I have eight years' experience working in the sector, including ESOL coordination, asylum casework and awareness raising. I joined Refugee Action in 2017 to coordinate and develop Merseyside Asylum Guides, and latterly to improve access to justice for vulnerable migrants through second tier support.
I love music (playing it, making it, hearing it) and exploring/sitting around in natural landscapes.
Registering your organisation to our Frontline Immigration Advice Project (OISC* Levels 1 & 2 training/accreditation), Asylum Guides, service design
*Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
Based in Liverpool with national remit
I have worked in the humanitarian sector for twelve years focusing on protection and mental health, including four years in Jordan supporting the Syria crisis response. I am particularly interested in individual and collective care, as well as trauma informed approaches to service delivery.
I enjoy reading non-fiction, exploring the North Norfolk coast and am studying a part-time Masters in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy.
Respond and Adapt Programme & Insight Hub
Based in Norwich with national remit
I have a background in casework for vulnerable adults facing challenges including mental health issues, domestic abuse and homelessness. I am passionate about breaking cycles of poverty and inequality.
I love being outdoors, running, walking and swimming.
Frontline Immigration Advice Project partnerships, Communities of Practice, and Migrant Justice Greater London
Based in Manchester with national remit
A long time ago I worked for the Immigration Advisory Service at an immigration detention centre where I helped people with their asylum claims, bail applications and other immigration problems.
I create strangely inept and pointless music.
Legal training and advice about becoming an immigration advisor accredited with OISC*
*Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
Based in London with national remit
I have worked and volunteered in the sector for over twenty years in community development, volunteer coordination and service management. I am especially passionate about co-production and tackling inequality.
I love rock climbing, yoga and am a board director for Healthy Me Healthy Communities.
Based in Manchester with national remit
I have a degree in South Asian Studies and Hindi from SOAS, University of London, and have a background in the international arts industry including refugee work.
I enjoy walking, travelling, drawing patterns, Persian miniature painting, and studying Middle Eastern culture.
General enquiries, bookings for Frontline Immigration Advice Project, learning platform access, and invoices
Based in Manchester with national remit
I have worked and volunteered with people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants for over 10 years, and am particularly interested in prevention, service design, practitioner networks, and coproduction.
I love gardening, wild swimming and walking my dog.
Explore Adapt Renew, service design, coproduction and building better local systems
Based in Bradford with national remit
I have a degree in International Politics and a masters in Global Conflict & Peace Processes. For six years I've worked in the international sector, supporting peacebuilding programmes (Balkans, South Asia, South Caucasus) with a focus on inclusion and participation.
I love climbing, mountaineering and open water swimming (the colder the better). I am supporting the setup of a new charity, Our Shared Outdoors, that aims to increase access to the outdoors.
Greater Manchester Step Change Consortium
Manchester
I have worked and volunteered in the asylum sector for sixteen years in casework, coordination and service management. I am passionate about collaboration, shifting power and in building better ecosystems.
I love growing vegetables and flowers, walking and running with friends and family, and am a trustee of Solace Leeds.
Good Practice and Partnerships Team’s partnerships and strategies
Based in Leeds and Bradford with national remit
I have a diverse background of technical and social skills; a master’s degree in development studies with over 7 years of experience in the sector. Having travelled and lived in many countries I speak several languages and have the experience of working in multi-cultural environments.
I enjoy reading historical fiction, Persian poetry, physics, philosophy….and when I am not reading, I am practicing yoga, going on hikes with my dog, travelling and discovering new culinary delights.
Explore Adapt Renew, service design, coproduction and building better local systems
Based in the Southwest with national remit