Company: Plymouth City Council
Location: Plymouth
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you lead a high-profile portfolio focused on asylum, refugee and resettlement work, as well as inclusion and community cohesion. You will unite cross-organisational partners to shape local responses, oversee plans, risks and funding, and adapt to national policy changes. The post offers opportunities to make a tangible difference in Plymouth’s communities through collaborative, trusted leadership. You will work in a fast-moving environment with a emphasis on inclusivity and strategic engagement. This permanent role is funded to build lasting relationships and improvements across the city.
Pay / Benefits
- guaranteed interviews for certain applicants
- equal opportunities employer
- focus on community impact
- permanent role
- continuity through Afghan Resettlement Funding
- local government commitment to inclusion
Responsibilities
- lead a broad portfolio including resettlement, asylum dispersal, integration, and community cohesion
- engage partners across organisations to align plans and actions
- develop clear project plans, manage risks, and oversee funded and commissioned activity
- support the Council’s response to changing national policy
- engage with and respond to Gypsy Roma Traveller engagement and unauthorised encampments
Key requirements
- experience of asylum, refugee or resettlement policy and working with this cohort
- experienced programme leader capable of cross-boundary collaboration
- ability to turn complex issues into practical actions
- clear communication, sensitivity and inclusive leadership
- ability to manage funding and commissioned activity
- collaborative
- strategic thinker
- stakeholder engagement
- programme governance
- funding management
- risk management
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Posted: October 1st, 2026