Programme Manager - Migration

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Coventry seeks a Programme Manager to lead initiatives for newly arriving communities. The role involves managing partnerships, ensuring integration, and responding to migration challenges. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, experience in managing complex programmes, and an understanding of migration issues. Emphasizing diversity, the council welcomes applicants from various backgrounds. The position offers a vibrant work environment focused on community improvement.

Benefits

Fantastic rewards and benefits package

Inclusive workplace

Guaranteed interview scheme for eligible candidates

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex partnership programmes.
• Good understanding of migration challenges in the UK.
• Right to Work in the UK required.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership in designing outcome-based programmes.
• Co-ordinate internal staff and partnerships.
• Lead current programmes supporting newly arrived communities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Analytical techniques

Flexibility and innovation

Job description

Coventry City Council's Migration Team is dedicated to meeting the needs of newly arriving communities and facilitating a successful integration journey into the city. As leaders in the field of refugee resettlement, we provide support to vulnerable individuals through various initiatives, including employment, education, language acquisition and training enabling them to contribute to the economic, civic and social fabric of our vibrant city. With collaborative partnerships and exciting projects, like \"My Coventry\", ''Mi-Friendly Cities'' and \"Step Forward\," we celebrate diversity while ensuring everyone's rights and opportunities are valued. As our Programme Manager in the Council's Migration Team, you will be providing strategic leadership in designing and delivering outcome-based programmes that improve integration and remove barriers for asylum seekers, refugees and other migrant groups. The role will involve the co-ordination of internal Migration Team staff, partnership working with Council departments, local and national voluntary and community sector partners and representing the Council in dialogue with Home Office and MHCLG colleagues. You will be leading on the delivery of current programmes to support newly arrived communities and supporting the development of new partnerships and programmes to improve integration and community cohesion. At present the team manage the Council's response to the crisis in Ukraine, as well as supporting UK Government Refugee Resettlement schemes and providing a local response to support asylum seekers dispersed to the city. The Migration Team however works collaboratively to support the needs of all newly arrived communities and stands ready to respond to future challenges. We are looking for someone who celebrates the City's diversity and recognises the importance of strong support for integration and overcoming barriers. You will have a good understanding of the complex world of migration in the UK and the challenges faced by local authorities in supporting new migrants. You will have experience of managing complex partnership programmes and be familiar with the Council's procurement framework and contract management techniques. All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Excellent communication skills to convey complex information clearly through written and verbal means to varied audiences including strategic boards and senior stakeholders. An ability to act as an exemplar for matrix working across Council departments and partner organisations. A good understanding of the needs of migrant groups using robust analytical techniques and diverse data sources. Be comfortable in a fast-paced environment and be ready to respond to changing priorities and policy direction. Be flexible and innovative around the needs of the service, prioritising the strong performance management of projects and programmes and ready to lead when improvement agendas are required.

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do., Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse. At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things. To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long‑term health condition