Head of Immigration Advice and Compliance

What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

Immigration Advice and Compliance is a specialist team within Student and Academic Services, responsible providing advice to prospective and future students, managing the issuing of CAS for students, enabling recruitment of colleagues who require sponsorship to study or work at Goldsmiths and overseeing our compliance activity.

The Head of Immigration Advice and Compliance is a senior leadership role within Student and Academic Services, responsible for leading all of the University’s activity related to Immigration Advice and Compliance. Critically, the postholder will lead our compliance activity across each of our licences, be responsible for oversight of immigration advice and ensure outstanding service provision in issuing CAS and overseeing the immigration related elements of student and staff recruitment.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in immigration compliance, experience working with UKVI regulations and policies, and a deep understanding of the Higher Education sector. You will be a strategic thinker, a strong communicator, and have the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes.

Goldsmiths, University of London is passionate about advancing equality and celebrating diversity.