrant workers with practical information and resources/ appeal documents that help them to better protect and advocate for themselves.
The self-help resources for migrant workers will complement ongoing pre-departure orientation (PDO) sessions provided to prospective workers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan before they come to the UK, in which they are provided with information about life in the UK, cultural and work practices, working and living conditions, gender norms, etc. By providing additional self-help resources before departure and while in the UK, migrant workers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will have further targeted information about key scamming risks identified and guidance for ways to protect themselves or seek support.
IOM seeks a consultant to deliver key activities to support the development of the self-help resources.
For more details about the role and how to apply, please click on the below link:
https://unitedkingdom.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl1381/files/inline-files/self_help_resource_consultant_tor_20250710.pdf
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Manchester Histories are seeking a highly motivated project manager to lead the ‘This is Us’ project, ensuring it meets its objectives within scope, time, and budget. You will coordinate stakeholders, volunteers, artists, and community groups, oversee programming, manage budgets, and support the engagement of diverse audiences, with a strong focus on inclusion, representation, and the sensitive navigation of complex histories and legacies.
This is Us: Tracing Manchester’s Histories seeks to reshape and redefine how Manchester’s public realm reflects its rich and diverse history. Building on insights from extensive public consultations, the project will amplify underrepresented voices and confront complex legacies, including those tied to migration, the transatlantic slave trade and industrial exploitation.
By fostering collaboration among community groups, academic institutions, cultural partners and local authorities, the initiative will create an inclusive digital platform for storytelling and dialogue.
Through digital innovation and community-driven activities, the project will celebrate overlooked stories, support learning, and ensure accessibility for all. The project will empower communities to actively engage with their heritage, fostering pride and a shared sense of belonging. Ultimately, it aspires to transform public spaces into more accurate and inspiring reflections of Manchester’s diversity, making a lasting contribution to cultural equity and inclusivity.
This project is funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund, Manchester City Council and partners. Thanks to National Lottery Players.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the Role
This is an exciting new role to support the Charity as we migrate to a new fundraising CRM system (database). The successful candidate will manage this project to ensure we make the most of this important investment, bring the project in on budget and on time, provide technical expertise, and be the point of contact with our charity team, the vendor and implementation partner as we navigate to a go-live point.
If you would like to be part of this high-profile, successful regional Charity and think that your skills and experience fit the bill for this exciting rose…we look forward to hearing from you!
This role will be responsible for the planning, preparation and deployment of YAA’s new fundraising CRM and its associated business processes. You will work collaboratively with YAA’s internal project stakeholders, an implementing partner, the system vendor and play a key role in establishing an agile approach to project delivery.
What You’ll Do
- Project Management accountability for the YAA CRM Project, ensuring successful, on-time and on-budget delivery
- Establish and manage a realistic and committed plan for the project, taking into consideration business deadlines, dependencies, resources, and costs, monitoring work plan activities and support team members in delivering their project elements
- Work successfully with the implementation partner, vendors and any 3rd party systems to deliver the CRM solution to a go-live point and then project sign-off
- Vendor management, including the critical assessment of their proposed timelines, agreeing work sprints, and escalate issues where appropriate
- Provide regular status reports on plan, finances, resources, risks and issues to the Project Sponsors
- Proactively identify and manage project risks and issues, driving actions to mitigate or resolve
- Cleanse data ahead of migration in line with agreed data principles
- Write text scripts, oversee user testing, and work with the vendor/implementation partners to fix issues
- Oversee any customisation requirements for the new system
- Scope out new processes and workflows
- Roll out a training programme to Super Users
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
- Previous experience of delivering a fundraising CRM database implementation project, including data cleansing and migrations, ideally in a third sector environment
- Extensive track record of successfully managing projects and programmes with accountability for both technology configuration and deployment, integration, business process, change and infrastructure activities
- Proven ability to deliver projects on time/on budget, using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance
- Ability to resolve issues swiftly and decisively whilst safeguarding standards and procedures
- Strong team leadership with the ability to motivate and mobilise individuals outside their reporting line
- Strong business requirements collection and scoping, and process/workflow analysis
- Excellent communication skills (written & oral English), including the ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organisation
- Able to demonstrate instances of initiatives that have delivered organisational benefits
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high attention to detail
- Ability to effectively prioritise work and agree and communicate priorities within the team
- Demonstrates a strong work ethic and is able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the Charity
Desirable:
- Project delivery experience relating to charity-specific CRMs
- Non-profit sector knowledge/experience
- Proven experience of using and leading change management activities including stakeholder management and engagement
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Your new company
A well-established, medium-sized charity based in London.
