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The Role and Department

The Student Immigration and Funding Service (SIFS) works with internal colleagues and external partners to provide high quality advice and support relating to immigration legislation and financial support for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and applicants.

The immigration services provided by SIFS include:

• Provision of advice to students, academic and professional services staff
• Right to Study checks for all students subject to immigration regulation
• Monitoring of attendance an engagement and related reporting to UK Visas & Immigration
• Provision of Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for visa extensions
• Right to work checks for students being employed at the University

The Service is part of the Student & Academic Services Directorate (SASD). The Directorate provides a professional administrative support service to University staff, students and applicants.

The Academic Registrar is the head of the Directorate and is responsible to the Vice Provost for its management. The following services fall under the SASD’s remit:

• Access and Engagement
• Curriculum, Learning and Assessment
• Recruitment and Admissions
• Student Immigration and Funding
• Student Registry

All of the services are based at either the Palatine Centre or Mountjoy Centre in Durham City. The University operates a hybrid working policy which currently offers the opportunity to work from home up to 3 days per week.

You will play a key part in developing the University's policy and principles in relation to immigration compliance, ensuring the University retains its licence to sponsor international students and maintains its strong reputation as an HEI with a track record of compliance.

Being experienced in the delivery of student immigration services, you will also be expected to support and develop the provision of quality immigration advice and casework for international applicants, students and their dependents.

You must also be a flexible team worker able to take responsibility for managing a varied workload to a high standard. A high level of accuracy, sometimes under pressure, is essential. You will be dealing with highly confidential and potentially sensitive information and which must be kept in accordance with the principles of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and in the strictest confidence.