Immigration Advice Manager

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About the Department

The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) is a central team dedicated to the provision of critical immigration advice to all staff and students at Goldsmiths. In a climate where immigration requirements are constantly changing and ever complex, the post holder will play an integral role in ensuring that Goldsmiths can maintain its visa sponsor licenses, and that the IAS can positively contribute towards the enhancement of the staff and student experience.  For further information see http://www.gold.ac.uk/immigration/

About the Role

Forming part of the management structure within the IAS, the role holder shall lead on all matters relating to the provision of immigration advice across all immigration categories and will be responsible for the development and line manage immigration advisors within the IAS. They shall manage the IAS’s compliance with the IAA framework and code of standards, in addition to enhancing processes and practices as they relate to the provision of immigration advice.

The post holder will also be required to provide immigration advice to new and existing students, and to facilitate the delivery and development of effective immigration advisory services to new and current staff, whilst supporting the work of the Head of Immigration Advisory Service and Immigration Compliance in relation to visa sponsorship and UKVI compliance.

Please see the Job Description for a list of the main duties and the person specification for the role.

About the Candidate

The successful applicant will ideally hold a degree and have at least 24 months experience of providing immigration advice in a HEI or similar, at IAA Level 1 in relation to the Tier 4/Student visa route and Skilled Worker Route. They will also have experience of analysing, interpreting and applying the Immigration Rules, Sponsor, Policy Guidance and Modernised Caseworker Guidance documents.

They should also understand the importance of international students and staff within the HEI sector, where they would have processed CAS and CoS statements (including conducting full legal assessments).

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Head of the Immigration Advisory Service and Immigration Compliance, Justin Talbot j.talbot@ gold.ac.uk  

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes.

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