Enrichment, Risk and Innovation Lead Heo

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Foreign & Commonwealth Office Full time
Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main purpose of job:


The Enrichment Team has a key cross-cutting role providing verification support to the operational team, to central operations, and policy leads in developing new ways of working.


The role will include; statistical data analysis, with a high quality of accuracy; team and operational management; effective liaison with stakeholders and OGDs/external institutions; the gathering of evidence to support policy initiatives and rules changes.


Roles and responsibilities:

  • This analysis skill will be used to identify and manage trends in harm, creating profiles and rolling these out to support quality decision making.
  • Production of Equality Impact Assessments to support the way in which UKVI globally allocates casework across its teams.
  • Upskilling other DMCs with knowledge of Africa risk and harm data to support movement of decision making and a consistent approach.
  • Engagement with a team of UK and Country Based staff encouraging a consultative approach to future innovation to introduce positive change to Enrichment processes.
  • Represent on Enrichment Team matters at Operational Review Meetings, defending decisions and taking note of constructive feedback when needed.
  • Use of technology to analyse and report on verification data and related information with a view to increase efficiencies.
  • Support on verification related project work, collating and reviewing evidence with a view to supporting colleagues to implement policy changes.
  • The role will provide cover and support to a small team of C4 Entry Clearance Managers.
  • You will need to be adaptable to respond to emerging issues and tasking with a strong focus on working to tight deadlines whilst prioritising conflicting pressures.
  • The role will also cover some additional Entry Clearance Manager functionality, particularly during peak periods of visit visa demand, and additional training will be provided.

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

You will manage an Enrichment team currently compromising of around 10 staff members.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

  • Given the nature of the role
    previous experience of the UK's immigration legislation and operations is essential.
  • Good communication with excellent spoken and written English.
  • The ability to work quickly and reliably with little supervision to meet challenging targets.
  • Ability to work well under pressure.
  • Excellent team players this is an all for one, and one for all environment.
  • Flexibility and a positive attitude to working in a forward thinking, modern and motivated department, which is working at the forefront of visa work. We are committed to improving standards and procedures and we are looking for likeminded employees.
Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

  • There may be the need to work flexible hours.
  • A positive attitude is essential as is the ability to work as part of a team.


 Required behaviours
  • Changing and Improving, Working Together Application deadline Application deadline day Application deadline month Application deadline year
  • 6 March 2023
Grade

  • Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Type of Position

  • Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
Region

  • Africa
Country/Territory

  • South Africa
Location (City)

  • Pretoria
Type of Post

  • British High Commission
Number of vacancies

  • 1
Salary

  • R 643,242.53 per annum
Start Date Start Date - day Start Date - month Start Date - year

  • 1
April 2023

Other benefits and conditions of employment

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
UKVI is committed to developing our team and L&D opportunities will be available through the period of employment.

Working patterns:

This Post is full time with some provision to allow working from home. However it will mostly be office based due to the IT systems used with UKVI.***Additional information

Security Clearance Level required:
SC(O)
The international arm of UK Visas and Immigration is an integral part of the Home Office working to help deliver the department's three objectives of:

  • Protecting our border and our national interests.
  • Tackling border tax fraud, smuggling and immigration crime.
  • Implementing fast and fair decisions.


Following the introduction of a visa regime for South African passport holders in July 2009 Pretoria has become one of UKVI's largest visa issuing posts.

The operation has since expanded to include decision-making for Southern, East and Central Africa.

  • Obtain the relevant permit
  • Pay fees for the permit
  • Make arrangements to relocate
  • Meet the costs to relocate
  • The British High Commission do not sponsor visas/work permits except where it may be local practice to do so.
  • Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
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