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We are currently advertising for 3 Management Committee members (voluntary trustees)

Closing date midnight 8th June 2025. Please see below application form and JD/person specification for each role.

1. Deputy Treasurer

2. Legal expertise

3. HR expertise

The Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP) is a small national charity. We reduce destitution amongst people seeking asylum in the UK by defending peoples’ legal rights to food and shelter.

Most people who have had to leave their countries due to war or conflict are not allowed to work when they claim asylum in the UK. The only option is to apply to the Home Office for basic housing and a low level of financial support. The Home Office often gets decisions wrong, refusing or withdrawing support even where people meet the criteria. People can appeal to the Asylum Support Tribunal, but there is no legal aid available outside Scotland, so it is hard to find a solicitor.

• We offer free legal representation for people who are appealing a refusal of housing/ financial support, at the Asylum Support Tribunal. Last year we represented over 200 people, enabling over 70% of appellants to access accommodation and support.
• We build other organisations’ skills in asylum support law through training, an advice line, and an online network of advisors, to increase access to high quality advice on asylum support across the UK. Last year we trained over 2000 advisors across the UK.
• We influence Home Office policy and practice on housing and financial support so that it better meets people’s needs, through advocacy work and strategic litigation.

Currently, ASAP employs 12 staff and is supported by around 35 solicitors and barristers who volunteer on our pro bono legal representation scheme at the Tribunal.

ASAP’s work and strategy is overseen by a voluntary Management Committee (trustees).  The Committee has a broad range of skills and experience, including expertise in law, finance, HR, communications and charity management. A number of our trustees also have experience of living on asylum support in the UK. We are looking for new Management Committee members with Legal expertise (immigration/public law or current/former ASAP duty scheme advocates), HR expertise and a Deputy Treasurer with finance expertise.

ASAP is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy/ maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of seeking asylum and/or asylum support. Most MC meetings are held by zoom, with 1-2 per year in person.

To apply, please complete the application form and return to kat@asaproject.org.uk by midnight on June 8th 2025. For an informal discussion, please contact ASAP Director Kat Lorenz: kat@asaproject.org.uk 

Interviews will be held by zoom in the week of 16th June 2025. Reasonable expenses for attending the interview (eg data costs) and any other MC meetings in future, will be reimbursed.

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