Immigration Enforcement

Job summary

Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government�s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. It also aims to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain.�

Job description

Interventions, Sanctions and Compliance (ISC) is part of Immigration Enforcement and is responsible for implementing, overseeing, and operating some of the measures designed to restrict ineligible migrants from accessing benefits and services. Its aim is to encourage compliance with the immigration rules, a critical component of the overall enforcement effort is to tackle illegal migration through a series of legislative and non-legislative measures, built on a framework of compliance, deterrence and data-sharing, underpinned by safeguards, which strengthen eligibility checks on migrant access to work, benefits and services.

The Civil Penalty Compliance Team (CPCT) sits within ISC and issues civil penalties to employers found to be employing individuals without permission to work and landlords renting private sector accommodation to individuals without permission to rent in the UK. The team also manages appeal cases and has oversight of the subsequent debt recovery processes relating to unpaid civil penalties.�

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing team, which undertakes high-profile work against rogue employers and landlords and has links to wider action aimed at restricting access to benefits and services to those are not entitled.�

You will work as part of a team, undertaking a range of interesting and varied activities linked to our aim of tackling illegal migration and reducing harm. Your day-to-day work is likely to include (but is not limited to) the following areas:�
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The casework team, where you will need strong analytical and decision-making skills to accurately interpret evidence and apply it to the decision-making process, when considering whether to issue civil penalties. You will need to be able to work at pace, have a good eye for detail and have excellent written skills to produce high quality decision paperwork explaining why decisions have been made.
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The appeals team, where you will need excellent accuracy to ensure that all decisions reaching the appeal stage are sound and in accordance with the relevant legislation. You will also need highly developed written skills to prepare cases for hearings and strong verbal skills if you are required to attend court as an expert witness.

The debt recovery team, where you will be responsible for processing and managing outstanding penalty debt. You will require excellent record-keeping and stakeholder engagement skills, as you will be liaising with key contacts such as specialist debt recovery agencies.�

Person specification

Responsibilities

Analytical and decision-making responsibilities.Developing an effective knowledge of your area of work.Producing high quality decisions on cases.Providing clear explanations for decisions in writing to employers and landlordsProcessing and managing outstanding Civil Penalty debt.Working with Government legal officers and other legal representatives to deliver the best outcome possible in litigation cases.

Essential criteria

Candidates must be able to demonstrate:

Be flexible, organised and able to deliver under pressure.Have good written and verbal communication skills.Have the ability to learn quickly and swiftly develop understanding of their area of work.Take pride in the quality of the work they produce.Have excellent analytical and decision-making skills.Be confident with IT and have the ability to quickly learn to use new or different IT platforms.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Making Effective DecisionsDelivering at Pace

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Learning and development tailored to your roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversityA with an average employer contribution of 27%

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