Your new role
Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will support the implementation of Netsuite, including data migration, UAT and rolling out training within the team. Anticipated duration is 6-12 months. Flexible working is available
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced Systems Accountant (ideally qualified) with strong, recent experience of implementing Netsuite. Charity/Not-for-Profit experience would be ideal but is not essential.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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We are seeking a dynamic and versatile Digital Project Manager to lead and support digital initiatives while empowering volunteers and communities through training and skill-sharing. The role involves overseeing web-based activities, managing back-end technology, and staying ahead of emerging trends such as AI and automation. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for working collaboratively with a diverse range of people.
This is Us: Tracing Manchester’s Histories seeks to reshape and redefine how Manchester’s public realm reflects its rich and diverse history. Building on insights from extensive public consultations, the project will amplify underrepresented voices and confront complex legacies, including those tied to migration, the transatlantic slave trade and industrial exploitation.
By fostering collaboration among community groups, academic institutions, cultural partners and local authorities, the initiative will create an inclusive digital platform for storytelling and dialogue.
Through digital innovation and community-driven activities, the project will celebrate overlooked stories, support learning, and ensure accessibility for all. The project will empower communities to actively engage with their heritage, fostering pride and a shared sense of belonging. Ultimately, it aspires to transform public spaces into more accurate and inspiring reflections of Manchester’s diversity, making a lasting contribution to cultural equity and inclusivity.
This project is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Manchester City Council and partners. Thanks to National Lottery Players.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking a skilled and organized community activities coordinator to manage the Afghan component of our new project covering Islington, Camden, and wider London areas. The Afghan Activities Coordinator will play a crucial role in supporting Project Manager and ensuring the successful project implementation and delivery of high quality activities for young Afghan refugees and their families. You will develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships, find new partnerships and assist in develop projects plans.
We're looking for someone who is passionate about supporting refugee children and their families in local community. You will be able to build rapport and trusting relations in a professional setting, and able to build positive outcomes. You will have an adaptable and flexible approach to helping others, with an understanding that each young person has different levels and types of support needs.
Responsibilities:
Project Planning and Execution:
-Assist in developing project plans, timelines and budgets
-Coordinate project activities and ensure they are executed according to plan
-]onitor project progress and report any deviation to the project manager.
-Provide regular update and reports to the project manager, project team and overall organisation.
Communication and collaboration:
- Facilitate communication between project team members, stakeholders and beneficiaries
-Organise and lead project meetings, documenting key decisions and actions points
-Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and smooth project flow
-Preparing project briefings, presentations and producing inputs for project communication products, website, social media etc.
Documentation and Reporting:
-Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation.
-Generate regular progress reports for internal and external stakeholders
-Track and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
Resources Management
-Coordinate project resources allocation to different activities and tasks
-Work closely with team members and project partners to ensure they have the necessary tools and information to meet project deadlines
Quality assurance:
-Support the implementation of quality assurance processes
-Conduct regular reviews to ensure project deliverables meet established quality standards
-Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency
Qualifications: Essential:
-Proven experience working with children refugee communities or in a similar role
-Bachelor’s degree education, migration studies, project management or other relevant social science studies Strong organisational and time management skills
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-Proficiency in project management tools and software
-Ability to multitask and prioritise in a dynamic work environment.
-Detailed oriented with focus on quality and accuracy.
Desirable:
-Experience of UK’s education system
-Experience working with youth and migrants communities with focus on mental health and social well-being support
-Able to communicate in Farsi and Pashto languages.
-Experience of working with Afghan refugees is highly desirable
Please submit your CV and covering letter to Mr Masood Amer
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has a commitment to supporting empowerment through casework. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including cultural sensitivity and the ability to quickly build positive relationships and safely manage risk. You will work well as part of a small team, often under pressure and hold strong personal commitments to values of empowerment, respect and (striving for) social justice.
