Border Force

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

- 303807**Salary**:

- £43,000 - £47,300- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Border Force**Type of role**:

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

- Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

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- Croydon - Apollo HouseAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Border Force is a Law Enforcement arm of the Home Office. 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. Learn more on the Border Force careers page.**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. leading one of the 3 distinctive portfolios - Governance, Engagement and Parliamentary which are essential to Border Force being able to deliver on its remits and support wider government interests

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 that because of the nature of this role, not all working patterns can be accommodated. The role does not involve working unsociable hours. There will be some travel around the UK with occasional overnight stays. Please contact the vacancy holder at the earliest opportunity to discuss your preferred work pattern.

**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, including line management, within the team’s portfolio. These tasks will include, but not be limited to
- Leading on one of the teams 3 portfolio’s.
- 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.
- Delivering on the Governments targets for correspondence and FOIs on behalf of the Director General and other senior officials and ministers.
- Corporate 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.
- Ensuring Border Force meets its Parliamentary responsibilities including but not limited to PQs and Select Committee briefings.

This is a non-uniformed role but there may be occasions uniform is required when accompanying the Director General or for other official events.

**Essential Criteria**
- Exceptional written and verbal communication, with the ability to provide the relevant information accurately and effectively communicating the outcome.
- Excellent partner and team management skills, liaising confidently with senior partners and able to influence when necessary
- Strong organisational skills with proven ability to consider impact wider than your own area of work, able to manage, prioritise and task workload to meet deadlines whilst maintaining attention to detail and not compromising the quality of the work.
- Proactive approach to delivery of tasks, resolving issues and working under pressure.
- Proven ability to mo