Do you feel strongly about empowering refugees and asylum seekers?
Do you share our belief that effective partnership and collaboration will increase our impact?
Bristol Refugee & Asylum Seeker Partnership (BRASP)
BRASP was set up just before the Covid-19 pandemic and is an innovative partnership of 16 Bristol organisations. Its vision is that all refugees and asylum seekers enjoy healthy and fulfilling lives in Bristol, have a voice and their needs are met by an effective, unified and sustainable sector.
The partnership comprises: Aid Box Community, Ashley Community Housing, Borderlands, Bridges for Communities, Bristol City of Sanctuary, Bristol Hospitality Network, Bristol Refugee Festival, Bristol Refugee Rights, Bristol Signing Support Group, British Red Cross, The Haven, Project Mama, Refugee Council, Refugee Women of Bristol, Southern Brooks and Trauma Foundation South West.
The partnership has secured 12 months’ funding to build on its work during the pandemic and further develop Lived Experience Leaders, combined services and protocols.
BRASP is seeking three people to join the team for 12-month fixed term contracts. We are looking for 3 individuals with good communication skills, commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and excellent interpersonal skills.
Partnership Development Officer |
Partnership Services Coordinator |
Refugee Participation Officer |
To support and develop Bristol Refugee & Asylum Seeker Partnership (BRASP) as an effective and sustainable partnership. |
To coordinate and develop Bristol Refugee & Asylum Seeker Partnership (BRASP) services. |
To support and develop Lived Experience Leaders in the Bristol Refugee and Asylum Seeker Partnership (BRASP). |
37 hours per week NJC point 26 £30,451 per annum |
37 hours per week NJC point 26 £30,451 per annum |
26.25 hours per week Pro-rata - £21,315 per annum NJC point 26 £30,451 per annum |
To be employed by Voscur (support and development organisation for Bristol’s community sector). |
To be employed by Bristol Refugee Rights founding member of BRASP and largest local provider of services for asylum seekers and refugees in Bristol. |
These roles are based primarily in our office in central Bristol offices, with some work across Bristol and from home.
Equality is a core value and we want our team to reflect the diversity of our city. We therefore welcome applications from people who are currently under-represented in the general workforce. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of the asylum process (by which we mean a person who has claimed asylum in the UK, is/has been a refugee in the UK or another country).
BRASP is open to the possibility of the successful applicants being seconded from their current employment in one of the 16 BRASP member organisations. If you are interested in such a secondment, please speak to your employer and indicate your interest in secondment in your application form.
To find out more and apply
Click here for more information about the Partnership Development Officer
Click here for more information about the Partnership Services Coordinator
Click here for more information about the Refugee Participation Officer
An online information session will take place on Tuesday 23rd November, 12.30-1.30pm for people interested in applying. To book a place, click here.
If you would like to discuss these roles, please call:
Important dates
Tuesday 23rd November, 12.30-1.30pm – Online information session – https://www.voscur.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=3886
Wednesday 1st December, 9am – Deadline for applications
Interviews – to be held in-person in our offices:
Bristol Refugee Rights is a registered charity and a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Registered Charity no: 1126646. Company no. 5669208
Voscur is a registered charity and a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Company no. 3918210. Charity no. 1148403.