VISA Officer

1 week ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom Glasgow Caledonian University Full time

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Glasgow Caledonian - the largest and leading modern university in Scotland - is a vibrant, values-led university with campuses in the heart of Glasgow and London. With a strong commitment to high quality education and research which supports the communities we serve, we have strong partnerships with employers to ensure our students get the careers they dream of and deserve.

In 2023 we rocketed into the top 40 universities in the UK in the highly regarded Guardian University Guide, were ranked the UK's 2nd top performing modern university in the inaugural Daily Mail guide, and entered the top highly coveted 50 UK universities in the 2024 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide for the first time. We are the top performing modern University in Scotland in all three guides. We are the only Scottish university with EcoCampus Platinum accreditation and were ranked second in Scotland for sustainability in the most recent People and Planet league table.

With a wide range of professionally accredited courses and links with over 300 industry partners, we have the highest proportion of undergraduate level graduates in highly skilled occupations (83%) compared to other Scottish modern universities - with 91% of our students in employment or further study within fifteen months of graduating (HESA 2023). We are Scotland's leading provider of Graduate Apprenticeships and we have transnational partnerships around the world, supporting more than 22,000 students from nearly 120 countries. We are committed to widening participation, helping more people from diverse backgrounds into university.

Guided by our values - integrity, responsibility, creativity and confidence - we transform the lives of the people and communities we serve.

The VISA Team are a dedicated team of ethical and professional immigration specialists, who are committed to the quality delivery of an authentic student support service through positive engagement. Providing visa and immigration advice and promoting the continued duty of care owed to all, as we strive to enhance both the student and staff experience. The VISA Team support students to be compliant under their Student visa status and ensures the university is compliant under its UKVI licences, supporting colleagues across departments in adhering to the university's sponsor duties and responsibilities.

This VISA Officer post is a new role within the team created to provide expert advice and support to student and staff, expanding our professional services and specialist visa and immigration provision. Joining the VISA Advisors providing a high-standard of excellence and enhancing the student experience, the VISA Officer will support the delivery of Checkpoint, Graduate Route Reporting and Post-Progression and Awards Boards (PPAB) visa review, extending support to both students and staff, across campuses.

We are looking for a highly organised and problem-solving individual who has a demonstrated history of working in a high-demand area, managing multiple priorities within tight timescales who will positively and creatively contribute to enhancing service delivery for all our service users. The successful candidate will have experience of working with international students and a working knowledge of International (and EU) Student Immigration, the post-holder will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills required to uphold the VISA Team's vision of providing an and professional support service. A confident and compassionate individual and a team-player is desired to balance delivery of student support while playing a key support role in university's maintenance of our UKVI Sponsor Licences.

For further information, please contact:
Frances McNally, Associate Academic Registrar (Visa & Compliance), frances.mcnally@gcu.ac.uk (Internal Applicants can contact via MS Teams).

As the University for the Common Good, we are committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion, as well as our values in everything that we do. As such, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who demonstrate the GCU Values .

Glasgow Caledonian University is committed to afair and transparent recruitment process that isfree from bias so that we can attractand retaina high performing workforce which makes a critical contribution to oursuccess .

The University holds the prestigious Athena SWAN Silver institution award, which recognises our significant record of activity and achievement in promoting gender equality across different disciplines.

As a Disability Confident 'Committed' employer, we are striving to ensure thatour recruitment process is inclusive and accessibleto disabled people.Although the Disability Confident'Committed' level does not guarantee an interview for disabled applicants, wewill make reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants during therecruitment process.

The University also holds the Carer Positive Engaged'employer award, which recognises our commitment to supporting staff with caring responsibilities.

Glasgow Caledonian University are committed signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant .

The University offers a range of benefits including opportunities for professional development, family friendly policies, cycle to work scheme and onsite childcare facilities.

Please note that the appointment will be made on the first point of the salary scale (unless by exception).

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