Senior Visa Compliance Officer

University of Law; London; Hybrid; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the University of Law as a Senior Visa Compliance Officer where you'll oversee post-CAS compliance, ensuring 'Best Compliance Accuracy'. Utilize your UKVI compliance experience in a hybrid role based at our London campus, offering clear immigration advice while mentoring junior staff.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days

Private Medical Scheme

Life Assurance

Contributory Pension Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Student Discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in UKVI compliance within education.
• Sharp eye for detail and data insights.
• Confident communicator for complex immigration rules.

Responsibilities

• Lead tracking of post-CAS compliance.
• Act as go-to expert for escalated cases.
• Build data insights for decision-makers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Data analysis

Mentoring

Education

A-level (or equivalent)

Degree-level study

Tools

Sponsor Management System

Job description

Shape the student journey at The University of Law

Join our UKVI Student Compliance team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding the University's Sponsor Licence. As Senior Visa Compliance Officer, you'll own everything that happens after a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is issued monitoring engagement, steering complex change-of-circumstance cases and ensuring every report to the Home Office is spot-on and on time

Based at our London Moorgate campus with hybrid flexibility.

As our Senior Visa Compliance Officer, you will:

• Lead post-CAS compliance: track enrolment, attendance, intermissions, early completions and more, producing crisp reports that keep us audit-ready.
• Act as the go-to expert for escalated student cases and staff queries, mentoring junior officers along the way.
• Deputise for the Head of Visa Compliance: represent the team in meetings, drive process improvements and keep our Best Compliance Accuracy (BCA) metrics healthy.
• Build smart data insights: pull, analyse and present data that pinpoints risk and informs decision-makers.
• Deliver gold-standard service: give clear, student-centred immigration advice across email, phone and in-person channels.

Is this you?:

• Proven experience in UKVI compliance within an education setting, using the Sponsor Management System daily.
• Sharp eye for detail and a love of turning large data-sets into actionable insights.
• Confident communicator who can translate complex immigration rules for non-specialists.
• Team spirit plus the autonomy to juggle priorities, meet tight deadlines and thrive under pressure.
• A-level (or equivalent) minimum; degree-level study is a bonus

Why join us?

Along with a starting salaryof £38,377 per annum you'll enjoy:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days
• Private Medical Scheme and Life Assurance
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans and Student Discounts

The closing date for application is midnight on 30th June 2025.

For further information please contact Fiona Guernaoui by emailing [e-mail]

Please visit our careers site https://careers.law.ac.uk/ for a full overview of the job description.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive community

We are committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population. We actively seek to increase representation across all backgrounds and identities, and we provide support and adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

For more information, please contact [e-mail].

Please note: For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licenced sponsor.

Some posts within the University are subject to a DBS check - you will be notified of this during the application process.