Engagement Officer (Romani speaker)

2M Employment Solutions Limited; Sandwell; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support charity in Sandwell is seeking an Engagement Officer to support Roma women and tackle exploitation. This part-time role involves activities such as improving cultural awareness, supporting victims, and participating in a project aimed at tackling trafficking. Candidates must speak English and Romani and have experience with vulnerable populations. The position offers a salary of £12,948.48 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Ability to speak English and Romani; Romanian language skills are beneficial.
• Experience working with vulnerable people is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Improve cultural awareness when working with Roma women.
• Conduct visits to sex work locations throughout the West Midlands.
• Support victims of exploitation.
• Engage in BCWA's FCDO-funded Romania Project.

Skills

English language proficiency

Romani language proficiency

Experience with vulnerable populations

Job description

Overview

Black Country Women's Aid (BCWA) is an established charity working across the Black Country and wider West Midlands, providing accommodation and community support services to victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and human trafficking. Services range from advocacy, civil remedies, support in court, individual and group support and access to a range of therapeutic interventions. All services are client and needs-led.

Note: This description pertains to the Centre for the Analysis of Exploitation (CeAnEx) and its Community Engagement Project.

Job Role

Job Title: Engagement Officer (Romani-speaker)

Position available: Temporary part-time position (16 hours per week) until end of March 2026.

Salary: £12,948.48 pro rata (£30,348.00 FTE)

Closing date: 3rd October 2025
Interview date: Week commencing 6th October 2025

Is this you?

We are looking for a candidate who can speak English and Romani. The ability to speak Romanian is also beneficial.

Experience of working with vulnerable people is an advantage.

The Role

This is a unique, exciting and rewarding role, allowing the successful candidate to make a significant contribution to tackling exploitation. You will be involved in a variety of activities, including (but not limited to):

• Improving our cultural awareness when working with Roma women.
• Visits to sex work locations throughout the West Midlands
• Support for victims
• Involvement in BCWA's FCDO-funded Romania Project, aimed at tackling the trafficking of women from Romania to the UK

To be considered for this position, click 'apply' and you will be emailed a link to an application form, job description, and equal ops form, plus details on how to complete your application.

Informal enquiries can be made with Louise Brown, CeAnEx's Director. Please contact to arrange a call.

CVs will not be accepted.

Important information for all positions

Black Country Women's Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.

Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female.

Employment checks

As a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks:

Right to work in the UK
Under Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, as a responsible employer, we need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination, we treat all job applicants equally. We therefore ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed, the unsuccessful candidates\' documents will be destroyed confidentially. You may be refused an interview if you do not bring the correct documents with you.

References

Following your interview, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer.

If you have finished full-time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from: a professional from your centre of study (e.g., teacher, lecturer or headteacher); GP or health visitor; a character reference from a person who knows you; a civil servant from a government agency; a bank manager.

DBS

All positions are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.