Immigration Compliance Manager

The Opportunity

As the organisation's subject matter expert for workforce immigration compliance, you will:

• Lead and oversee UKVI compliance across the organisation, acting as the recognised subject matter expert on immigration legislation, sponsorship requirements and regulatory best practice.
• Collaborate with HR teams and various stakeholders to ensure institutional policies and practises align with evolving UK immigration requirements.
• Develop and maintain the workplace immigration compliance framework, delivering expert advice on complex cases and leading audit activities.
• Monitor compliance performance, producing management information and risk reports to recommend improvements in systems and controls.
• Foster an inclusive environment that supports international colleagues, promoting understanding of immigration compliance through training and development initiatives.

About You

• Significant experience managing UKVI sponsorship and immigration compliance activities.
• Strong knowledge of UK immigration legislation, sponsor licence requirements and right-to-work regulations.
• Proven ability to develop policies and governance frameworks, lead audits, and manage compliance risks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to distil complex legislation into clear operational guidance.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and experience advising senior leaders.
• Strong policy development, governance and process improvement expertise.
• The confidence to challenge, influence and drive best practice across an organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity where you'll have genuine scope to shape strategy, influence decision-making and lead meaningful improvement initiatives, whilst building relationships across a broad range of stakeholders in a collaborative and values-driven environment.

If you're an experienced UKVI, immigration or compliance specialist looking for a role that combines strategic influence with operational leadership, we'd love to hear from you.