Senior Project Co-ordinator (Insecure Status) - Mayor of London

Overview

Salary: £50,986 per annum

Grade: 9

Contract type: Fixed term or secondment until March 2023

Reference: GLA4093

Interview date: Thursday 01 September or Friday 02 September 2022

Application closing date: Sunday 14 August 2022 at 23:59 GMT

The GLA's Social Integration team is seeking to recruit an experienced officer to work on supporting Londoners with insecure immigration status. We are looking for someone with an excellent understanding of the policy issues impacting Londoners with insecure status and with strong project management skills and experience.

The successful candidate will oversee a programme of work and lead policy work aimed at supporting Londoners to resolve their citizenship and settlement needs, increasing the accessibility and reach of immigration advice and casework services in London and challenging the hostile environment. They will be expected to work strategically with funders, local authorities and other public organisations and with civil society to promote innovation and proactively share learning.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a programme of work related to policy and service delivery for Londoners with insecure immigration status.
• Lead policy work aimed at resolving citizenship and settlement needs and increasing accessibility of immigration advice and casework services in London.
• Collaborate with funders, local authorities, public organisations and civil society to promote innovation and share learning.

Qualifications and Skills

• Strong understanding of policy issues affecting Londoners with insecure status.
• Proven project management skills and experience.
• Ability to work strategically with diverse stakeholders and to lead complex programmes.

Benefits

We offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days' annual leave, interest-free season ticket loan, interest-free bicycle loan and a career-average pension scheme.

Work Arrangements and Diversity

The role will be based at London Fire Brigade's Head Office (Union Street SE1 0LL). GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in offices and remotely depending on role. You may need to split time between home working and coming into the office.

London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

Diversity and Inclusion

For more information on the GLA's approach to Diversity and Inclusion, please see the Diversity and our values London City Hall.