Job opportunity: Project Co-ordinator Refugee Children’s Project with ILPA

The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) is seeking a Project Coordinator to for its Refugee Children’s Project. The Project Coordinator will coordinate and run the training programme for legal representatives working with refugee children, publications to support this work, and conferences to bring together experts in the field, working to ensure that all this work is informed by, and informs, the experiences of practitioners and ILPA’s influencing work.

The post is line-managed by the General Secretary and involves working closely with all staff in the ILPA office, with ILPA’s children’s subcommittee and with an advisory group appointed for the project.

We are looking for a capable individual who combines an interest in law and policy in this area with an enthusiasm for project management and administration, to join a small team in a friendly and varied working environment. An opportunity to develop your skills in a crossover role: for those with substantive knowledge of this area of law and policy to develop their project management and delivery skills, or for a capable project manager and administrator with an interest in this area to develop their substantive knowledge.

Fixed term contract to December 2012

Salary: Up to £33,000 depending on skills and experience. Pension 5% of salary.
Working Hours: Core hours, five days a week 9 to 5, some evening working.

Applications for flexible working will be considered. Start date: March/early April 2012

Applications on ILPA’s standard form should be sent to Elizabeth.White@ilpa.org.uk no later than 4pm on Monday 13 February 2012. Forms can be downloaded from our website,www.ilpa.org.uk/jobs.html "> www.ilpa.org.uk/jobs.html .

Interviews will be held on Monday 13th February