Overview
The Refugee Employability Officer will provide tailored employability support to resettled refugees, focusing on helping individuals move towards employment through structured one-to-one and group-based support.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct structured individual assessments to identify skills, qualifications, and aspirations.
- Deliver tailored job readiness support through coaching and workshops.
- Support individuals to access and sustain employment opportunities.
- Monitor and respond to employment and training-related risks.
- Provide guidance to individuals considering self-employment.
- Facilitate access to vocational training, apprenticeships, and skills development.
- Develop and maintain relationships with local employers.
- Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with Jobcentre Plus, training providers, and business support services.
- Represent the service in local employability and partnership forums.
- Ensure timely and accurate compliance with reporting requirements.
- Provide logistical support for procurement and workshop delivery.
- Analyse trends and barriers affecting employment outcomes.
- Collaborate with colleagues and partners to integrate employment pathways within integration planning.
- Gather and analyse client and employer feedback.
Required Experience
- Minimum two years of related experience, delivering tailored employability support with refugees, migrants or other vulnerable populations in Hampshire.
- Experience delivering one-to-one employability coaching and/or group-based job readiness workshops in diverse, multi-lingual and cross-cultural environments.
- Experience conducting outreach to the private sector to build relationships and raise awareness.
- Experience supporting clients to access employment, education and training opportunities.
- Experience handling confidential documents and sensitive information.
- Prior experience of using a client relationship management system or case management database.
- Desirable: Experience supporting clients with self-employment pathways.