With the support of the CSS team, you will have responsibility for the coordination of casework support for all clients, and have an allocated caseload of clients with varying levels of support needs.
You will be supervising and supporting volunteers and the Caseworkers during two casework sessions a week. In addition, you will be working closely with the CSM to develop and transition our Casework service to an allocated caseworker model.
Flexible working hours will be considered around essential service delivery and meeting times.
This is a frontline role; the post holder must be able to work in the office with clients on a one-to-one basis. A flexible and solutions-focused attitude is needed, as the service adapts to clients needs.
Casework Service at ASSIST Sheffield
ASSIST Sheffield offers holistic support to over 50 people at a time that live in Sheffield and South Yorkshire and who have been refused asylum in the UK. Our casework forms part of the wrap-around support we offer to our clients and is intended to complement our other services such as accommodation and limited financial support and is in line with ASSIST’s vision ‘for all people seeking asylum in Sheffield to live life with dignity and hope for the future’.
ASSIST is always seeking to develop better ways of working with clients, to get the best possible outcomes for their future. At the heart of this is our 3-stage journey of tailored support and guidance for clients throughout their time at ASSIST which has been co-designed by our service users:
Stabilising - by providing short-term initial accommodation and financial payments, people experience safety and reduced risks around homelessness and poverty;
Planning for the future - through legal referrals, advice, signposting and long-term accommodation, people build resilience and confidence and see improvements in health and wellbeing;
Moving On - through providing support to re-engage with the asylum system and build social networks, people develop their knowledge, understanding and skills and thrive in the local community.
The Casework Coordinator role is key to enabling this transition to occur without compromising on client care.
We are a friendly and supportive team and service; working to do our bit to counter the hostile environment. Our Casework service embodies values of empowerment, respect and (striving for) social justice.
We want clients to be able to access casework support in order to address issues in a timely, supportive, informative and friendly manner. Our focus is on connecting people to opportunities, knowledge and services so they are able to access these and resolve their issues as independently as possible. If people need support to access their rights and entitlements, we will be alongside them to advocate to the best of our ability, for the best outcome.
We operate casework sessions twice a week and we have direct contact with all ASSIST clients via our monthly Welfare Sessions; in which money, essential provisions and more light-touch casework support (issues that can be progressed within 15 minutes) are available to every client.
BENEFITS
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Regular formal supervisions, appraisals, weekly support from CSM and Accommodation Manager in Client Care meetings
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Monthly staff team meetings, Wellbeing staff room, and monthly external therapeutic supervision to support your wellbeing as frontline worker
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Involvement in service development meetings
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Access to internal and external training and resources to support you in your role and professional development goals
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Access to a Healthcare Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme
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6% Employer contribution to our workplace pension scheme
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Cycle to Work scheme
Further Information
ASSIST Sheffield is not accredited with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) and therefore does not provide asylum or immigration advice.
Application Packs are available to download from our website.
Please be aware that we will not accept CVs.
Deadline and Interviews - ASSIST will be operating a rolling recruitment for this post. Applications will be assessed as they are submitted and interviews offered to candidates who are determined to fulfill the essential criteria for the post.
Please be aware that we may ask candidates to attend a second interview date if the panel believes that more information would be beneficial to reaching a decision.
We strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience of the asylum system or forced migration. ASSIST is committed to equity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
An offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
ASSIST Sheffield is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, no: 1154862.
Registered Charity
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ASSIST Sheffield works with people who are seeking sanctuary and who have been refused asylum. We provide accommodation, information and other support
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The Woodland Trust is looking for a Junior Data Engineer to help us deliver our data needs across the organisation working with internal and external stakeholders.
The Role:
• You'll manage suppliers and SME’s to support with operational and development issues where necessary.
• You’ll monitor the support board for business as usual queries and create resolutions to share with stakeholders.
• You’ll write SQL scripts and simple code to resolve and investigate issues.
• You’ll maintain all data documentation ensuring all information is up to date.
• You’ll produce SQL views and transformations to assist in the production of reports and system integrations.
• You’ll support project teams with data related components of ongoing projects, migrations, data pipelines and data models.
• This role is a 12 month fixed term contract.
