Illegal Migration Operations Command

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 344335**Salary**:

- £41,600 - £44,512**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Strategic Operations for Illegal Migration**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

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- Portishead - Conference HouseAbout the job

**Job summary**:
This is an exciting role for a motivated and experienced leader within the newly created Illegal Migrations Operations Command (IMOC) working under Director General Stuart Skeates, Strategic Operations for Irregular Migration.

The IMOC will work across the Migration and Borders system and the Home Office to implement and then operate the processes within the new Illegal Migration Act.

This role is within the new end to end case working function called Illegal Migration, Relocation & Returns Service which is currently being established.

The casework command will be responsible for managing the cases of individuals who fall under the duty to remove, from point of claim to their relocation to a safe third country, the country of which they are a national, or one for which they hold a passport/identity document. It involves ensuring that we have the most effective systems to progress both cases in detention and those released into the community awaiting relocation or removal; removing legal barriers; that we continue to evolve our response to ensure it is digitised, efficient and continue to drive innovation.

This is an exciting time to join the unit which will be operational in line with the anticipated commencement of the Act.

**Job description**:
You will be working within a fast-paced department, ensuring your team is meeting strategic objectives within the new Illegal Migration Relocations and Returns Services command.

You will provide strong strategic leadership to caseworking teams in your unit, directing your team to deliver objectives set by senior managers in-line with the Act. Working with your team to drive productivity and high standards of work will be your primary focus.

As a Senior Executive Officer, you will be responsible for motivating your managers to lead by example, providing support to enable development within the wider team who will deliver on shared goals and targets, whilst enabling them to achieve sustainable, data-driven outcomes.

The ability to adapt to changing priorities is essential, so flexibility is vital. You will provide visible and reliable leadership, supporting colleagues in your unit in adapting to change.

The work you will undertake is pivotal in driving a positive unit culture, where teams are supported to deliver sustainable outcomes and develop accordingly.

Some of the key responsibilities in these roles include (but are not limited to):

- Use data to lead and manage operational teams to support the achievement of key individual objectives and quality standards.
- Deliver on agreed goals and priorities to achieve collective commitments, effectively managing resources in an ever-changing organisational structure to drive efficiencies.
- Be accountable for managing workloads, attendance and conducting regular one to one, face to face performance reviews, confidently addressing risks to performance achievement and driving forward continuous improvement.
- Empowering the team to continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
- Ensuring the team works effectively with operational partners and stakeholders.
- Effectively identify and manage business risks.
- Supporting the delivery of change across the organisation.
- Effectively leading, driving, and coaching teams through the change process.
- Building staff/business capability to be fit for the future.
- Ensuring individuals and teams adhere to Data Protection, Security, Health & Safety policies.

The above is indicative, not exhaustive. To meet the needs of this evolving team you will be expected to work flexibly across the unit’s priorities in order to deliver high-quality and timely outcomes and you will be required to keep asylum and immigration knowledge up to date.

**Person specification**:
We are looking for proven leaders, who have successfully managed large teams working to challenging objectives. You will need to be able to work under pressure, have a strong delivery focus and be flexible, adaptive and positive in solving problems.

As a Team Leader you will:

- Working as part of a senior management team, work collaboratively and positively to instil resilience in a fast-paced, pressurised environment.
- Support setting the direction for local operational planning and operational delivery ensuring the team’s output remains of the highest standard.
- Taking a proactive approach in establishing and building positive relationships with stakeholders in order to ensure any handoffs to ot