National Immigration

**About Refugee Action**

Refugee Action exists to work with refugees and people seeking asylum who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes. We are a national charity with more than 40 years’ experience of empowering people who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes to secure the protection and support that they need to live with dignity and respect and build a new life in the UK. We do this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of partner organisations and campaigning on the policies that affect them.

**To succeed in the role, you will need to demonstrate**:

- Experience of conducting immigration casework and the use of interpreters.
- Experience of performing high quality immigration casework including experience of successfully advocating on behalf of clients, providing immigration advice and making appropriate referrals.
- Commitment to removing barriers to power for people with lived experience, and commitment to anti-racist practices.
- Understanding of how the UK’s hostile refugee protection and asylum system impacts those affected by it.
- Ability to be administratively self-sufficient, including the ability to accurately record data for monitoring and case recording purposes.
- Excellent written communication skills and experience of presenting clear and accurate written documents to present evidence and advocate.
- Ability to analyse complex written information and communicate it effectively.
- Ability to plan and manage a heavy workload with challenging timeframes and competing deadlines.
- Flexible and innovative “can-do” approach to work;
- Previous experience or working with, tasking and supervising volunteers with knowledge and understanding of recognised ‘good practice’ in relation to volunteering within organisations.

**Those with lived experience as a refugee are particularly encouraged to apply.**

**Closing date: 23:59 on Sunday 10 September 2023**
**Interviews: 20 September 2023**

**Refugee Action only operates in the UK, so all roles are UK-based, and you must have the right to work in the UK.**

This role is not on the Shortage Occupation List. If you have permission to work that is restricted to the Shortage Occupation List, we will be unable to appoint you to this role.
- You can find out which roles are on the shortage occupation list via these two links:
- Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations
- Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations for healthcare and education

We are currently campaigning for people seeking asylum to have the right to work in the UK, see our Lift the Ban campaign here.

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