Non-Profit & Social Impact Coordinator, Project & Program Management

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The Regional Refugee Forum North East are recruiting for a Coordinator to lead a refreshed and invigorated Regional Refugee Forum to address the issues facing refugees and people seeking asylum across the northeast.

The Trustees of the Regional Refugee Forum North East.

To lead and manage the development of the Regional Refugee Forum North East, with delivery responsibility for strategic working and partnership development to benefit refugees and people seeking asylum living in the northeast of England more generally.

Monday 19 January 2026.

• To act as the lead officer for the development of local representation and infrastructure support work in northeast England, including developing and co‑ordinating service improvement activity.
• Develop our collaborative work with other organisations, as agreed with the trustees.
• Lead the development of bids and tenders to secure income in support of the sustainability of the Regional Refugee Forum North East, its service provision and agreed strategic priorities.
• Develop new proposals for service development in line with the strategic priorities.
• Establish, develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of key stakeholders across the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), Public and Private sectors in support of the Regional Refugee Forum North East and other work as agreed.
• Represent the interests of refugees and people seeking asylum, and the voice of Refugee‑led Community Organisations in a range of planning and partnership forums as agreed with the trustees and stakeholders with lived experience of the asylum system in the UK.

• Facilitate the process to develop a team work plan with regular monitoring and evaluation of the work of the Regional Refugee Forum North East.
• Ensure all commitments are met in relation to funding agreements (grant agreements, contracts etc) as directed by the trustees and prepare monitoring reports for funders as required.
• Develop a collegiate and collaborative system of organisational management, and team that includes RCOs, trustees and staff.
• Act as the Regional Refugee Forum’s lead officer in the core areas of strategic development and support to VCSE organisations, community development activity, and representation.
• Office management and line management of staff, including induction, development, supervision and support.
• Undertake the full range of project management activities for both new and existing initiatives as agreed.
• Prepare and manage budgets relevant to areas of responsibility and contribute to financial management of the organisation more generally.

• Develop and maintain appropriate and relevant partnerships with services and organisations across the region and key stakeholders.
• Develop a clear engagement strategy that facilitates engagement of refugees and people seeking asylum living in the Northeast of England and facilitates better understanding of the needs and aspirations. Help to engage with and build networks that help RCOs to be recognised as a valued partners that can contribute to the design and delivery of local services.
• Develop and implement systems and processes to ensure appropriate RCO representation at key strategic partnerships, forums and meetings and for transmitting information to and from them.
• Develop and maintain mechanisms for strategic engagement, ensuring the team is well connected to community issues and those of local RCOs.
• Develop, support and maintain a range of forums, networks and other groups that enable the voice of RCOs to be…