Rossendale Refugee Support Group
Director, Rossendale Refugee Support Group
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Why apply
This is a unique opportunity to lead a respected local charity at a pivotal moment in its development. You will have the opportunity to shape the organisation's future, strengthen its long-term sustainability, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of refugees and people seeking asylum.
We offer flexible working arrangements where appropriate, professional development opportunities, and a supportive and committed Board of Trustees. The role would suit someone with senior management experience who wants meaningful, flexible, part-time work; someone looking for a stepping-stone into a more senior charity management role; and/or someone who wants a hands-on role in a small organisation where they will have autonomy and their contribution will be visible.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve.
Post outline
- Location: Hybrid post. Part home-based, part at two locations in Rossendale
- Salary: £35,000 pro-rata
- Hours: 0.4 FTE (flexible but must regularly include Tuesday and/or Wednesday mornings)
- We are seeking funding to increase this to 0.5 FTE
- Duration of Contract: Initially 12 months. Likely to be extended for at least 12 months, depending on funding.
- Closing Date: 2nd September
- Interview date: 9th September
About Us
Rossendale Refugee Support Group is a small, community-based charity committed to supporting refugees and people seeking asylum to rebuild their lives in safety. We provide practical advice, advocacy, support, and opportunities for social contact to individuals and families living in Rossendale. We currently have a single employee who leads service delivery, and over 20 highly committed volunteers.
We provide two weekly Drop-in sessions for clients, one at Haslingden Link on Wednesday mornings (offering casework and social opportunities) and one at Bacup Maden Centre on Tuesday mornings (offering casework only).
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We are a small charity entering a significant stage in our development. Having established a strong reputation locally, we have recently secured a Local Authority contract for delivering refugee advice services. We are now seeking a Director who can lead the charity at a time of transformation, capitalising on our increased financial security to improve our offer, develop strategic direction, and establish the charity on a more sustainable footing. There is more information on our website: https://www.rrsg.co.uk.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Work with Trustees to develop and implement the future direction of the organisation.
- Partnership development: Represent RRSG and build partnerships with funders, community organisations, national bodies, and other stakeholders.
- Fundraising: Lead the development and delivery of the organisation's fundraising strategy, identifying funding sources, preparing high-quality funding applications and reports, diversifying and strengthening income streams.
- Operational management: Provide overall leadership and management of the charity's services, ensuring services are high-quality and responsive to clients’ needs.
- Line management: Responsible for the Service Delivery Lead postholder.
- Financial management: In partnership with the Treasurer and finance group, oversee financial management.
- Information systems: Oversee the management of organisational records and information systems, ensuring data security, accurate collection, analysis, and reporting, to support quality improvement and decision-making.
- Website: Ensure website is kept up to date and developed according to needs.
- Governance: Oversee organisational policies, procedures, and risk management, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, funders’ requirements, and organisational policies.
- Casework: Provide input into casework service, normally a maximum one session/week, plus cover for the absence of the Service Delivery Lead.
- Attending monthly board meeting to report back on service performance.
- Support to the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its responsibilities.
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About You
We are looking for someone committed to our aims, able to work autonomously, excited to help shape our future, with proven capacity to do so.
You will have:
- Strong commitment to the wellbeing of refugees and people seeking asylum
- Significant experience in a senior leadership or management role
- Experience in all aspects of management, including finance, monitoring and evaluation, data systems, and people management
- Strong strategic planning, organisational development, and project management skills
- Excellent report writing, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Understanding of safeguarding and data protection requirements
- Willingness to work flexibly according to the charity’s needs
- Ability to work on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings as needed
Desirable characteristics:
- A successful track record of securing and managing funding
- Knowledge of the refugee and asylum sector
- Experience of working within the refugee sector
- Experience of working with trustees and charity governance
- Experience of leading organisational change
- Experience of managing externally funded projects
- Personal experience of forced migration
- Ability to speak relevant languages other than English
To apply
Please email contact.rrsg@gmail.com with curriculum vitae and covering letter (maximum two pages) detailing how you would approach the role.
Enquiries
- Alison Lythgoe (Trustee) alison@rrsg.co.uk
- Raslan Alqanqa (Service Delivery Lead) raslan@rrsg.co.uk
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