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Contract: Fixed term contract to June 2026 with possibility of extension
Closing date: 18 th August 2025
World Jewish Relief created the Specialist Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for refugees in 2016 andtoday we are the largest provider of specialist employment support to people who have experienced forced migration in the UK.STEP aims to support and empower people through a tailored employment programme that addresses the complex barriers that they face when preparing for and ultimately finding work in the UK.
We support all people who have experienced forced migration, regardless of their proximity to thelabourmarket, to develop the skills and access the opportunities they need to secure sustainable and meaningful employment. We run STEP online and in person programmes across the UK.
We are now expanding our work to deliver (in partnership with the British Council) an English Language and Employment Support Programme for up to 4,000 Ukrainians and Hong Kong BNO status/visa holder (50% of each community) over the next 12 months.
We are recruiting Senior Employment Advisors to join the STEP team delivering this new programme, working directly with participants who have specialist careers. The Senior Employment Advisors will have expertise in one or more of the following areas of recruitment: education, accounting and finance, health, and IT.
You will prepare participants for competitive employment and help them to achieve their chosen training and employment objectives in line with their previous career. You will provide an exemplary level of support to STEP participants working towards a variety of performance targets based on the progression outcomes of participants including successful completion of training courses, voluntary and work placements, and achieving and sustaining paid employment.
The Senior Employment Advisors will work remotely and can be based anywhere in the UK.
About you
We are looking for candidates who have:
* Proven experience or knowledge within the employment sector
* Experience of support and recruitment into one or more of the following sectors: education, accounting and finance, health, and IT.
* Understanding of the issues and challenges faced by unemployed people to finding work, including those whose first language is not English
* Knowledge of adult learning/vocational training
* Experience of delivering 1:1 advice and guidance and supervising a case load of clients
* Experience delivering workshop activities around job search, work readiness and information, advice and guidance
* Experience of business engagement/intervention to facilitate access to placement and job opportunities
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Good admin and IT skills (CRM database, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook)
* Advanced level of English
* Competency in Cantonese or Ukrainian would be desirable
Candidates must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract
We offer a range of benefits including:
* 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays.
* Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
* Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
* Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
* Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
* On Friday the office closes at 3pm.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role.
You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must but you must be committed to our faith-based values of Justice, Kindness, Repairing the World and Welcoming the Stranger. We are inspired by these values to work beyond our community, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.
We are striving to build a team reflective of the communities we work with. People with refugee or asylum-seeking backgrounds are experts by experience and are particularly encouraged to apply for this position. If you have first-hand experience of forced migration, please let us know in your application. Additionally,we encourage youtoapplyevenif you do not meet all the requirements that are listed within the person specification.
We respect that people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and do not expect candidates to describe their lived experience during the interview process unless they wish to do so.
To apply
Please upload your CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification.Please refer to the person specification which shows which criteria will be assessed in your CV and cover letter.
Interviews will be held remotely on 26th and 27th August 2025.
Expected start date will be 9th October 2025.
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