Vacancies

• Hours: 1 day per week (8 hours per week). Working one day (full) or working two half days a week.

• We offer flexible hours that allow you to work alongside family responsibilities and other activities.

• Salary: up to £7,500 per year.  

• Location: This is a home based role. There might be some travel needed and all travel costs will be covered by Sulha Alliance.

• Job Type: Fixed Term – 6 month pilot project.

Job Description

The Afghan Women Community Support Officer will support the wives and female relatives of Afghan Interpreters and Locally Employed Civilians (LEC), who worked for the British Army and have been resettled to the UK. 

The Afghan Community Support Officer will identify the needs of the wives and female relatives of Afghan interpreters in the UK, and provide direct support or connect them with the support provided by other organisations. This position will also help the Sulha Alliance team with organising community events and programmes. 

The Afghan Women Community Support Officer will need to be comfortable working independently and help find solutions to the problems in the community. In this role, you will represent wives and female relatives of Afghan Interpreters and LEC community and Sulha Alliance’s interests. 

Tasks will include, but are not limited to:

• Build relationships with other service providers (like local councils and charities), so we can work together to help the female relatives of the interpreter and LEC community.

• Help women in the community find the right services they need.  This could be healthcare, educational or working with local councils.

• Speaking to women in the community to tell them about the support Sulha Alliance can offer.

• Report back to the Sulha Alliance Executive Team on issues facing the community.

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience with Afghan resettlement in the UK (ARAP or Ex-Gratia or ACRS or asylum).

• Fluency in Pashto and/or Dari.

• Understanding of Afghan culture and the needs of Afghan family members in the UK.

• Can work and make decisions independently, while working from home and report back to line managers and others as required. 

• Competent in the use of computers, email, Office 365 and Teams/Zoom, Google and social media administration.

• Motivated to improve the lives of Afghan female family members of Afghan interpreters and other LECs in the UK.

• Can work from home. (Sulha Alliance will provide a laptop if you require one)

Desirable Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience in working with NGO or charities.

• Experience with organising events.

• Experience in the facilitation and delivery of community-based services and programmes.

• Experience with supporting women’s needs. 

Application procedure: 

Please send your CV and Cover Letter to info@sulha-alliance.org by Friday 14th February 2025. Please explain in your Cover Letter how your lived experience and/or professional and educational background have helped you gain the skills and knowledge to support  the female relatives of the Afghan Interpreter and LEC community. More information on what a Cover Letter is can be found here. 

If you have any questions about the role, please don’t hesitate to contact Anne Engstrom (anne.engstrom@sulha-alliance.org).

Note: 

We recognise candidates might not perfectly fit every requirement of this job description. We would encourage you to apply if you are not a perfect match.

Who are we

The Sulha Alliance CIO has worked with and for Afghan interpreters and other Locally Engaged Civilians (LECs) for years, both campaigning for their protection through resettlement to the UK from Afghanistan and supporting them building their lives in the UK.  For more information, see www.sulha-alliance.org.

Screening

Given the potential needs of the client group and that certain requirements of the role fall within regulated activities, such as advising or guiding vulnerable adults, this position is subject to an enhanced DBS check, once the position has been offered to the successful candidate.