Employment Advisor- Afghan Support Programme

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Forces Employment Charity Full time

**Employment Advisor
- Afghan Support Programme**

**Role**:
Forces Employment Charity supports Afghan people, with a defence connection, that worked with the UK Armed Forces (and their working-age family members) to resettle and build new lives in the UK through employment, training, and education.

This is a Part time, 21 hours per week, HybridHome/Community role [Birmingham] - anywhere in UK must be close to good transport links/major cities. Some travel within UK with a salary of £28,000 Pro rata

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide employment advice and guidance to support individuals from Afghanistan with a defence connection and their families into employment, training, and education.
- Facilitate access to suitable training courses, enabling funding where necessary and the individual is eligible.
- Work with FEC teams to leverage the knowledge of the employment market and training providers and broker opportunities.
- Link with the partner military charities for this initiative: the Royal British Legion, providing welfare support; and Help for Heroes providing support with physical and mental health.
- Link with DWP Armed Forces Champions to facilitate job search and access to benefits.
- Accurately administer client caseload on CRM (Salesforce), in line with work instructions, funding agreement, and management information requirements.
- Undertake ad hoc tasks as required by the Senior Afghan Employment Advisor and Employment Projects Manager.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Essential Competencies**:

- Experience working with people from diverse communities.
- Demonstrable experience in supporting unemployed adults into employment.
- Ability to provide advice and guidance in a supportive way, understanding that the journey to employment can be long and uneven.
- Aptitude with CRM systems and recording interventions.
- Strong understanding of the UK employment market and routes into work.

**Desirable Competencies**:

- Existing knowledge/networks of organisations who support the Armed Forces Community including Charities, training providers, and employers.
- Experience of working with refugees and asylum seekers in the United Kingdom.
- A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare-to-work provision, work-based learning, and vocational training.

**Security Clearance**

**To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter by Midnight Friday 31st March 2023**

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