Immigration Compliance and Advice Manager

Job Description

This is a new and exciting full-time role responsible for leading and co-ordinating the day-to-day delivery of an excellent and professional Immigration Compliance and Advice Service at the Bath Spa University London Campus.  

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Immigration Compliance and Advice, the purpose of this job is:

• To lead and co-ordinate the day-to-day compliance related tasks required to protect the reputation and recruitment potential of the University by maintaining Student and Skilled Worker Sponsor status, as directed by the Head of Immigration Compliance and Advice.
• To lead and co-ordinate the day-to-day activities required to ensure accurate and timely immigration advice is available to BSU students and staff.
• To line manage the Immigration Compliance and Advice Officer(s) at the BSU London campus and line manage the Immigration Compliance and Advice staff at the Bath campus in the absence of a Bath manager.

About you

The successful candidate will have a significant level of demonstrable experience in navigating complex UKVI immigration rules and delivering a high performing immigration compliance and advice function, preferably within a Higher Education environment.

The successful candidate will also have demonstrable experience of line management.

The post-holder will primarily be based in London; however, the post-holder may be expected to respond flexibly to periods of annual leave, sick leave, and peak workload. This flexibility may require travel to and working from the campus based in Bath, UK.

Additional information

This job is based at our London Campus

Due to Home Office regulations on handling biometric residence permits, only UK and Irish nationals or those with indefinite leave to remain or settled status in the UK are eligible for this post.

Successful applicants must undergo a Home Office security check before commencing the post.

Informal queries regarding the vacancy are welcomed initially via email and should be directed to Julia Coats, Head of Immigration Compliance and Advice (j.coats@bathspa.ac.uk)

About Bath Spa University (London):

At Bath Spa University, our mission is to use creativity and innovation to successfully address the key issues of our age. We are a resourceful university with roots in the synergies between employers and creativity that are the drivers of sustainable economic development. We pride ourselves on our sense of community and our nurturing ethos.

Our excellent teaching & research are intertwined, novel and bold: we value the links between thinking, making and doing. We welcome the diversity of our students and value their individual narratives; we are a place where students change their lives and change the world.

We believe in the power of people to imagine and realise solutions for any problem and in the next decade we will apply our skills to global challenges & local opportunities.

Our purpose is to challenge our students & staff to realise their talent and thrive, for their own benefit and for the wider good.

By doing this we will think and make the world better.

Bath Spa University London (BSUL) is our new, business-focussed teaching centre based in vibrant Hackney, East London and is easily accessible via Hoxton and Shoreditch overground stations.

The new centre enjoys top facilities, friendly academic guidance and a great location that equips our students with the knowledge, opportunities, & skills needed for a successful career.

We will be welcoming our first cohort of sponsored international students from September 2024.

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