2 vacancies – Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation – 7th October 2009
Posted on September 22, 2009
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IKWRO provides advice, support, advocacy and referrals in Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, Dari and Farsi to women, girls and couples living in Britain, in particular helping women facing domestic violence, forced marriage and ‘honour’-based violence.
Advice/Advocate Case Worker (3 day a week- Female)
Part-Time (21hrs/week) including some evenings and weekends
Starting Salary: £14,751
Fluency in English and written and spoken fluency in Farsi required; This post provides frontline support services and manages provision of information, advice, casework and advocacy services for Middle Eastern women at risk of “honour” killings, forced marriage, FGM and domestic violence. Experience of providing advice, advocacy and casework and of supervising staff and/or volunteers is essential for this post.
Finance and admin worker (3 day a week- Female)
Part-Time (21hrs/week) including some evenings and weekends
Starting Salary: £14,175
Fluency in both written and spoken English is required, excellent organizational and financial skills, ability to do general bookkeeping, budgeting, and payroll processing. A good understanding of the issues facing Middle Eastern refugee and migrant women living in the UK is desirable.
For further details and an application pack, please ring 0207 920 6460, or email jobikwro@gmail.com or download an application pack from www.ikwro.org.uk
Please note that we will only consider hard copy applications.
Closing date for applications is: 7th October 2009 with interviews being held on: 14th October 2009
Section 7(2) (e) Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies. Registered Charity no. 1104550
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