Refugee & Asylum Lead

Belmont Recruitment; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Slough Borough Council is seeking a Refugee & Asylum Lead on a 12‑month, temporary contract with hybrid working at SL1 2EJ. The role focuses on policy development, governance, and cross‑agency delivery to support refugees and asylum seekers as they settle.

You will manage external funding around £250,000 over two years, act as the single point of contact for specialist organisations, and build integrated services across housing, education and community development.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in a systems training or learning and development role within public sector or social care.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with the Mosaic case management system.
• Proven experience designing and developing training programmes and materials for diverse audiences with varying levels of technical ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and oversee policies, systems, standards and governance with an implementation plan and reporting.
• Collaborate with the South East Migration Partnership, Berkshire networks and central government departments.
• Create and support links across council services and external agencies to provide coordinated refugee support.
• Forecast and manage a budget of around £250,000 external funding over two years.
• Serve as the single point of contact for specialist organisations providing refugee casework.
• Foster productive relationships between specialists and other services to support refugees.
• Develop knowledge of council services to identify costs and funding opportunities.

Skills

Systems training

Learning & development

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Mosaic case management system

Job description

Good Afternoon,

I am currently representing Slough Council who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 12 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate which is negotiable dependent upon experience

We are looking for a Refugee & Asylum Lead this role will be based at: SL1 2EJ, Hybrid Working

The right candidate will:

• Provide expertise in this functional area that is informed by best practice from across the country, including working closely with the South East Migration Partnership, Berkshire wide networks and central government departments.
• Lead the development and oversee the implementation of policies, systems, processes, standards, performance criteria and a governance framework, ensuring that the work of this service area is accountable through a clear implementation plan and the provision of appropriate management information reporting.
• The Refugee, Migration and Asylum Lead will create and support effective links across Slough Borough Council services (including Housing, Education, Community Development etc) and partnerships with external agencies in the community, voluntary and faith sectors to ensure that refugees/asylum seekers in Slough receive a co-ordinated, integrated and robust service when they arrive and begin to settle in our communities.
• The Refugee and Asylum Lead will have day-to-day operational responsibility for managing and accurately forecasting a budget of approximately £250,000 (external funding) over two years.
• This post will be the single point of contact for specialist organisations who provide casework support for refugees and asylum seekers.
• The post holder will facilitate productive relationships between these specialists and the other services and organisations who can support these vulnerable residents.
• The post holder will develop a strong working knowledge of council services which offer services to refugees and asylum seekers, so they are able to identify costs incurred by these services and identify internal and external funding to help cover these costs.

We require the following:

• Substantial experience in a systems training or learning and development role, preferably within a public sector or social care environment.
• In-depth knowledge and demonstrable hands-on experience with the Mosaic case management system.
• Proven experience in designing and developing training programmes and materials for a diverse range of audiences with varying levels of technical ability.