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Are you a skilled communicator? Do you want to use your skills to create change, in a team committed to ending immigration injustice and building power in communities?

You could be our new Communications Officer.

Job title:  Communications Officer
Reporting to:
Policy Officer
Hours:
35 hours per week (flexitime)
Location: Manchester – our Crumpsall office (at least two days per week)
Salary scale 13-14: £28,163 (starting) – £28,624                                                                                      
Contract: Permanent
Holiday: 28 days
Deadline: Monday 28th October 2024 at 12 noon

This is an important new role – it’s about how we use our voice effectively to make change, and about how we connect and work with people who need our support.

The aim of this post is:

  • To strengthen and develop our connections with communities, digital and in-person
  • To create real structural change and authentically tell the story of how immigration control affects people we work and live alongside in the North West of England
  • To maximise the impact of our legal expertise by disseminating high quality legal information
  • To ensure people approaching GMIAU for help feel heard, and are provided with practical support
  • To ensure our communications work – how we speak about issues, the methods we use to communicate, and the informative materials we produce – is developed in partnership with people with lived experience of immigration control

We’re looking for someone skilled in written, verbal and digital communication, who can undertake research, provide capacity for our day-to-day communications, and collaborate with a wide range of people, including people who use GMIAU’s services.

We encourage people with lived experience of immigration or asylum to apply for this role. We are committed to supporting and developing your skills.

For an informal chat about applying for this role please email rivka@gmiau.org.

To apply:

Download the 5 documents in the application pack below and read the About GMIAU page, Job Description and Person Specification.

Complete the Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and return it by email to rivka@gmiau.org, or by post to:
Applications, Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit, 1 Delaunays Road, Crumpsall Green, Manchester M8 4QS.

The closing date is Monday 28th October 2024 at 12 noon. Interviews will be held on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th November 2024.

Job Description

About GMIAU

Person Specification

Application Form

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

We are proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network (www.ebeemployment.org.uk), which aims to increase representation of people with lived experience in the charitable sector. Please feel free to use information and resources at https://www.ebeemployment.org.uk/ebe which may help in preparing your job application.