• This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once a month on average.
The Candidate:
• You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values-Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
• You’ll have experience using SQL in writing queries.
• You’ll have strong communication skills with the ability to liase with multiple teams and stakeholders.
• You’ll have experience of cloud based data platforms and tooling, in particular in Azure Data Lakes, Azure SQL Servers and Azure Synapse.
• You’ll have knowledge of Rest API’s.
• You’ll have strong prioritisation skills with the ability to work on and with multiple projects and stakeholders.
• You’ll have experience of data processing, creating data models, synapse pipelines and materialising data from data warehouses.
• You’ll have knowledge of the basic ELT principles.
• You’ll have experience using Microsoft Office or other similar workplace applications.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.
Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, we do not ask for your CV at application stage. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.
Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams w/c 11th August 2025.
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About Our Second Home (OSH)
We are the UK’s youth movement for people from refugee backgrounds. We create spaces of belonging, leadership, and joy where young people can flourish and shape the future. Our core values are:
- Young People at the Centre: The creativity and determination of young people with refugee backgrounds is our greatest asset. We nurture individuals, create space for them to be truly themselves, and help them support each other.
- Acting With, Not For: Staff, volunteers and participants of all backgrounds are members of OSH, creating our community together.
- Leadership: We help young people thrive by giving them space to lead. It’s about encouragement, training, and the opportunities to test out skills that will last a lifetime.
- Freedom and Acceptance: We learn to live together, respecting others beliefs and opinions, and building long-lasting relationships.
Our core programmes include residential experiences, local youth hubs, and leadership training courses for displaced youth based in London, Essex & Bristol and aged 14-25. In 2025, this will include:
- 12 residential trips
- 2 youth clubs - in Hillingdon (London) & Easton (Bristol)
- 3 cohorts of leadership training
We are growing fast. By 2028, we aim to triple our reach, grow our hubs, and deepen our impact. To underpin this growth, we are commissioning an expert consultant to help us build a world-class evaluation framework that is grounded in youth voice, ethical practice, and strategic insight.
Purpose of the Evaluation Consultancy
We want to understand, evidence and improve the impact of OSH’s work. This evaluation consultancy will:
- Deliver an independent evaluation report of OSH’s impact to date.
- Co-produce a robust, coherent, ethical evaluation framework with OSH’s young people, staff and volunteers which is aligned with OSH’s ethos, Theory of Change and strategic priorities.
- Test and iterate this framework across our residentials, hubs, and leadership programmes.
- Develop tools, templates and staff training to ensure OSH can embed and sustain a culture of learning and impact internally.
Objectives & Scope of Work
The consultant will be responsible for (not necessarily in this order):
- Design & Deliver an Independent mixed-methods evaluation
- Co-design & test an impact framework
- Embedding & Handover
More information is available in the attached info pack.
Deliverables
- Independent evaluation report, written in an accessible format including a one-page summary briefing.
- A refined Evaluation Framework with defined indicators, data collection methods, and ethical guidelines.
- Tools/templates for data collection and analysis (e.g. surveys, outcome tracking, case study templates).
- Staff-facing evaluation guide (written in accessible, youth-friendly language).
- Workshop or training session for OSH staff on using the framework.
Timeline
We anticipate the work to take place across July 2025 - January 2026, with the report based on phases 1 and 2 complete by the end of 2025. The consultant must be available to work closely with OSH teams and visit residentials and hub.
Budget
The budget for this work is £10,000-12,000, inclusive of all consultant expenses and VAT. Compensation to enable the young people’s participation will not be paid out of this budget, but rather by OSH separately.
We welcome proposals that demonstrate value for money and flexibility.
About You
We are seeking a consultant (or small team) who can demonstrate:
- A strong track record of designing evaluation frameworks for youth-focused or refugee organisations.
- A commitment to and track record in participatory evaluation and co-production, as well as expertise in mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative).
- Understanding of trauma-informed, ethical, and culturally sensitive research.
- Ability to communicate findings and tools in accessible, engaging formats. This includes both written reports and face-to-face training formats.
- Alignment with OSH’s values.
- An enhanced DBS check.
Lived experience of migration or forced displacement is highly welcomed.
Learn more & apply, check out the application pack supplied.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.