Who we are
Hackney Migrant Centre supports refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants in need through the provision of free advice on immigration, welfare and health.
The role
Hackney Migrant Centre (HMC) is seeking to recruit a Chair to support our work and ensure financial and organisational stability as we implement our newly developed Strategic Plan for 2025-2028. Our current Chair is stepping down at the end of her three-year term. We have recently appointed a new Vice-Chair, an experienced Treasurer in post for over a year, and our CEO has now been in post for over 18 months, providing continuity and stability in leadership. This is an opportunity for someone with previous Board experience to coordinate and lead the Board of Trustees and make an important contribution to the work of this well-respected local charity at a crucial time in its development.
HMC was established in 2007 to provide advice and support to migrants to help them overcome problems with their immigration status and in accessing services. We welcome all migrants, regardless of immigration status or nationality. With the help of a team of professional advisors and volunteers, we delivers immigration, housing and welfare advice and provide a range of holistic advocacy and support services in a community setting. We work to support visitors to address urgent problems they are facing, and address long term challenges relating to insecure immigration status, homelessness and destitution.
As the external environment for migrants has become increasingly challenging and funding pressures have intensified, we have had to review and adapt the scope of our work. Over the past two years, the staff team has reduced to a team of five, with most roles being part-time. We now have an annual budget of just over £300,000 and are in the process of reviewing what we can realistically achieve, as well as how we can become more resilient and financially sustainable.
We welcome applications from people from a range of backgrounds and experience who would be happy to take up this exciting challenge. We are particularly keen to recruit trustees from historically under-represented communities, those with lived experience of migration and/or the UK’s hostile immigration environment.
If you would like to be considered, please email our Vice-Chair, Daniel, at daniel@hackneymigrantcentre.org.uk by Friday 8 May 2026, attaching a CV and a brief statement outlining why you are interested in the role and what you could bring to it (no more than two sides of A4). You are welcome to contact our Interim Chair, Daniel, at daniel@hackneymigrantcentre.org.uk if you would like to discuss this informally before applying.
See the job description below for further details and for more information about HMC visit www.hackneymigrantcentre.org.uk
Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to receiving your application!
Supporting document(s)
- trustee-chair-jd-2026.pdf - Download
