Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society. Around the world, we are growing a movement of abolitionists who believe freedom is worth the fight. Our team works from more than 30 locations across five continents. If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for the you.
Hope for Justice is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you feel that your skills and experience fit one of our roles then we would welcome your application regardless of your background.
Hope for Justice is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Independent Modern Slavery Advocate, to join the UK advocacy team.
In this role you will be responsible for providing advocacy and victim services to survivors of modern slavery in the UK. Managing a caseload, conducting assessments and developing pathways for survivors. Alongside providing advice to professionals and individuals, building partnerships with other organisations and providing specialised training. You will also help to support Hope for Justice’s Reforming Society’ agenda.
The ideal candidate will have outstanding communication skills, including the ability to negotiate, present and be able to collaborate as part of a team, whilst having the ability to listen and provide feedback. A positive attitude, critical thinking and empathy are also essential skills necessary in this role. The successful candidate requires both strategic and operational knowledge of Modern Slavery and broader Human Rights legislation and an understanding of the legal rights and obligations of victims of modern slavery. Previous work with vulnerable adults, ideally with social work or legal experience is required.
For full details of this role and expectations, download the attached role profile.
Benefits of working at Hope for Justice
Hope for Justice is committed to supporting our staff’s wellbeing and offers competitive salaries and a range of additional benefits to our staff. This includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme contributions, company sick pay, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to the Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their family. As well as operating both Flexible and Hybrid working policies for our UK employees.
Salary: Up to £26,000, dependent on experience
Closing date: 15th August 2022
Location: Manchester
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks, in line with our Global background checks policy. Hope for Justice participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, as part of the referencing process we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.