* Deputy Compliance Manager

Government Recruitment Service; Bedford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Bedford is seeking a Deputy Compliance Manager to join the Home Office Immigration Enforcement team. Based at Yarl's Wood IRC, you will help monitor compliance with contractual requirements and support delivery of contracted services, liaising with staff and residents.

The role involves on-site work, including rotating shifts, training provided, and occasional travel within the UK. A driving licence is not essential, but travel to the remote site is required.

Job description

** Deputy Compliance Manager

Company: Government Recruitment Service Salary: £34,415 to £34,931 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Bedford Job type: Permanent Posting date: 20 Oct 2026 Closing date: 1 Nov 2026

Summary

The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.

Immigration Enforcementis responsible forenforcing the government's immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. We also aim to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn moreon our careers pages.

The Compliance Team is a close-knit group who work together to ensure that compliance assurance that services within the IRC are delivered safely, professionally and in line with contractual requirements. Team members bring a range of experience and perspectives, working collaboratively to share knowledge, discuss findings and support one another in making informed decisions. The team has regular opportunities to engage with Home Office colleagues, supplier representatives and detained residents. It is a varied and rewarding role where your observations and professional judgement can have a direct impact on standards and outcomes.

As a Deputy Compliance Manager, you will be one of a team of 7 who monitor the standards within the Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) and the performance of the IRC Supplier, ensuring effective delivery of contracted services. This is achieved by regularly walking throughout the IRC, interacting with IRC supplier staff and the detained residents, as well as developing a good understanding of the Contractual requirements of both the IRC Supplier and the Home Office.

You will receive full training and support to do the job. Training takes place initially via e-learning and classroom and then it 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.

The Role is based at Yarl's Wood IRC, Twinwoods Business Park, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, MK44 1FD. 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. Please note - Whilst a Driving Licence is not necessary, this location is remote and not accessible by public transport, therefore you will need to take this into consideration before applying for the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring contractual compliance, providing performance summaries and feedback to the Home Office Compliance Manager and carrying out Immigration Enforcement's statutory duties around the IRC, including authorising the use of temporary confinement.
• or removal from association for residents as necessary.
• Managing the team's shared inbox, responding to enquiries in a timely fashion.
• Representing the Home Office at a range of meetings that include planning in the difficult removals of residents, daily operational meetings, resident consultative committees, Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), security, healthcare and safer community meetings.
• Assisting in giving advice about policies and procedures of the IRC to managers, including responses to parliamentary questions and other official correspondence.
• Being available for an out of hours on-call service for Detention Operations rotated between team including monitoring and reporting on transfer of residents from the IRC onto their chartered removal flight.
• Assisting the Compliance Manager producing monthly reports providing essential data and statistics relating to the IRC and occasional minute taking at some meetings (shared between the team on rotation).
• Ensuring Residents are provided with an effective service in line with Detention Services Performance Standards & Framework, collecting, processing and auditing complaints in line with the policy, working collaboratively with the complaints department.

Please Note: While a driving licence is not a requirement for this role, applicants should be aware that the site is in a remote location with limited or no public transport links. Candidates must therefore ensure they can reliably travel to and from the site when considering an application.

Working Pattern

Due to business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis.

Successful candidates will need to be able to attend for all shifts including early starts, late night finishes, and overnight shifts. These shifts may be outside of public transport operating hours.

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.

Travel

Occasional travel within the UK may be required. Travel costs incurred for business need will be reimbursed in line with Home Office travel policy.

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