Programme Manager - Migration

Coventry City Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council is seeking a Programme Manager for its Migration Team. The role involves providing strategic leadership to improve integration for asylum seekers, refugees, and other migrant groups. Key responsibilities include coordinating staff and partnerships, leading programme delivery, and adapting to changing priorities. We're looking for a candidate with excellent communication skills, a strong understanding of migrant needs, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Applications from diverse backgrounds are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to convey complex information clearly.
• Ability to work across Council departments and partner organisations.
• Good understanding of migrant needs using robust analytical techniques.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership in designing and delivering integration programmes.
• Coordinate internal Migration Team staff and partnerships.
• Lead delivery of current programmes for newly arrived communities.
• Support development of new partnerships and programmes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to act as an exemplar for matrix working

Understanding of migrant needs

Flexibility and innovativeness

Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias. 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. Join us in making Coventry a place people choose to live, learn, and work.

Our Values

• 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.

What is the job role?

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 coordination 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.

Who are we looking for?

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.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Accessibility

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

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

Application process note

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Contract Type

This is a two-year fixed term position. We welcome applications for secondment.

Interview date(s)

TBC

Contact

For more information about the post please contact: [e-mail] 024 7697 2680

About Coventry

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.

Rewards and benefits

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