Lead West Midlands Immigration Compliance and Enforcement

The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
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. Learn more on our careers pages.
This is an exciting operational role that requires a significant investment of time, independent working and personal drive to be able to deliver desired outcomes for West Midlands Immigration Compliance and Enforcement (ICE) and Reporting and Offender Management (ROM), as part of the wider ICE & ROM North Command.
Given the operational nature of this role, you will be required to work flexibly and have the ability to work to very tight deadlines to meet operational demands which are 24/7., The role requires engagement with stakeholders across the immigration system in order to develop and conduct operations, in line with the team’s operational priorities, gathering intelligence and feeding this into systems to help develop operations and help the organisation obtain a better and bigger view of existing and emerging threats.
The successful candidate will lead a fast paced ICE and ROM team.
Training
You will receive full training and support to do the job. Training takes place initially in the classroom and then continues on the job with a mentor who supports you until you are fully confident in the role. Even then you are never alone; you work as part of a team where there is always someone around for advice and support. Further information on what the training involves can be found on our website.
Working Patterns
Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis., The role includes (list is not exhaustive):
+ Providing strong leadership and line management to the team, consisting of Chief Immigration Officers (CIOs), His Majesty’s Inspectors (HMIs), Immigration Officers (IOs), and Administrative Support staff (AOs, EOs, HEO’s and SEOs), including maximising staff development and performance to ensure full ICE/ROM delivery through its people.
+ Proactively establishing tactical and strategic partnerships within law enforcement, the community, and statutory agencies, identifying innovative opportunities to improve ICE/ROM operational performance and delivery.
+ Analysing Team performance on a regular basis to identify opportunities to raise productivity further, acting as a special advisor and change manager on future policy and process changes.
+ Embedding professional standards, carrying out internal reviews as appropriate and challenging historic practices as necessary to further modernise the frontline and working practices to meet fluid operational demands.
+ Acting as a point of contact for ROM/ICE on assurance, taking responsibility for the completion of self-assurance reviews, working in partnership with the National Operations and Assurance team to address areas of concern promptly and ensure that new processes are embedded.
+ Acting as Gold Commander for operations, briefing upwards to the wider Senior Leadership Team. You will be managed by an operational Grade 6.
+ You could be deployed at very short notice to deal with Critical Incidents. You will be expected to play a full part in the ICE North command structure and the AD on-call rota for the entire North region., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Leadership
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Making Effective Decisions
+ Seeing the Big Picture, We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.
1. Application – by 2nd October 2024.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
+ Personal Statement (maximum 1000 words).
The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.
For guidance and information on how to construct your application (CV, Personal Statement and Behaviours), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.
2. Sift – week commencing 7th October 2024.
The sift will be held on the Personal Statement.
3. Interview – commencing 24th October 2024.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be:
+ Behaviours (as listed in the job advert) and Strength based questions.
The interview will take place via MS Teams.
In addition, candidates will be asked to prepare a presentation that will be delivered at interview. The presentation will be assessed against 'Behaviours' on the 'Success Profiles' and will be specifically assessed against the Lead Behaviour - Leadership. The presentation question/scenario will be disclosed closer to the interviews.
For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.
Location Preference
You will only be able to select a single location preference so please ensure this is a location that you are prepared to travel to. If you are offered a role at your preferred location and you decline, your application will be withdrawn.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is no guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be found on our website.
Candidates judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised without the need to go through a further selection process, providing the role has the same Success Profiles elements and essential skills. There is no guarantee that further such vacancies will arise.
Appearance and Standards
This is a uniformed post and as such requires the highest standards. Further information on this and policies this can be found on our website.
All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.
Additional Security Checks
As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.
Further information
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.
If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
If you are invited to an interview, you will be required to bring documentation for the purposes of establishing your identity.
You will need to meet the nationality requirements for this role and obtain the necessary security clearance to take it up. For meaningful security checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. Learn more on our website. Security Checks - Home Office Careers
Visa sponsorship
We do not sponsor individuals via Skilled Worker Sponsorship / Tier 2 (General) work visas.
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
+ Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
+ Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks., If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance
HORecruitment.GRS@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:
+ Commitment, flexibility, and resilience.
+ Ability to quickly build operational capability of self, team members and the unit as a whole.
+ Enthusiasm and self-motivation as shifts can be long, pressurised and demanding.
+ Excellent communication; verbal and written to a wide range of stakeholders, customers, senior leaders, and staff within own teams.
+ Exceptional interpersonal skills; being able to influence the SCS and other senior leaders, as well as all internal/external colleagues.
+ Collaboration with other teams to ensure delivery of the required outcome.
+ Experience of working in a fast pace, frontline operational environment.
Desirable criteria
+ IE Arrest trained to PST level 3.
+ Gold Trained and Operational experience of ICE/ROM work., Full UK valid Manual Driving Licence required as this role will require the candidate to travel outside of the region alongside driving the operational vehicles, when deployed with teams.

In addition to your salary, a career with the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including:
+ A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
+ In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
+ 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
+ Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
+ See more of our benefits on our careers website.