Could you be our next Yorkshire and Humber campaigns manger, working with our amazing network of campaign partners to bring real change to the asylum system?
We’re looking for a dynamic campaigner committed to upholding the rights of people seeking asylum in Yorkshire and Humber and across the UK at a critical time. Asylum Matters plays a significant role in working towards positive change for refugees and people seeking asylum. We are a small team based around the UK, working locally and nationally with an extensive network of partners to advocate for progressive change in the asylum system. We work with frontline organisations and people with lived experience across the UK on a range of issues that affect people in the asylum system. We co-lead the award-winning Lift the Ban coalition campaign, that brings together almost 300 organisations calling for the right to work for people seeking asylum. The Yorkshire & Humber Campaigns Manager also lead our Lift the Ban campaign nationally, working with our powerful coalition to raise our collective voices and call for working rights for people in the asylum system.
We are a facilitator of collaboration and joint action. Our work helps strengthen collective advocacy on asylum reform and ensures it is informed by the reality on the ground. We became an independent charity in 2021 and have ambitious plans for the future as we seek to maximise the potential of our collaborative campaigning model and identify opportunities for change at local, regional and national levels, in a challenging external environment.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with local organisations and networks in Yorkshire & Humber to develop and implement strategies for achieving change locally and nationally. They will have experience of developing and delivering impactful campaigns that have achieved change. They will be an effective communicator, able to build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with partners. They will be proactive, able to spot influencing opportunities and quickly mobilise support to respond to them. They will have a commitment to the vision of a fairer and more effective asylum system, and to empowering and working with those with direct experience of it.
We are particularly keen to hear from people with lived experience of the UK asylum system, anyone with lived experience who meets the essential criteria will be granted an interview. The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK.
You can download our job pack here.
Application process
Please email a CV and supporting statement (no more than two pages) outlining how you meet the essential person specification criteria set out in the job pack above to [email protected]. Alternatively you can submit your CV and supporting statement via the portal on Charity Job.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role and application process, please contact [email protected]
The closing date for applications is 10am, Monday 30 June 2025.
Interviews will be held via Zoom, likely on the week commencing 14th July 2025.
Shortlisted candidates will be given interview questions and tasks in advance to ensure a fair and open recruitment process.
We are sorry that we are unable to provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates.
