Immigration & Compliance Administration Assistant

Job Description

Recruitment Hunters are recruiting for an Immigration & Compliance Assistant for their large international educational client based in Cambridge. The role will initially be a fixed term contract for around 6 months, with possible options depending on performance and business requirements. The roles would suit a Graduate with excellent customer service skills, strong administration skills andgreat attention to detail. FTC for 6month Full-Time role from Mid August 2022 till Jan 2023, training will of course be provided - Hybrid 2days Office in Cambridge and 3 days remote..The post-holder will be working closely with the Central Admissions Team and Global Sales Team, conducting visa interviews and vetting applications to ensure high standards of immigration compliance throughout the visa application process, with a focus onvisa interview and assisting with administrative tasks. In order to achieve this goal, the post-holder will assess applications and conduct interviews as well as working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders across the firms central functions,sales team and educational agencies. Strong commitment in providing excellent customer service is key to this role.Main Responsibilities:- Immigration & Compliance Administration Assistant

• To conduct compliance interviews and provide feedback to applicants/agents to ensure they are familiar with the visa interview process and given constructive feedback promptly.
• To work closely with Central Admissions team and Global Sales Team by advising on and vetting students application documents such as financial evidence, birth certificates and TB certificates to ensure students successfully obtain their visa by followingthe correct procedures and processes stipulated by the UKVI.
• To screen applicants with an aim to drive down visa refusal rate by conducting compliance interviews
• To help students prepare for visa interview where necessary to ensure they understand the importance of interview preparation as well as familiarise themselves with the format of such process.
• To assess applications via the compliance borderline and interview processes by liaising with colleagues of sales team, Central Admissions team and Centre teams.
• To input into processes with stakeholders in central functions to ensure applications are processed efficiently as well as meeting UK immigration compliance requirements.
• To provide reports and analysis on compliance interviews, patterns and areas of further improvement.
• Any other duties required as part of the Immigration Compliance Team objectives in safeguarding Student Sponsor licence and improve our immigration compliance performance.

Person Specification - Immigration & Compliance Administration Assistant

• The position of Immigration Compliance Assistant (ICA) requires a positive attitude to assist central admissions team and sales team to navigate the complex, challenging and constantly changing immigration compliance environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Methodical with great attention to detail whilst being able to work towards tight deadlines and under great pressure
• Proven record of providing excellent level of customer care
• To work with high level of autonomy as well as a team member
• Able to deal with stakeholders of all levels from students to agents and from colleagues within the firm as well as those from partner universities
• The post-holder must be a confident user of Microsoft applications such as Word, Outlook, SharePoint & Teams as well as the firms student data systems (training for student data system will be provided)
• The balance of strong immigration compliance with excellent customer service has been a key feature of success to date and any applicant would need to contribute to this
• Evidence of technical understanding of similar legal environments is preferred, and experience of the UKVI Student visa system would be a significant advantage.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent (desirable)
• Experience of dealing with students/agents of similar level (desirable)
• Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

This is a full time, 6Months Fixed Term Contract, being based in Cambridge, working Monday - Friday offering a salary of £20,000 - £22,000 Pro-Rata DOE pa & excellent company benefits. The role will be a hybrid role part remote and part from the Head Officein Cambridge.If this Immigration & Compliance Assistant position sounds like you, then forward your CV to Steve at Recruitment Hunters."Let us do the hunting...so you dont have to!"Recruitment Hunters is an independent recruitment agency based in Cambridgeshire who place permanent & contract staff into firms across East Anglia (Cambridgeshire, Suffolk & Norfolk) & West London. We focus on 4 main sectors from Commercial, Accountancy,Engineering to Technical. The types of roles we recruit for as follows: Administration, Accounts, Analyst, Customer Service, Logistics, Credit Control, Ledger Clerks, Sales, Account Management, Management, IT, HR, Directors, Engineering, Accountants, Analysts,Insurance, Technical, Public Relations, Marketing, Design, Legal, Call Centre, Receptionists, Pas, Bi-Lingual, Field Sales, Graduates, Juniors, Mortgage Underwriters, Banking & everything in-between.Graduate, Degree, Education, Admin, Compliance, UKVI, Immigration, Admin, Administration, Student, Customer Services, Support, Compliance, Visa Compliance, Visa Checking, Student Interviewing, Administrative, Support, Admin, Hybrid, Cambridge, FTC, Contract,August Start, Recruitment Hunters

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