Job summary
Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government�s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. It also aims to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain.�
Job description
The North Immigration Compliance Enforcement (ICE) & Reporting Offender Management (ROM) is a directorate within Enforcement, Compliance & Crime (ECC) covering Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the North and West of England. �Our mission, using intelligence and in accordance with our control strategy, is to utilise our skilled and professional workforce to tackle immigration abuse and protect the vulnerable.
Our purpose and focus will always be to play our part in contributing to Government�s top priorities that include tackling illegal migration, removing those with no right to be here, protecting the vulnerable, reducing the size of the illegal population and the harm it causes and to protect the integrity of the immigration system.
Honesty, Integrity, Impartiality, Objectivity, and our wider regional values will always be at the heart of everything we do. We will always deliver our core business as efficiently and effectively as we can to achieve the very best outcomes.
ICE & ROM North: Four Nations, one Region, Enforcing Immigration Law and driving compliance to protect and deliver for the communities we serve.
The successful candidate will join the Operational Strategic Support Team, who�s remit is to work alongside the ICE/ROM North Senior Management Team (SMT) to co-ordinate and improve performance, professionalism and efficiency across the Region.
1. The key focus of this role is to support ICE North and Rapid Response Teams (RRT) to deliver effective performance against changing key priorities; ensuring the operation has the correct knowledge, skills, time, equipment and professionalism to deliver what is required
2. Driving performance improvements and increasing professionalism and accountability
3. Ensuring work briefings and statistics are provided in a timely manner, to analyse and narrate ICE/ROM North performance to senior managers
4. Coordination of activity for new and high profile workstreams
Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
5. Analysing, reviewing and improving output from Regional Tasking & Co-ordination Group to help shape future operational tasking opportunities
6. To work with G6s and G7 ICE leads to ensure NTCG tasking priorities are delivered
7. Provide technical advice/support and co-ordinate activity and provide statistics and narrative around new workstreams
8. Deliver more efficient AHW spend � working with G7s to maintain regular overview of AHW spend, providing team updates on overspend/underspend for G6. Also, to co-ordinate discussions for the new financial year, providing advice, support and assurance to maximise efficiency and productivity
9. Liaise closely with the operational assurance team. To review assurance reports, share best practice to improve DQ and limit business risks
10. Deliver the CIO/HEO best practice forum, sharing ideas and initiatives to improve performance outcomes across all ICE/ROM teams. Ensuring best practice is identified and shared
11. Analysing performance reports, helping to provide a relevant and detailed narrative for command performance, highlight successes, but also areas to develop
12. Liaise with Training and Skills Unit (TASU) re training and mentoring opportunities, working closely with G6s and G7 ICE leads to identify/create courses to be delivered locally by Business Embedded Trainers (BETs) where TASU are unable/unprepared to deliver
13. Work closely with Finance Business Partners, Work Force Planning and Recruitment leads ensuring budgets and FTE are closely monitored throughout the year
14. Budget setting for ICE North
15. Support G6 with administrative tasks when necessary
16. Representing ICE in various forums, ensuring IE interests are represented effectively
Due to business needs, this vacancy is available on a full time basis only.
Person specification
The successful candidates duties will include - although are not limited to the following:
17. A drive to improve efficiency, productivity and professionalism
18. Experience of prioritising and delivering at pace, capable of juggling multiple competing priorities under pressure and in a fast-paced environment, ensuring that outputs are consistent
19. Confident in decision-making, exercising sound judgement, and the ability to challenge others in a constructive manner appropriate to the situation
20. Experienced in identifying, escalating, and mitigating risks and resolving issues with demonstrable ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems
21. Committed to continuous improvement, in an environment where performance matters
22. Can effectively organise and plan
23. Able to communicate effectively and confidently with senior leaders
24. Form part of the HMI on-call rota taking referrals and acting as Gold commander for teams
25. Willingness to travel across the region
When you join us as, you do not need to have any previous experience or prior knowledge about the role, as you will be given full and thorough training to enable you to be competent in the job.� Not long after starting with us, you will commence training on the ICE Pathway Programme. The ICE Pathway Programme is the mandatory training all newly recruited ICE/ROM officers receive upon joining the HOME Office. The full programme has been designed to be progressive in its approach to delivery.
Delegates start with the ICE Pathway which is delivered over 8 weeks including two weeks of Initial Arrest Training (PPST Level 3). Upon successful completion, delegates will return to their team to commence the mentoring phase of the programme.
The ICE Pathway initial 5 weeks is classroom-based learning with a mixture of theory and practical exercises combined. The material taught covers topics such as History of Immigration, Pre and on entry functions, why people come to the, Forgery skills including an assessment which is pass or fail. Illegal Entry, breach of conditions, EEA in country, Powers which govern the work we do (Schedule 2 and part 3), warrants, in country examination, visits & operational briefings, Baseline Vulnerability, Digital Pocket Notebooks, Statement writing, Community Engagement, file creation, Illegal working, Interview skills. During your entire programme from day 1 to the end of your 5 weeks you will be under observation, and assessment. All delegates will be formatively assessed throughout the entire programme, using online knowledge checks, group exercises and scenario based practical exercises.
Please note candidates will be expected to be available between 5-8 weeks (Mon-Fri - possibly weekends) for a classroom-based course on selected courses when a start date is agreed.� This may involve travel to a specific training location, cost of travel and accommodation will be met by the business.
Essential criteria
26. Strategic planning and problem-solving skills with an ability to work under pressure and prioritise important tasks over others
27. Ability to analyse and compile a large amount of data and come up with conclusive results
28. Ability to coordinate and ensure maximum efficiency and productivity
29. Strong management, engagement and interpersonal skills
30. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
31. Strong IT skills including Microsoft products
Desirable criteria
32. Operational experience in ICE/ROM
33. Gold command trained
34. Knowledge of working with budgets/workforce planning
35. Knowledge of IE IT systems
Licences
Full UK valid Manual Driving licence required
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
36. Delivering at Pace
37. Managing a Quality Service
38. Seeing the Big Picture
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
39. Delivering at Pace
Benefits
40. Learning and development tailored to your role
41. An environment with flexible working options
42. A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
43. A with an average employer contribution of 27%