Local Immigration Expert

Line Up Aviation; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus is seeking a Local Immigration Expert for a 12-month contract to guide and support business mobility and compliance with UK immigration law.

Role involves coordinating with external consultants, managing visa data, and tracking expiry dates while ensuring a smooth employee experience during international assignments.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Certification or strong experience in UK immigration mandatory.
• Diploma in labour law would be a plus.
• Relevant experience working with external bodies/organisations would also be a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in negotiation and managing operational tasks to a high standard.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with External Immigration Consultants to ensure the initial and continuing right to work of employees moving to the UK, ensuring Airbus compliance with EU and national laws.
• Collect and provide data needed by the provider for visa applications according to country and activity performed by the business/HRBPs.
• Manage A1 certificate requests and health insurance certificates if applicable.
• Regularly collect company information and official documents (e.g., KBIS) and share with the provider.
• Maintain global tracking of employees' visa expiry dates.
• Provide a one-stop shop for Airbus internal purposes: HR managers, HRBPs, Line Managers, Recruitment BPs, etc., including guidance, training, and knowledge consolidation.

Skills

UK immigration

Negotiation

Operations management

Education

Diploma/Certification in UK immigration

Diploma in labour law

Job description

On behalf of our client, we are looking to appoint a Local Immigration Expert for an initial 12-month contract. As the Local Immigration Expert, you will provide expert guidance and support to the business and its employees on UK immigration requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations relating to business travel, short-term assignments and external recruitment. Acting as a key point of contact for immigration matters, you will help the business navigate complex immigration processes while facilitating international mobility and delivering a positive employee experience.

Role: Local Immigration Expert
Pay: 46.82 per hour via Umbrella rate
Location: Filton
Contract: Monday to Friday, 35 Hours a week, 12-month contract
IR35 Status: Inside
SC Clearnce: BPSS

Responsibilities

• Manage interface with External Immigration Consultants currently in charge of immigration administration of moves to the UK in order to ensure the initial and continuing right to work of employees going on "short international move" therefore ensuring Airbus compliance with EU and national laws.
• Collect & provide all the necessary data needed by the provider to manage the administrative visa requests according to country combination and activity performed from the business / HRBPs (job description, salary info, home and host entity details etc
• Manage A1 certificate requests + Health Insurance certificates if applicable.
• Collect on a regular basis the company information and any other official documents (such as KBIS etc) and share them with the provider.
• Ensure a global tracking of employees' visa expiry dates.
• Provide a one-stop shop for Airbus internal purposes (HR Managers, HRBPs, Line Managers, Recruitment Business Partners, Customer Services, Reward Operations, Global Mobility and Security):
  • advice, guidance, support to applications and coordination
  • organisation of awareness sessions on immigration rules
  • consolidation of knowledge with transnational HR (GM, SPIR international)
  • contribution to the collaborative network of local Immigration Experts
  • legal monitoring
• Manage the immigration steps in the End-To-End External Recruitment process of non-UK/non-Irish nationals (actions performed in and outside the HR tool):

• Contact the selected candidate
• Check their immigration title
• If applicable, initiate the immigration provider and follow up the case
• Once issued, review the immigration documents and confirm in the HR tool

• Other responsibilities
  • Manage the employees' visa renewals and change of employment applications.
  • Ensure our sponsor licence responsibilities with the Home Office are met.
  • Handle external provider financial management.

• • Contribute to national and transnational key projects.

Essential requirements

• Diploma/Certification or strong experience in UK immigration mandatory.
• Diploma in labour law would be a plus.
• Relevant experience in working with external bodies/organisations would also be a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in negotiation and managing operational tasks to a high standard.
• This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.