Roles and responsibilities:

What we do:

Home Office – International Operations (HOIO) operates to prevent illegal immigration and disrupt the organised immigration crime groups behind it, supporting both the Immigration Enforcement mission and the Home Office purpose. We have staff deployed to approximately 53 locations across the world.

We deliver this by:

1. Providing intelligence support to the visa operation, supporting VSI to take an increasingly global approach to risk streaming built on the analysis of objective data and enhanced with local risk indicators
2. Working with carriers around the world to reduce the threat of inadequately documented arrivals (IDAs) reaching the UK by air
3. Developing intelligence packages related to the visa or air threat for subsequent criminal investigations and prosecutions

What we want from you?

The successful candidate needs to have excellent people skills that they can use strategically to build relationships with key partners to assist Home Office-International Operations (HOIO) in delivering capacity building projects across Southern and Eastern Africa.

Face to face work is a fundamental part of the job, so the successful candidate should be prepared to do some public speaking in front of HMG Partners, International Partners, and host government agencies.

The successful candidate need be able to manage very challenging workloads, deliver at pace and be flexible in support of business aims. Once up to speed in the role the successful candidate should be able to work towards objectives with minimal supervision.

The role necessitates travel for liaison, training, site visits and meetings. As we are delivering the project across five countries some overnight stays will be required. The role also requires working unsociable hours including some weekend working.

Working for HOIO is amazing, as much as for the development opportunities it offers as the actual experience of delivering our objectives which can be hugely satisfying.

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

Responsibility for the financial management a GBP 2 million budget including ensuring all spend is captured in a timely and accurate manner and that procurement is in line with FCDO and Home Office guidance.

Actively oversee the HOIO budget throughout the year, by providing forecasts and monthly reviews of spending. Highlighting underspend or potential overspend as soon as practicable to the budget holder.