STEP Employment Advisor - Ukrainian speaking

World Jewish Relief; Remote; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A humanitarian organization is seeking Ukrainian speaking Employment Advisors to support refugees through tailored employment programs. The role involves providing high-quality advice and guidance, preparing participants for employment, and encouraging engagement in employability workshops. Candidates must have proven experience in the employment sector, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work remotely from anywhere in the UK. This position offers a fixed-term contract until April 2026 with various employee benefits.

Benefits

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

5% pension contribution

Life Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Early closure on Fridays

Qualifications

• Proven experience or knowledge within the employment sector.
• Understanding of challenges faced by those experiencing forced displacement.
• Experience delivering 1:1 advice and guidance and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Provide employability support through workshops and 1:1 sessions.
• Prepare participants for employment based on individual needs.
• Monitor and encourage participant engagement in the program.

Skills

Employment sector experience

Understanding of forced displacement challenges

Adult learning knowledge

1:1 advice and guidance experience

Case load supervision experience

Safeguarding awareness

Group workshop facilitation

Interpersonal and communication skills

Cross-cultural sensitivity

Admin and IT skills

Advanced English proficiency

Ukrainian proficiency

Tools

CRM database

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Salary: £30,221 pa

Location: Remote from home – UK based

Contract: Fixed term contract to 1 April 2026

Closing date : 10th December 2025

World Jewish Relief created the Specialist Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for refugees in 2016 and today we are the largest provider of specialist employment support to people who have experienced forced migration in the UK. STEP aims to support and empower people through a tailored employment programme that addresses the complex barriers that they face when preparing for and ultimately finding work in the UK.

We support all people who have experienced forced migration, regardless of their proximity to the labour market, to develop the skills and access the opportunities they need to secure sustainable and meaningful employment. We run STEP online and in person programmes across the UK.

We have now expanded our work to deliver (in partnership with the British Council) an English Language and Employment Support Programme for up to 4,000 Ukrainians and Hong Kong BNO status / visa holders (50% of each community) over the next 12 months.

We are recruiting Ukrainian speaking Employment Advisors to join the STEP team delivering this new programme. You will provide high quality advice and guidance through 1:1 employability support and group employability workshops with the aim of coaching individuals and supporting them on their journey into employment that suits their previous experience and skill set.

You will prepare participants for employment and help them to achieve their chosen training and employment objectives. You will monitor and encourage participants’ engagement and attendance in all aspects of the programme. You will provide an exemplary level of support to STEP participants working towards a variety of performance targets based on the progression outcomes of participants including successful delivery of workshops, completion of training courses, volunteering, and achieving and sustaining paid employment.

The Employment Advisors will work remotely and can be based anywhere in the UK.

About you

We are looking for candidates who have :

• Proven experience or knowledge within the employment sector
• Understanding of the issues and challenges faced by people who have experienced forced displacement accessing employment.
• Knowledge of adult learning / vocational training
• Experience of delivering 1:1 advice and guidance and coaching
• Experience of reviewing and supervising a case load of participants
• Awareness of Safeguarding people at risk and maintaining professional boundaries
• Experience facilitating group workshops
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Cross-cultural sensitivity
• Good admin and IT skills (CRM database, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Advanced level of English
• Competency in Ukrainian

Candidates must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including :

• 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays.
• Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
• Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
• Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work-related concerns or free counselling if needed.
• On Friday the office closes at 3pm.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role.

You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must but you must be committed to our faith-based values of Justice, Kindness, Repairing the World and Welcoming the Stranger. We are inspired by these values to work beyond our community, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.

We are striving to build a team reflective of the communities we work with. People with refugee or asylum-seeking backgrounds are experts by experience and are particularly encouraged to apply for this position. If you have first-hand experience of forced migration, please let us know in your application. Additionally, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements that are listed within the person specification.

We respect that people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and do not expect candidates to describe their lived experience during the interview process unless they wish to do so.

To apply

Please upload your CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. Please refer to the person specification which shows which criteria will be assessed in your CV and cover letter.

Interviews will be held remotely on 15th and 16th December 2025.

Expected start date will be 5th January 2026.