URBC Research & Communication Position
Unis Resist Border Controls (URBC) is hiring an ad-hoc researcher & communication role to assist with administrative and comms work. Applicants must have previous documented experience in filing successful FOI requests. Duties will include the following:
- Working with URBC to construct questions for FOIs
- Submitting FOI requests
- Organising FOI responses in an Excel spreadsheet
- Organising key findings in a Word document
- Support with general research that URBC conducts
- Support with social media content creation (infographics, podcasts, & short videos)
We seek to hire a self-motivated person who is organised, completes tasks within an agreed timescale, is a clear communicator, and trustworthy.
URBC is a nine-year, migrant-led, grassroots national campaign working to end border controls via the Hostile Environment policy in UK higher education. We are not an NGO with an NGO-sized budget. Funds used for this research are intended to help support precarious racialised, disabled, and queer migrant students within UK higher education. Applicants should familiarise themselves with the work of URBC before applying.
Hours
The first two weeks of this position will be full-time at 35 hours at the UK living wage of £12.21.
The following weeks would be between 10-20 hours and/or when your services are needed.
To apply
Send URBC a 500-word statement outlining your background, experience in activist-oriented work, and specifically with FOI research, and how your expertise in this can best support URBC’s mission. Submitting a CV is not needed for this position. A recommendation letter from an activist group that you’ve been part of is required. Application closes 11:59 PM BST, 20 August 2025.
Please send your application to: unisresistbordercontrols[AT]gmail[DOT]com