View Vacancy - KL - Immigration Liaison Assistant (ILA), A2(L)

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Main purpose of job:

IEI is Immigration Enforcement’s overseas network tasked with preventing illegal immigration and disrupting the organised immigration crime behind it. We support Immigration Enforcement’s key mission: to reduce the size of the illegal population and the harm it causes.

The successful candidate will work as part of the Home Office's  Immigration Enforcement International (IEI) team in Kuala Lumpur at the British High Commission with additional responsibility for Indonesia and Singapore.   You will have responsibility for assisting the Immigration Liaison Officer and Manager to identify threats to the UK Border, prevent inadequately documented passengers from arriving in the UK, identify organised immigration crime and develop investigations to disrupt those responsible.

You will be working closely with the wider IEI Asia Pacific Team (based in Beijing, China) to identify and combat organised immigration crime and abuse of both the visa and air routes, prioritising investigations in line with adoption criteria, collating, risk assessing and disseminating intelligence, and developing risk profiles and alerts.

Good decision making and liaison skills, ability to work under pressure and with minimum supervision are key requirements of the role. 

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?

  • Prepare and undertake project research, verification and compliance checks.
  • Build and maintain relationships with airlines, local law enforcement partners and counterparts in other diplomatic missions to support IEI functions.
  • Ensure all intelligence is handled in compliance with relevant legislation and policy and is accurate and fit for purpose.
  • Gather, record and summarise statistics. Assisting in the production of reports.
  • Provide accurate written and verbal translation/interpreting support.
  • Manage and fully support all IEI administrative functions and be responsible for running the duty office.
  • Provide logistical support to the Immigration Liaison Officer / Manager.
  • Participate in capacity building activity and the successful delivery of associated projects.
  • Work as part of the British High Commission crisis response team

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

N/A

Essential on arrival:      

  • Strong interpersonal, organisational and time management skills
  • A high level of written and spoken English and Malay Strong organisational and time management skills.
  • An ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision is essential.
  • Good IT skills  

Language requirements:

Language: English, Bahasa Malaysia

Level of language required:  Excellent/Highly Proficient

  • Previous immigration, law enforcement and/or analytical or investigation experience would be an advantage.
28 November 2021
Administrative Officer (AO)
Fixed Term, Full-time
36.25
24 months
Asia Pacific
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
British High Commission
1
MYR
MYR 4,195
15 January 2021

The jobholder must be cleared to SC (O) clearance prior to taking up the position. The clearance level is a requirement of the Home Office. You must also already hold permission to live and work in Malaysia

This position is being advertised as a 24 months fixed term position in Kuala Lumpur, and will be extended subject to performance and availability of funding.

The British High Commission offers a competitive remuneration package, benefits, leave entitlement of 20 days per annum (calculated on pro rata basis) and works hard to provide L&D opportunities to staff.

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff who are locally recruited by the British High Commission are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.

You must have the right to live and work in Malaysia. No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. 

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.   

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

The British High Commission offers a competitive remuneration package, benefits, leave entitlement of 20 days per annum (calculated on pro rata basis) and a range of learning and development opportunities including courses, access to significant on line training materials and on the job learning and development opportunities.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to developing its staff, working hard to provide a comprehensive L&D offer. Staff have access to a wide variety of online resources through the Diplomatic Academy and Civil Service Learning. Staff are strongly encouraged to take advantage of all the available opportunities.

The job-holder will be required to take some specific training courses related to their role. All new staff undertake a workplace induction and there are a number of mandatory e-learning courses covering areas such as diversity, health and safety, and information management. Candidate will undertake mandatory training courses and be expected to work towards a professional accreditation when undertaking the role.

In addition to formal training, collaboration with a wide range of colleagues will deliver on-the-job learning experiences, including

  • Working in a diplomatic mission;
  • Understanding how UK international development assistance is managed / implemented;
  • Understanding effective programme management (including Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluation, and Learning).

Working patterns:

There will be an occasional on call requirement

Please note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen. 

Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core competencies listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. 

Indicated start date is provisional and subject to successful completion of reference and security checks.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.