Immigration Enforcement

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

- 287554**Salary**:

- £39,000 - £47,300- National: £39,000 - £42,900 London: £43,000 - £47,300 AHW of up to 23% is applicable on this role (see Further information for more details)**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer- His Majesty Inspector**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Borders and Enforcement - Immigration Enforcement**Type of role**:

- Education and Training
- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Part-time, Shift Working**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Croydon - Apollo House, Leeds - Moorfield Business ParkAbout the job

**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. Learn more on the Immigration Enforcement careers page.**Job description**:
The Public and Personal Safety Training (PPST) team sits within the Immigration Enforcement Training and Skills Unit (TASU). TASU has responsibility for the delivery and co-ordination of operational enforcement along with other training nationally within Crime and Enforcement teams.

TASU is a national resource responsible for operational enforcement training and operating procedures. Work is high profile, extremely varied which includes leading on the sharing of knowledge, skills and best practices through training.

These posts will have initial functional responsibility for the management, delivery, evaluation and quality assurance of all initial PPST up to and including PPST Level 3. However, there will be additional duties and as the post develops the role description may develop to adapt to meet the needs of the business.

The posts require a strong manager who is able to manage a workflow which is both complex and dynamic dealing with regulatory and legislative requirements and inspections and ensuring that colleagues are operating safely and within legal frameworks while able to meet their operational business requirements.

The posts require weekend working, shift working and a significant amount of travel within the UK with overnight stays.

**Person specification**:
Key responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

- Representing and promoting the standing of Immigration Enforcement and TASU amongst internal and external partners.
- Providing support to the SMT within the PPST Team and wider Training and Skills Unit.
- Liaising with numerous internal and external stakeholders.
- Leading the design, delivery and evaluation of all Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses. This includes compliance with the legal, regulatory and contractual requirements of this training programme.
- Line management of a team of Chief Immigration Officers, based across the United Kingdom.
- Other actions in support of the wider activity of Operational Safety and Wellbeing, and TASU, as required.
- Management and oversight of IE’s PPST refresher programme.

**Essential criteria**
- Be qualified as a Personal Safety Instructor.
- Hold strong operational knowledge of operational arrest activity.
- Proven record of strong leadership.
- Strong drafting, research and reporting skills.
- A full, valid manual UK driving licence.
- Proven track record of engendering positive working relationships and building strong stake-holder relations including with senior leaders.

**Desirable criteria**
- Must be PPST Level 3 trained and in ticket.
- Be PST Level 3 trained and in ticket.

**Licences**:

- Full UK valid Manual Driving Licence**Qualifications**:

- Be a qualified Public and Personal Safety Instructor.

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

- Leadership
- Developing Self and Others
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Leadership

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
- A CV detailing job history/qualifications/skills
- A statement of suitability (personal statement) (maximum 1000 words)
- Provide evidence of the behaviour Leadership (250 words maximum)

The sift will be held on the behaviour Leadership and the statement of suitability (personal statement).

The CV will not be scored.

Please note your statement of suitability should be aligned to demonstrate your