Project Officer – Refugee, Migrants And Asylum Seekers

Project Officer – Refugee, Migrants and Asylum Seekers

Salary – Grade: GBP£46,053 to £48,063 - PO3

Contract Type: Fixed Term/Secondment

Contract Length: 24 months

Contracted Hours: Full Time - 36 hours per week

DBS Required: Yes

Hackney has a longstanding reputation of being open and welcoming to migrants, refugees and Asylum Seekers - both as a Council and a community. The London Borough of Hackney is committed to ensuring people arriving in Hackney feel welcome and safe and can access the support that is available.

Currently 800 people are seeking asylum in Hackney, around 650 of which are in contingency hotels managed by the Home office, as temporary accommodation while their claim for asylum is assessed.

This role sits within the newly created Refugee, Migrant and Asylum Seeker Service (RMAS). It will carry out Project Officer functions to support the work for Refugees, Migrants or Asylum Seekers.  In the first year of this post, the main focus will be on the Asylum Seeker programme. The purpose of the role will be to set up and manage services which ensure Asylum Seekers can access the support they need, as well as influencing systems to ensure services are available and accessible. The role will identify any gaps in service provision, work with the voluntary and community sector and work towards creating a welcoming environment for Asylum Seekers.

This may include overseeing projects such as: a migrant drop in hub, a community kitchen service, travel support initiatives and strengthening user engagement.

Skills & experience:

• Strong project management, organised with excellent use of project plans - proactive and work independently to ensure that key project milestones are completed on time and a high standard and projects are progressing within scope, time and resource constraints.
• Strong stakeholder management, good at relationship building, cross sector working, influencing and working collaboratively.
• Established experience of working with refugees, Asylum Seekers or migrants (people with lived experience are particularly welcome).
• Solutions focused with a can-do approach. Proactively and independently finding solutions to barriers.

About us:

There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we have great pride in our borough, our communities, and our services. Hackney is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It’s one of the most sought-after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.

We are passionate about diversity and want our workforce to reflect our community and encourage all those who possess the essential criteria to apply to work for Hackney.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values, so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.

When applying, there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions, responding to each using examples of your skills, knowledge and experience.

We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions or any part of the application form.

This application process replaces a supporting statement.

Closing date for applications: 4 March 2024 (22:59 pm).

Interviews date:  W/C 11 March 2024.

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently underrepresented in our workforce.

The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available hackneyworksjobs@hackney.gov.uk

Documents

• Project Officer - Refugee, Migrant and Asylum Seeker JD/PS