Current Vacancies
Do you have lived experience of forced migration and are looking for your next job?
At the Hummingbird Project, we are committed to increasing the representation of people with lived experience of forced migration in our team, including our volunteers and board of trustees. Research conducted by Breaking Barriers reveals that people from refugee backgrounds in the UK are 4 times more likely to be unemployed than people born here, and on average earn about half the amount per week that UK nationals do. This is despite high levels of qualifications and skills.
If you come from a refugee background, and are thinking about your future career, you can get personalised one-to-one employment support from The Launch Pad Collective, Breaking Barriers and the Experts By Experience Employment Initiative. They can support you with your CV, writing your cover letter, interview preperation, and ongoing training and mentoriships.
Global Social Club Volunteer
Our award winning youth club, Global Social Club (GSC) meets every Monday 5 - 7pm (except for bank holidays). Our team welcome young people aged 14-25 from around the city and around the world. We’re based at the BMECP Centre in central Brighton.
We have fun, celebrate diversity, build friendships and share culture & creativity. Each week we do different activities, socialise and share food together. It’s a space to nurture connection and solidarity between young people of different backgrounds.
If you're interested in joining our amazing GSC team then we'd love to hear from you. We're particulary interested in recieving applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our volunteer cohort, including: males, people with lived experience of forced migration, and people with lived experience of racism.
Please read the GSC volunteer information pack carefully before applying.
You can read more about Global Social Club here.
Time commitment & duration: Mondays 4:30-8:30pm (except for Bank Holidays) for a minimum of 6 months
Location: BMECP Centre, 10A Fleet Street, Brighton BN1 4ZE
Reports to: Global Social Club Lead
Deadline: 9am Monday 2nd December 2024
Interview date: Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th December
Start date: Late January / Early February 2025
If you have any questions or would like to have a chat about this role ahead of applying please email our Global Social Club Lead, Mel on [email protected]
Young Women's Group Volunteer
As a volunteer for the Young Women’s Group, you will play a key role in creating a welcoming and empowering space for participants. You’ll support group activities, provide mentorship, and work closely with the team to deliver meaningful sessions. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to positively impact the lives of young women in our community.
Our Young Women’s Group is a dedicated space for young women* from asylum seeking/refugee backgrounds. This brand-new service is designed to empower and uplift young women aged 14 to 25 through a co-production approach, ensuring their interests, aspirations, and empowerment remain at the heart of the service. Through weekly drop-in sessions with a mixture of skills sharing workshops and creative activities, we aim to address important issues such as wellbeing, education, career development, and community involvement.
Volunteer at Young Leaders
We are looking for an experienced and engaging youth worker with facilitation skills, who can join our team every week in supporting our Project Lead and other guest facilitators to engage Young leaders in a program that is led by the ideas and feedback of our young members.
This award-winning youth led, weekly service incorporates a creative and engaging programme that includes training in media and power, arts and wellbeing, leadership and campaigning, politics and public speaking and more! Young Leaders have worked together to raise awareness on issues facing other refugees in the UK and Europe and have campaigned to inspire positive change.
Co-Chair and Treasurer of Board of Trustees & Trustees
We are seeking a Co-Chair and Treasurer with lived experience of forced displacement as well as broader Trustee roles.
The Board of Trustees is the ultimate governance body for the organisation, serving as stewards of the organisation’s resources, and is ultimately responsible for The Hummingbird Project’s strategy, operations, adherence to law and regulation and financial management. The Trustees serve on a voluntary basis, and meet four or five times a year in Brighton.
Experience Needed
You need only to have lived experience of forced displacement and at least one of the following to apply:
You are a young person under aged 18-30
You have been part of similar services to Hummingbird
HR experience
Accounting/financial management
Law
Activism
In this document we set out the culture of wellbeing at the Hummingbird Project. In the spirit of reflective practice, this is a working document that will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis, with the input of the Hummingbird team.
