Border Force, Director General, Corporate Affairs

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

- 250007**Salary**:

- £36,000 - £39,600**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

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

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Business Management and Improvement
- Knowledge and Information Management
- Operational Delivery
- Secretarial**Working pattern**:

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

- 3Contents

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About the job

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- Croydon Apollo HouseAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Home Office is here to make the UK safer. Border Force is a Law Enforcement arm of the Home Office with primary responsibility for UK Border Security, including counter terrorism, immigration and customs matters.

We are responsible for handling the UK border control by implementing immigration and customs regulations and working with the wider Home Office on counter terrorism, organised crime, modern slavery and trafficking. Border Force has five operational regions in the UK: North, Central, Heathrow, South and South East & Europe. These regions have responsibility for securing the border 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at the UK’s 140 seaports, airports, 200+ general aviation ports, postal depots and international rail network. This includes the Eurostar from Brussels and Paris to St Pancras International and the Eurotunnel from Coquelles to Cheriton, where Border Force has juxtaposed controls.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team that both protects and enhances the UK economy. Our work is varied and rewarding, attracting people from all backgrounds and walks of life.

For more information about working for the Home Office, please visit Home Office Careers website.

**Job description**:
This is an exciting time to join the Border Force Corporate Affairs and Secretariat Unit (CASU), working in the corporate centre of the organisation on a diverse and dynamic portfolio. We contribute to some of the most fundamental issues under consideration across Border Force, Home Office and wider government. CASU sits within the Director General’s Office and reports directly to the Chief of Staff.

This is a high-profile position that is fast paced, challenging and highly rewarding. You will be exposed to diverse range of work carried out across Border Force, as well as engagement with Senior Leaders and other departments in the Home Office.

CASU provides cross-cutting support to Border Force and the Director General on issues such as media queries, Parliamentary Question's, Parliamentary correspondence and Freedom of Information requests, corporate issues/ events, official visits and governance arrangements.

We are a friendly, high performing and high-impact team. Development of our staff is central to our work and there will be frequent opportunities to take part in formal training leading to well recognised qualifications alongside informal learning organised across our team. The role offers fantastic developmental opportunities to build on your portfolio of skills and talents, which will serve as a stepping-stone to further promotion.

This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of a close-knit and dedicated team delivering security and prosperity activity and supporting wider government interests. You will get to work on a distinctive portfolio which is rarely out of the news.

If you are seeking an exciting and challenging role at the heart of a high-profile organisation, this could be the role for you.

Please note whilst the majority of the work can be carried out remotely there will be occasions when working from the Office and travel around the UK, with occasional overnight stays, is necessary.

**Person specification**:
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join the team. You can expect to carry out a range of tasks within the team’s portfolio. These tasks will include, but not be limited to:

- Organising and facilitating official visits and corporate events for the organisation.
- Coordinating agendas, papers and meetings for the organisation’s highest decision-making boards and forums.
- Drafting correspondence on behalf of the Director General and other senior officials and ministers.
- Regional engagement, including Private Offices and senior leaders.
- Building and maintaining relationships with other offices (ministers, permanent secretaries, other senior officials) and other key partners in Border Force, the Home Office and other government departments.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Exceptional written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to provide the relevant information accurately and effectively communicating the outcome.
- Excellent partner management skills, liaising confidently with senior partners and pushing back when necessary
- Strong organisational skills with proven ability to manage, plan, and prioritise task and w