Refugee Resettlement and asylum Coordinator

Brighton & Hove City Council; Hove; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Brighton & Hove City Council seeks a proactive professional to oversee the financial and data systems for its refugee and migrant programmes. You will coordinate the arrival of refugee families, liaise with Home Office, NHS and local services, and support a welcoming community strategy.

The role sits within the Community Cohesion Service, with a focus on Sanctuary work and effective programme delivery. Interviews will be held in Hove.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and strong numeric skills.
• Understanding of data and financial systems.
• Ability to monitor and forecast budgets and coordinate services.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial and data systems for refugee and migrant programmes.
• Coordinate arrival and Welcome activities for families and individuals.
• Liaise with Home Office, NHS, regional partnerships and local services to ensure seamless operations.

Skills

Data management

Budget forecasting

Stakeholder liaison

Coordination

Job description

Contractual hours: 37 Package: We are pleased to offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your wellbeing. You can read about them on our Why work for us pages., Do you have exceptional skills in data and finance and want to put them to good use helping others? Would you enjoy the challenge of co-ordinating the arrival of refugee families who may have spent years without a safe place they can call home? We are looking for someone with a special set of skills to join our refugee and migrant team. You will sit at the nerve centre of our operations, overseeing the financial and data systems for our programmes of welcome for people who are seeking sanctuary. This includes families resettling from Afghanistan, households from Ukraine, people awaiting the outcome of their asylum applications and others fleeing danger who have made Brighton & Hove their home. You will liaise with central government agencies such as the Home Office, regional partnerships, the NHS, local services and charities as well as council colleagues to ensure that our resettlement and welcome programmes operate seamlessly and efficiently. Our small team is based within the council's community cohesion service which works across the city to build safe and welcoming communities for all. We are proud that Brighton & Hove City Council has recently been recognised as a Council of Sanctuary. Your attention to detail, understanding of data, ability to monitor and forecast budgets and to co-ordinate services will directly contribute to our Sanctuary work. Contract type: This role is permanent. Interviews to be held:

• date

There is full information about the role below and attached but, if you would like an informal discussion, please contact Lucy Bryson, International Migration Manager.

Encouraging a diverse workforce Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans. Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our actions, our and the work we are doing to Why work for us? As a council, we want to:

• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check. We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense. Interviews will be held in person on 24th and 25th November at Hove Town Hall.