Job vacancies in the migration sector

Are you highly motivated and enthusiastic, with excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with employers, refugees and migrants? Would you enjoy promoting the positive benefits of recruiting and upskilling refugees and migrants? If so, this post could be for you.

We’re looking for an employment coordinator who can achieve sustainable jobs and skills outcomes for participants on the Connecting Opportunities project across Leeds City Region. You’ll be responsible for establishing relationships and opportunities with employers, external training providers and colleges.

It’s important that you have experience of:

• employer engagement work
• developing and successfully delivering new services / projects

CO works with new migrants to develop their skills and opportunities to find work and be part of the local community. You’ll work with partners and with employers to develop and coordinate employment and skills opportunities for Connecting Opportunities participants. You’ll also play a key role in raising awareness at a local and regional level, by sharing best practice with employers, education providers and other key stakeholders in the recruitment and retention of refugees / migrants.

Connecting Opportunities is funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund as part of the Building Better Opportunities programme.

You’ll be joining Migration Yorkshire. We provide leadership and local support across the Yorkshire and Humber region. We’re hosted by Leeds City Council and based in the centre of Leeds. Find out more about us at:

• www.migrationyorkshire.org.uk
• www.connectingopportunities.org.uk

How to apply
For more information and details of how to apply, go to: https://jobs.leeds.gov.uk/migration-yorkshire-migration-yorkshire-employer-engagement-coordinator/35012.job 

Would you enjoy supporting refugees / migrants to progress towards their employment goals? Have you got the skills to help individuals access the services and training they need?

We’re looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic keyworkers to work with refugees / migrants across parts of North Yorkshire - in the Craven, Harrogate, York and Selby areas.

You’ll work with partners to engage refugees / migrants through outreach in local communities. You’ll have your own caseload of refugees / migrants, develop a personalised package of support for each of them and oversee their progress.

You’ll need to have experience of:

• working with migrants / refugees / vulnerable groups
• working in an employment support setting / with employers
• supporting vulnerable people to access a range of support and external services
• managing a caseload and providing 1:1 support to individuals

You’ll be working on the Connecting Opportunities [CO] project. CO works with new migrants to develop their skills and opportunities to find work and be part of the local community. CO is funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund as part of the Building Better Opportunities [BBO] programme.

You’ll work in close partnership with the BBO Positive Progressions project, which is based in North Yorkshire, and will work from their premises for some of the time.

You’ll be joining Migration Yorkshire. We provide leadership and local support across the Yorkshire and Humber region. We’re hosted by Leeds City Council and based in the centre of Leeds. Find out more about us at:

• www.migrationyorkshire.org.uk
• www.connectingopportunities.org.uk

How to apply
For more information and details of how to apply, go to: https://jobs.leeds.gov.uk/migration-yorkshire-migration-yorkshire-keyworker/35016.job 

Are you a talented manager, with significant experience of employer engagement and a belief in the potential of employment and mentoring to boost integration?

This post is an exciting opportunity to establish a new employer engagement service that delivers positive outcomes for refugees and employers across Yorkshire and Humber. This is part of a new coordinated strategic cross-sector approach to refugee integration across the region.

We’re looking for a strategic and creative thinker who can create and maintain excellent relationships and find collaborative solutions. You’ll have significant experience of supporting employers to create and deliver employment opportunities for marginalised, vulnerable or disadvantaged groups.

You’ll develop and support new partnerships with employers to generate employment and mentoring opportunities, corporate social responsibility activities and active engagement.You’ll be working on the Refugee Integration Yorkshire and Humber project, and you’ll liaise closely with colleagues and external organisations to achieve a coordinated approach to employer engagement across our projects and more broadly in the refugee / migration sector.

For more information and details of how to apply, go to:

https://jobs.leeds.gov.uk/migration-yorkshire-migration-yorkshire-employer-engagement-manager/35117.job