Refugee Resettlement Interim

We are currently working with a Local Authority in the South West who are looking to recruit a Refugee Resettlement interim to provide strategic and operational leadership for the delivery of Refugee Resettlement and Asylum Seeker Services.

Job: Refugee Resettlement Interim

Duration: 5 months

Rate: £550 - £600 via Umbrella Company

Site presence: 1 day on site per week / fortnightly

Role

• Providing strategic and operational leadership for the delivery of Refugee Resettlement and Asylum Seeker (including people with No Recourse to Public Funds) Services
• Managing the resources that fund services to refugees and asylum seekers in a way that complies with funding instructions (largely from Home Office schemes) and Council processes
• Provide support and opportunities in line with Council duties and strategic objectives for refugees and asylum seekers
• To play a leadership and management role in the delivery of Council Strategy for Refugee and Asylum Seeker Inclusion.  This means a scope of responsibility that ranges from meeting basic needs to wider objectives of safety, inclusion and promoting the independence of refugees
• Provide system-wide leadership, working with key partners, to provide refugee resettlement services in line with grant funding instructions and Strategy
• Provide high quality and effective interventions, to deliver council strategic objectives in this area

Requirement

• Highly-developed advocacy, negotiation and presentation skills
• Significant migrant health and wellbeing, housing, care, education and/or equalities experience at senior management level
• Degree or professional qualification in housing, social work, environmental health or related discipline, or equivalent qualification, and or equivalent experience
• Knowledge and understanding of how refugee and asylum systems operate, and of how housing, health, education

At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications. However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.