Global Mobility Immigration Advisor

MBDA France société par actions simplifiée; England; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus: Up to £2,500

Pension: up to 14% total contribution

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave benefits

Site facilities and subsidised meals

Healthcare Cash Plan

Job summary

MBDA is seeking a Global Mobility Immigration Advisor to join the UK Global Mobility team. You will be the subject matter expert for outbound UK immigration matters, advising on visas, work permits and residency requirements across jurisdictions while ensuring compliance.

The role supports international assignments, permanent transfers and short deployments with a hybrid work pattern (2–3 days on site). Salary is circa £54,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in immigration within Global Mobility or international HR compliance.
• Strong knowledge of visas, work permits, residency requirements and policy development is useful.
• Experience managing relationships with external immigration providers and advisors.
• Solid understanding of governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead on immigration compliance for international assignments, permanent transfers and ad-hoc deployments.
• Provide expert advice on visas, work permits and residency requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Develop and continuously improve MBDA UK's immigration governance, policies and compliance framework.
• Monitor changes in immigration legislation and assess impact on business and employees.
• Identify and mitigate immigration-related risks to reduce operational exposure.
• Establish robust processes, controls and audit requirements for compliance and governance.
• Partner with external immigration providers to deliver high-quality support.
• Ensure immigration timelines are integrated into assignment planning and mobilisation activities.
• Support HRBP, managers and employees with clear immigration guidance.
• Track key immigration milestones and ensure accountability across stakeholders.
• Support supplier management and cost management for immigration services.
• Escalate complex/high-risk cases with practical solutions as needed.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the Global Mobility function.

Skills

Immigration expertise

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Governance & compliance

Organisational skills

Education

Relevant immigration accreditation

Job description

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced immigration professional looking to make a real impact in an international organisation?

We're looking for a Global Mobility Immigration Advisor to join our UK Global Mobility (GM) team, where you'll act as the subject matter expert for all outbound assignment from the UK immigration matters. Supporting international assignments, permanent transfers and short-term deployments, you'll play a critical role in enabling MBDA to move talent across borders while ensuring full immigration compliance. You will also be required to provide technical expertise – as needed - for inbound to the UK immigration matters, working closely with the Global Mobility Adviser responsible for inbound assignments.

Working closely with colleagues across GM, HR, business stakeholders and external immigration providers, you'll help shape and continuously improve our immigration framework, ensuring our people have a positive experience when working internationally.

This is a fantastic opportunity to influence strategy, drive best practice and partner with teams across the UK and internationally.

Salary: Circa £54,000 depending on experience.

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 - 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification.

Security Clearance: British Citizen

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead on immigration compliance for international assignments, permanent transfers and ad-hoc deployments.
• Provide expert advice on visas, work permits, residency permits and immigration requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve MBDA UK's immigration governance, policies and compliance framework.
• Monitor changes in immigration legislation and proactively assess the impact on the business and our employees.
• Identify, manage and mitigate immigration-related risks, ensuring legal compliance and reducing operational exposure.
• Establish robust processes, controls and audit requirements to support compliance and governance.
• Partner closely with external immigration providers to deliver efficient, high-quality immigration support.
• Ensure immigration requirements and timelines are fully integrated into assignment planning and mobilisation activities.
• Support HR Business Partners, managers and employees by providing clear, practical and commercially focused immigration guidance.
• Track key immigration milestones and ensure accountability across all stakeholders involved in international moves.
• Support supplier management activities, including service performance, case quality, employee experience and cost management.
• Escalate complex or high-risk cases, recommending practical solutions and corrective actions where required.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and success of the wider Global Mobility function.

What we're looking for from you:

We're interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience in immigration within the Global Mobility context or International HR compliance, preferably with experience in a large multinational organisation and cross-border employment considerations.

• Strong knowledge of immigration processes, including visas, work permits and residency requirements. Any exposure to immigration policy development and programme governance would be useful.
• Experience managing relationships with external immigration providers and specialist advisers.
• A strong understanding of compliance, governance and risk management principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and advise at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex immigration requirements clearly and confidently.
• Any relevant immigration-related accreditation would be beneficial.

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