Asylum & Migration Team Leader

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Salary Grade H, SCP 29-33, £41,177 to £45,529 per annum

Terms and Conditions:
Permanent, Full time

Department:
People, Adults

Interview Date: w/c 28th September 2026

Working within the Housing Needs & Support Service, the Asylum & Migration Team Leader will provide both operational leadership and strategic oversight of the Council’s response to asylum, refugee resettlement, and wider migration pressures, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities, statutory duties, and regional/national policy developments.

The postholder willbe responsible for shaping and influencing local policy, partnership strategy, and system responses to migration-related demand, includingadvisingsenior leadership on emerging risks, funding opportunities, and legislative changes.

The role will lead the development of sustainable integration approaches, and prevention-based models, ensuring effective use of resources and reducing reliance on temporary and reactive provision.

Working across the Council and with external partners, the postholder will drive awhole-system approach to asylum and migration, ensuring coordinated delivery across housing, health, social care, community safety, and the voluntary sector.

The role will also take a lead in securing and managing external funding streams, influencing regional planning arrangements, and ensuring Blackburn with Darwen is positioned as aproactive and high-performing authority in relation to migration and resettlement programmes.

We are passionate about creating a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome and actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ applicants, disabled candidates, people with lived experience of homelessness, and individuals seeking a new direction in their careers.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer that values and respects difference. If you need any adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.