Senior Student Visa Compliance Manager - Registry Operations

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Senior Student Visa Compliance Manager - Registry Operations

We are looking for a Senior Student Visa Compliance Manager to join the Registry Operations department within Academic and Student Support Services.

As a senior member of the Visa Compliance Team, you will play a crucial role in upholding our commitment to ensuring the highest standards of compliance with the UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) sponsor obligations.

This post will support a culture of continuous service improvement and undertake a range of duties, including:

• Provide expert advice and support to colleagues at all levels and across academic and professional services, guiding them on complex student visa and immigration matters.
• Ensure adherence to all aspects of compliance with our obligations to the UKVI as a trusted Sponsor, keeping up-to-date knowledge of changes in UKVI policy and procedure.
• Maintaining the University Student Sponsor Licence through oversight of the work of the Student Visa Compliance team, ensuring strict compliance with UKVI regulations.
• Identify opportunities for process and service improvements related to student immigration and compliance and facilitate the implementation of these enhancements.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Extensive knowledge of UK Visa and Immigration regulations as they apply to Higher Education.
• Experience of providing expert advice to staff in relation to student visa regulations.
• Strong data analysis skills to identify risks and ensure full compliance with UKVI regulations.
• An aptitude for problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks to meet multiple demands.

For more information on work-life balance, financial benefits, development, and wellbeing, and some of the facilities and services on offer to staff at Cardiff University please visit 

https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/what-we-can-offer

This is a full-time (35 hours per week), 2 year fixed term position.

Salary: £49,794 - £54,395 per annum (Grade 7).

Please contact [email protected] for an informal discussion about the role.

Date Advertised: 21 March 2024

Closing date: 7 April 2024

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Person Specification

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THIS ROLE (PERSON SPECIFICATION)
There are usually certain skills, qualifications, or experiences that any employee should have before they can be considered for a role.  Some of these will be essential and you would not be able to perform the role without them, but some are desirable.

It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.  You should do your best to show clearly how you meet all the essential criteria by giving examples of how, when and where you have performed the required actions before.  You can draw on elements from any aspect of your life, such as education, work, home, or community life, as long as you focus on its relevance in comparison to the needs of this job.  Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

To start your Supporting Statement, simply copy and paste the next section into a separate document, writing your answers and examples at each point.  Save the document with the title YOUR NAME – BR NUMBER – JOB TITLE and attach it to your application on the recruitment system.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education

Postgraduate/Professional qualification/NVQ 5 or equivalent experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Substantial experience of working closely and collaboratively across an organisation to ensure compliance with immigration requirements.

Able to demonstrate expert professional knowledge of sponsorship requirements of the UKVI’s immigration system, including the Student Route, to be recognised as an authority in the field

Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures related to UKVI policy and requirements.

Customer Service, Communication and Team Working

Able to influence senior decisions for immigration compliance matters that have a strategic impact.

Evidence of ability to explore customers’ needs, adapt the service, and set customer expectations.

Proven ability to develop UKVI networks in order to contribute to long term developments.

Planning, Analysis and Problem solving

Evidence of ability to research and solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions.

Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within the UKVI’s immigration system, particularly focused on the Student Route.

Evidence of ability to undertake and deliver specific projects and supervise short term project teams related to operationalising UKVI policy and requirements.

Desirable Criteria

Experience of working in a Higher Education environment.

Fluency in Welsh, written and oral