Job Title: Strategic Legal Projects Manager
Organisation: ILPA
Duration: fixed term contract of 2 years, with possibility of extension depending on funding
Reporting to : Director of Strategic Litigation and Advice
Salary: £33,000 to £38,000 per annum salary (actual salary for 2 days a week, £13,200 - £15,200), depending on skills and experience. NB: pension is 5% of salary
Location: Remote/Hybrid/London depending on working days (our anchor day is in London on a Tuesday, with occasional other travel within the UK)
Working Hours : 14 hours per week, plus 1 hour lunch break (NB. evening working is required to attend 5 scheduled evening meetings per year, which ordinarily finish no later than 6.30pm).
Application Deadline: 9.00am, Tuesday 25 August 2026
Interviews are anticipated to be held on 10 and 11 September 2026 online. Shortlisted candidates will be notified Thursday 3rd September 2026.
Applications from individuals only - no agencies.
Successful candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.
About the Role
This is a new role which will be pivotal to the work of the Strategic Legal Projects Team. The post-holder will work with the Director of Strategic Litigation and Advice to coordinate the delivery of the Strategic Legal Fund (SLF). This is an innovative programme of grant funding, supporting strategic legal work that benefits people who are disadvantaged or discriminated against because of their immigration status. We define strategic litigation as work where the impact goes beyond an individual case and results in changes to law, policy and practice that will benefit a wider group of people. The fund supports pre-litigation research, and third-party interventions in cases before the courts, as well as advocacy related to the legal activities undertaken. Grants can be awarded to non-governmental organisations and law firms. The post provides an opportunity to contribute strategically to supporting the legal sector working on migrants' rights in the UK. You will gain experience of all aspects of the grant-making process in the intersection of legal and policy work on issues facing people seeking asylum, migrants and refugees in the UK today. The ideal candidate may be someone wishing to develop a career in philanthropic work in this area or build relationships with esteemed human rights lawyers and social justice organisations. Whatever their interest, they will bring to the work a flair for organising, project management to include building relationships and supporting joint working and the vision to see the separate grants as part of a coherent whole. For further information about the Fund and the type of work we support see
Main Tasks
- liaise with applicants including legal practitioners and organisations working with migrants across the UK;
- co-ordinate the meetings of an expert panel and decision-making panel;
- carry out financial due diligence checks in relation to potential grants;
- manage monitoring and evaluation, collecting reports from grantees and available data evidencing outcomes, and contributing to reports and updates for ILPA and for the funders;
- communicate updates and successes by grantees on the SLF website and on social media;
- build capacity of groups and individuals working in support of migrants' rights, including working with the Legal Project Officer to ensure the work of the Strategic Legal Advice Committee (SLAC) and the SLF align and complement each other.
Person Specification
- A proven record of project management or grant management;
- Good working knowledge of the refugee and migrant sector in the UK;
- Experience of coordinating networks of organisations or individuals, including running meetings;
- Experience of working and communicating with a range of external stakeholders;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Excellent attention to detail;
- Excellent planning, coordination, organisational, time management, strategic problem-solving and independent working skills, including:
- an ability to take a proactive approach to independent working,
- managing workstreams effectively,
- confidently taking responsibility for tasks and decisions,
- meeting tight deadlines,
- and taking a calm and diligent approach to problem solving;
- Good IT skills and competency in the use of office IT programmes and equipment and managing and updating a website.
Commitment to the principles of a non-racist, non-sexist, just and equitable system o
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