Vacancies

Practice Manager

The Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC) is seeking to recruit a self-motivating and committed Practice Manager to manage and hold responsibility for PRCBC’s ongoing office management, legal administration, and financial administration operations. The postholder is expected to be at the core of and involved in all aspects of PRCBC’s future development, working closely with PRCBC’s CEO/Senior Supervising Solicitor, Solange Valdez-Symonds. This new post will be based at our office in Hammersmith, London.

Salary: £38-45k per annum

Closing date for applications: 5pm, 27 February 2025

Interviews: From Saturday 8 March 2025 (There will be an initial Zoom interview followed by an in-person practical written skills test and a further general interview at our office in Hammersmith).

PRCBC is a small dynamic charity with national profile having recently celebrated twelve years advising, assisting, and representing children and young people with their complex British citizenship rights. It has consistently undertaken strategic and test case litigation and policy advocacy to remove legal and practical barriers to citizenship; and provides information and training to the public and professionals to increase knowledge of citizenship rights and capacity to secure these.

The position is permanent and full-time. It is for 5 days per week, with an option for 4 days per week (pro rata) for the right candidate. The postholder must have availability to work one Saturday a month. A normal working week is 35 hours, to be worked between 09:00am to 5:30pm weekdays. There may be an opportunity to work from home once a week after probationary period. For a detailed job description and person specification please see below.

PRCBC is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all who believe they fit the essential requirements of the post. Attached please find:

• Application form HERE
• Job description and person specification HERE
• Equal opportunities monitoring form HERE

Consultant Legal Practice Administrator (in-person only)

We need experienced legal practice administrators on a consultancy (self-employed) basis. Our preference would be seven hours between 9:30-5:30pm, 2 days per week, including first Saturday of each month.

Place or Work: Our office is fifteen minutes’ walk from Stamford Brook station (District line). Free private parking available or reasonable travelling expenses covered.

About PRCBC: We are a very small registered charity representing vulnerable children and young people with their complex citizenship rights.

We undertake strategic litigation and policy advocacy to remove legal and practical barriers to citizenship; and provide information and training to the public and professionals to increase knowledge of citizenship rights and capacity to secure these. All our work is conducted to the highest professional standards.

About the role and what is required: Due to the nature of our work and our young clients there is no scope for working from home. The work will need to be carried out from our office. For the same reasons, PRCBC will provide induction and supervision.

The work of consultants will vary to support PRCBC in all aspects of our work. This includes supporting clients and casework: maintaining effective communication and correspondence with our vulnerable young clients and booking appointments; overseeing and updating our case management system; administrative financial work, costs billing and creating invoices; and administrative legal work: filing, scanning, archiving, photocopying, creating e-bundles, preparing postage, completing forms, and requesting subject access disclosure and other information from third parties.

The role also requires the consultant to support, where necessary, in the day-to-day management of the office and PRCBC operations. This includes liaising with external stakeholders across a range of areas such as IT support and building management; supporting in the maintenance and updating of operational procedures and practices; and completing ad-hoc administrative tasks, such as office supply procurement, as required.

To work effectively at PRCBC, it is necessary that the consultant maintains a professional approach throughout, is highly focused and well organised, with excellent attention to detail. Consultants are expected to be able to manage a varied and evolving workload, to be comfortable working independently and to demonstrate strong initiative in the course of their work. Again, due to the varied nature of PRCBC’s work, consultants are involved in many aspects of the legal process, and interact with a wide range of individuals, from top solicitors and barristers to social workers and foster parents, alongside frequently vulnerable young clients and their parents.

For these reasons, the consultant must:

1. Be highly committed to social justice, with a demonstrable awareness of the challenges our client group may face
2. Have excellent interpersonal skills, including experience working with vulnerable people.
3. Be resilient, determined, and flexible in their professional approach.
4. Be consistently open-minded and willing to learn.
5. Be a keen problem solver with excellent attention to detail
6. Be proactive, adaptable, and clearly follow instructions.
7. Be able to work well under pressure and manage competing priorities and deadlines.
8. Enjoy working both independently and as part of a small team.
9. Have a minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
10. Have excellent IT skills, in particular experience with Adobe, Outlook, and Excel software.
11. Management skills and experience desirable
12. Have a right to work in the UK and submit to an enhanced DBS check.

We are able to pay between £18-21 per hour depending on qualification and skills, and can cover reasonable travelling expenses.

Please send your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for the role to
admin@prcbc.net

Trustee with Financial Expertise to join PRCBC’s Board of Trustees

The Project for the Registration of Children as British citizens (PRCBC) is in need of a Trustee to assist the treasurer with the financial aspects of our charity organisation.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to a small, impactful and unique charity.

About PRCBC: PRCBC is a registered CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation). PRCBC is the first and only organisation to focus directly on securing the rights to British citizenship of children and young adults. It engages a small team of volunteers and paid consultants under the direction of its CEO/supervising solicitor Solange Valdez-Symonds.

For our work in the last 10 years see HERE. For more about PRCBC, please visit our website HERE.

Time commitment: There are Board of Trustee meetings approximately every eight weeks. Meetings are generally held on Zoom. Annual or special meetings may be held in person in London.

The overall time commitment varies, ranging from one-to-two days per month.

Trustees are volunteers. For more about the general role of a charity Trustee, please see HERE.

How to apply: For further information, and/or to register your interest for this voluntary role with an attached CV, please email the Chair of PRCBC, Carol Bohmer, at trustees@prcbc.net.

Volunteer Admin Assistant (in-person only)

The volunteer role and requirements

You will need to:

• Be available in person for a minimum of 2 days per week for a minimum of 7 hours (core hours are 9:30am to 5:30pm). Our office is fifteen minutes from Stamford Brook station (District line). Free private parking available.
• Be available to volunteer for a minimum period of 6 months.
• Be willing to learn.
• Submit to DBS check.

You will be provided:

• With induction, training and support to carry out basic administrative tasks including photocopying, scanning, shredding, taking letters to the Post Office, archiving, partly completing forms, and requesting subject access disclosures.
• With reasonable expenses for lunch, travel and childcare costs (if applicable).

About PRCBC

We are a very small, registered charity representing children and young people with their complex citizenship rights. We undertake strategic litigation and policy advocacy to remove legal and practical barriers to citizenship; and provide information and training to the public and professionals to increase knowledge of citizenship rights and capacity to secure these. All our work is conducted to the highest professional standards.

Our clients include young people with complex life histories and needs, including experience of the care, mental health and criminal justice system.

How to apply

Please e-mail admin@prcbc.net confirming

• Your reasons for wishing to volunteer with us
• Your work and any other relevant experience
• Your availability
• Any other information you wish to share with us

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