We are recruiting to two roles to lead on London’s approach to co-ordinating city-wide support and services to meet the needs of London’s Hong Kong communities. This will include ensuring new arrivals have access to advice and support services to help them access employment, housing and education in the city.
Senior Project Officer (Hong Kong Integration Coordinator)
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project officer to co-ordinate a London-wide approach to the welcome and integration of new arrivals from Hong Kong. The post holder will oversee funding to establish welcome and social integration support services and build a network of organisations working to support London’s Hong Kong communities.
The successful candidate will have an understanding of the British Hong Kong diaspora in London and knowledge of the Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) visa as well as experience of managing projects which involve multiple agencies.
Please click here to view the job description for Senior Project Officer (Hong Kong Integration Coordinator)
The roles will sit in the GLA’s Social Integration team which works to tackle inequalities, support Londoners to play an active part in their communities and create opportunities for people to connect with each other positively and meaningfully.
If you are interested in joining a warm and highly motivated team that is committed to building connections between Londoners from different backgrounds and breaking down barriers, then we would love to hear from you.
Please click here to view the other opportunity, Project Officer (Hong Kong Integration Support)
At present GLA staff are working largely from home, with office space available at our offices based at City Hall, More London. Over the coming months, we will moving to hybrid working, linked to our relocation programme. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.
The Mayor has announced that City Hall will be relocating from More London (London Bridge). Further information on the relocation announcement, can be found here. This role will be based at London Fire Brigade’s Head Office (Union Street SE1 0LL) from September 2021, and will involve a mix of remote and office based working.
London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.
In addition to a good salary package, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan, childcare voucher scheme and a career average pension scheme.
If you have a questions about the role, please contact Hannah Boylan by emailing hannah.boylan@london.gov.uk
For queries about the recruitment process please contact the recruitment team via email on glajobs@london.gov.uk quoting reference GLA HKIC
Application closing date: Tuesday 31 August 2021 at 23:59 BST
Interviews will take place via video on Monday 13 and Wednesday 15 September 2021