Refugee Resettlement and asylum Coordinator

The Methodist Church in Britain; Portslade by Sea; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Leave entitlement

Wellbeing support

Training and development

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks a coordinator for the refugee and migrant team within the council’s community cohesion service. You will oversee financial and data systems behind welcome programmes for families resettling from Afghanistan and Ukraine, and for people awaiting asylum decisions. You will liaise with the Home Office and NHS to ensure services are well coordinated.

The role requires DBS clearance and a commitment to safeguarding. It offers flexible working and a pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and integrating data with financial systems.
• Ability to forecast and monitor budgets across multiple programmes.
• Strong numerical skills and data interpretation for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the financial and data systems for refugee and migrant welcome programmes.
• Coordinate arrival and resettlement of refugee families and other people seeking sanctuary.
• Liaise with Home Office, NHS, regional partnerships, charities and council colleagues.
• Monitor and forecast budgets to ensure programmes run seamlessly and efficiently.

Skills

Data analysis

Budget forecasting

Budget monitoring

Coordination

Attention to detail

Job description

This permanent post sits in the refugee and migrant team within the council's community cohesion service. The coordinator oversees the financial and data systems behind welcome programmes for families resettling from Afghanistan and Ukraine, and for people awaiting asylum decisions. The work involves liaising with the Home Office, regional partnerships, the NHS and charities. The post requires a DBS check and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

What the job involves

• Oversee the financial and data systems for refugee and migrant welcome programmes
• Co-ordinate the arrival and resettlement of refugee families and other people seeking sanctuary
• Liaise with the Home Office, regional partnerships, the NHS, local services, charities and council colleagues
• Monitor and forecast budgets for the programmesCo-ordinate services so that resettlement and welcome programmes run seamlessly and efficiently

Skills & knowledge

• Exceptional skills in data and finance
• Attention to detail
• Understanding of data
• Ability to monitor and forecast budgets
• Ability to co-ordinate services

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check

What’s offered

• Pension
• Leave entitlement
• Wellbeing support
• Training and development
• Flexible working arrangements