An “outstanding candidate” tries to take on a role that campaigns said must see the government held to report its commitment to the Windrush community.

Posten as Windrush Commissioner has been advertised as a three-day role with an annual salary of £ 130,000 and for a three-year period.

In October last year, the home secretary Yvette Cooper confirmed that, according to Labor’s manifesto, a commissioner would be appointed when she undertook a “basic restoration of the answer to this scandal”.

The Windrush scandal – as campaigns have since said should be known as the home office scandal – broke out in 2018 when British citizens were incorrectly arrested, deported or threatened with deportation even though they had the right to live in the UK.

Many lost homes and jobs and were denied access to healthcare and benefits.

The job description that was published on Thursday and open to applicants until March 20, says that the commissioner will work with the home office “to deliver long-awaited justice for Windrush and Commonwealth communities and to drive real and sustainable cultural changes throughout the department”.

But it adds that the selected person will be independent of the home office, “serve as an independent advocate and reliable voice for victims, families and influenced communities”.

The home office’s permanent secretary Sir Matthew Rycroft, in a preface to the appointment, said: “I am looking for an outstanding candidate to take on the Windrush Commissioner, someone with a proven track record of strategic leadership, a clear vision to drive influence Change and the ability to get involved in a wide range of individuals, including victims, their families, representatives and stakeholders from all over the background and views. “

Jeremy Crook, CEO of Action for Race Equality, said that the Commissioner must have “power and resources to get involved in Windrush victims and community organizations for society, the government holds to report and pursue positive change”.

Migration and Citizens’ Minister Seema Malhotra said that the appointment “will mark an important step to restore the government’s response to the home office’s Windrush scandal and deliver the change that the victims of this scandal want and deserve to see”.

She added: “This independent advocate will ensure that the victims and society’s votes are heard and acted on the entire government.

“By engaging in communities, driving improvements and keeping the government to report, the Commissioner will help ensure that lasting change is delivered and the lessons learned from the past are really learned.

“The home secretary and I look forward to working side by side with the successful candidate in this crucial work to ensure that such injustice can never happen again, and that dignity is restored to those who have suffered.”