Support Coordinator - Migrants and Displaced Communities

Number of posts: 2
Salary: £26,000 pro rata
Hours: Part Time - 3 days / 22.5 hours per week
Start Date: January 2024
Contract Type: Fixed Term to 31st October 2024
Location: Post 1 - Based in Hastings and Rother. Post 2 - Based in Wealden
Reports to: Operations Manager

Working with all the displaced communities locally including (but not exclusively):

·        Ukrainian Guests

·        Resettled Syrian and Afghan families and individuals

·        Asylum Seeking families and individuals

Our Support Coordinators will work with migrant and displaced communities, ensuring their needs are being met and assisting them directly or referring them internally or externally where necessary. They will also support their ideas of self-organising, and identify potential community organisers from those communities to support and mentor.

The ideal candidate must be a keen supporter of refugee and migrant rights, and show commitment and resilience.

Candidates without sector-specific experience, but with transferable skills such as an events background are encouraged to apply.

We strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience of migration and / or seeking refuge.

Candidates must have a good knowledge of the area they will be working in. Due to the level of travel involved, the post holder for Wealden must be a qualified driver with access to a car.

To apply, please send a CV, along with a covering letter stating which position you would like to apply for and outlining why you are suitable for this position to:

Alex Kempton, Director of Operations and Campaigns by email: alex@therefugeebuddyproject.org or by post to:

The Refugee Buddy Project
Creative Media Centre
45 Robertson Street
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 1HL

Please note if you apply without a covering letter we will not be able to consider your application.

You can also contact Alex for an informal discussion about the role before applying.

All applications must be received no later than Sunday 26th November 2023

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 4th December 2023

Successful applicants are subject to references and an enhanced with barred lists disclosure check.