This is a new role to unlock the potential of support from community and commercial sources.
We are seeking someone with an ambitious can-do approach to focus on raising unrestricted funds from three funding strands:
Refuweegee is celebrating its tenth year of welcoming forcibly displaced people to Glasgow, and broader Scotland. We are a small team of six full-time staff and nine part-time staff welcoming approximately 1,000 visitors to our space every week.
Our visitors depend upon Refuweegee as a welcoming and supportive environment that provides essential material help, emotional stability, social connection and a sense of dignity.
We work hard be a place of belonging, emotional safety and friendship for people. Our work has always been driven by community demand: we adapt to what people need and want.
Refuweegee is recognised as an effective pathway to integration, confidence-building and social participation: we are a sanctuary for forcibly displaced people.
We are here for everyone, no questions asked. This wholly inclusive approach is a deliberate act to build bridges between communities.
We care for our visitors, and we care for our staff. We constantly review well-being and professional development and provide group training and individual opportunities.
We encourage you to view the attached job description and person specification for more detailed information.
If there is a significant number of applications, selection will be weighted towards the essential professional skills noted in the person specification.
Completed applications should be no more than three pages and consist of a CV and covering letter, evidencing how you meet the person specification. Please include the name and contact details of two professional referees.
Please submit applications to recruitment@refuweegee.co.uk
References will only be sought for preferred candidates after second interview, and with the applicant’s full knowledge.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 30 October 2026.
First interviews will be held in Refuweegee’s offices on Friday 13 November 2026.
Second interviews will be held on Wednesday 18 November 2026.
Thank you for your interest in the role and in Refuweegee.