Asylum & Migration Team LeaderCouncil

Terms and Conditions: Permanent, Full time 

Department: People, Adults

Interview Date: w/c 28th September 2026

Working within the Housing Needs & Support Service, the Asylum & Migration Team Leader will provide both operational leadership and strategic oversight of the Council’s response to asylum, refugee resettlement, and wider migration pressures, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities, statutory duties, and regional/national policy developments. 

The postholder will be responsible for shaping and influencing local policy, partnership strategy, and system responses to migration-related demand, including advising senior leadership on emerging risks, funding opportunities, and legislative changes. 

The role will lead the development of sustainable integration approaches, and prevention-based models, ensuring effective use of resources and reducing reliance on temporary and reactive provision. 

Working across the Council and with external partners, the postholder will drive a whole-system approach to asylum and migration, ensuring coordinated delivery across housing, health, social care, community safety, and the voluntary sector. 

The role will also take a lead in securing and managing external funding streams, influencing regional planning arrangements, and ensuring Blackburn with Darwen is positioned as a proactive and high-performing authority in relation to migration and resettlement programmes. 

We are passionate about creating a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome and actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ applicants, disabled candidates, people with lived experience of homelessness, and individuals seeking a new direction in their careers.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer that values and respects difference. If you need any adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

If you would like further information, please contact  [email protected]

The Government has confirmed plans to reorganise local government across Lancashire. From April 2028, the current 15 councils will be replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire.

If you're successful in your application, you'll initially join Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. As part of the reorganisation, your employment will transfer to the new East Lancashire council from April 2028.

We're committed to continuing to deliver excellent services throughout this transition. By joining us now, you'll be part of an important period of change and have the opportunity to help shape the future of local government for local communities.