About Us
Babylon Project is a Community Interest Company which runs creative activities by and for young people from refugee, asylum seeking and migrant backgrounds. We provide a safe and welcoming environment in which young people can take part in creative activities such as drama, storytelling, film-making and art.
Established in October 2022, Babylon Project has already made a significant impact in empowering young people through creative and community building activities. With partners and collaborators such as Safe Passage, Red Cross, Little Amal, Fences and Frontiers, Dost, and Compass Collective, we have collectively run over 90 workshops, reaching over 800 participants. In 2023, we won the London Youth Award for Creating a Better London
In addition, we run creative workshops and activities twice a month for refugees and asylum seekers aged 16-30, supporting them to hone their existing creative skills and gain new ones, integrate into life in the UK, learn English, boost their confidence, and make new friends. Through our workshops, participants gain and develop their skills in a range of artistic forms, such as art, theatre, storytelling, and film-making, while exploring themes of identity, community and wellbeing.
Our workshops last 2-3 hours and are led by Facilitators who are experts in their respective creative fields, and who often come from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Each session concludes with a culturally appropriate hot meal, which allows our community to bond and thrive.
The Role
Babylon Migrants Project is seeking an enthusiastic, friendly and organised Hub Coordinator for our creative workshops in London. The role will be for 1 day per week/4 days per month, from January-June 2025, with a view to extending after June subject to funding.
The basis of this role is to curate challenging and exciting creative activities for young people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds living in Greater London. You will engage with local creative facilitators, ensuring a varied and high quality programme for the young people. You will also be the point of contact for both participants and referrers, and report back to the Babylon Migrants Project team about the progress of the hub.
Main Areas of Focus
Key responsibilities:
Programming
Connecting with local arts organisations, artists and creative facilitators
Curating a programme of two workshops per month with priority for facilitators who are also from refugee and migrant backgrounds
Liaising with facilitators to create varied, exciting, and age and language-level appropriate sessions for young people aged 16-30 from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds
Researching local activities the young people will enjoy
Relationship-building
Working with our outreach team to recruit participants
Building and maintaining good relationships with potential delivery partners in London
Liaising with partners for participant referrals
Ensuring participants are registered with Babylon for the programme
Communicating with participants about upcoming sessions, and ensuring participants are aware of timings, locations and other logistics
Building strong connections with the participants
First Aid and welfare for the participants (we will organise First Aid training if necessary)
Logistics
Booking venues for workshops
Booking and coordinating with assistants for the workshops
Ensuring that assistants are aware of the plan for each session and what is expected of them and when
Organising dinner and travel money for participants at every session
Keeping track of your budget in coordination with the Babylon team
Reporting monthly to the Babylon team about the progress of the hub
Essential Criteria
Experience
Experience of working with young people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds
Experience in the arts sector
Knowledge and Skills
Strong youth engagement skills
Strong written and spoken communication skills
Strong organisation & planning skills
Local knowledge of London and London’s creative ecosystem
Knowledge of the UK asylum system
Personal Qualities
A self-starter with good interpersonal skills
A commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion
Active interest in supporting young refugees, asylum seekers and migrants
Demonstrates an understanding and commitment to our values
Other requirements
Right to work in the UK
DBS-checked or willing to be
Desirable Criteria
Experience
Experience of working within a small charity or community group
Experience of managing small budgets
Experience in a programme coordination role
Knowledge and Skills
Fluency in a second language (especially if language is Arabic, Farsi, Russian or Spanish)
Personal Qualities
Has a refugee or migrant background
Other requirements
First Aid trained
Benefits
Completely flexible hours outside of the workshops themselves
Opportunity to work with inspiring artists and facilitators
Opportunity to connect with people from many different cultures and backgrounds
Being part of a supportive and growing team
Freedom to curate your own programme of creative workshops
Knowing that your work is having a meaningful and positive impact on young people from refugee, asylum seeking and migrant backgrounds who are living in Greater London
How to Apply:
Email: info@babylonproject.co.uk with your CV and a covering letter. Please also supply contact details of two referees.
Deadline: 5pm, Monday 18th November. Interviews w/c 25th November. Two final candidates will be invited to attend a Babylon Migrants Project workshop in early December.
For more information about the role, feel free to email info@babylonproject.co.uk with any questions.
We are proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network (www.ebeemployment.org.uk), which aims to create a charitable sector that is led by people with lived experience of the asylum and immigration system. As part of this network, we challenge the one-size-fits-all approach in our employment practices, and respect personal circumstances and needs of people with lived experience. Please feel free to use information and resources at https://www.ebeemployment.org.uk/ebe which may help in preparing your job application.