Human Resources - Immigration Specialist - 12 month FTC in London

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What's the role? Bloomberg’s Immigration team in the Human Resources department provides support to Bloomberg’s global foreign national employees requiring immigration assistance. The team analyses how immigration regulations and changes impact our business. Bloomberg has 19,000 employees based in 74 countries, and we relocate more than 750 employees and new hires domestically & internationally each year. Bloomberg ensures a high level of customer service while always looking for ways to minimise compliance risks for Bloomberg, reduce costs where reasonable, improve processes and manage vendors for maximum efficiency.

Please note that this role is currently being offered as a 12-month fixed term contract.

You're someone who:

• Likes investigating and digging into details, but doesn’t lose sight of the big picture
• Loves coming up with innovative and viable suggestions for strengthening processes and improving customer service
• Are passionate about international immigration rules and regulations affecting employees that we hire and that we relocate into the region
• Likes working independently while interacting with a diverse group of people
• Likes working in a small team and is happy to roll up your sleeves

We’ll trust you to:

• Provide guidance on complex immigration matters in partnership with outside legal counsel
• Day to day case management and reporting
• Support and partner closely with stakeholders
• Ensure compliance obligations are met across the region
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement solutions
• Develop and deliver training on immigration processes and trends in the region
• Manage relationship with outside legal counsel and ensure service levels are being met
• Deliver a high quality and consistent experience to employees, new-hires and managers
• Support the team to grow the immigration program with a focus on strategy and metrics

You’ll need to have:

• BA/BS Degree in related field
• Minimum of 3 years of demonstrable UK and/or EMEA immigration experience at an in-house program or service provider
• The ability to work independently, think analytically and work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Good judgement and the ability to be proactive and use your initiative to seek out solutions
• Sense of urgency, be detail oriented and have an aptitude to follow through to completion
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks in order to meet tight deadlines
• Strong writing, communication & presentations skills and the ability to interact with all levels of our organisation
• Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced, dynamic goal-oriented environment
• Strong work ethic with a positive, can-do, roll-up your sleeves attitude

We’d love to see:

• Experience working as an Immigration Specialist in-house or at a corporate immigration or consultancy firm
• Tenacious and creative problem-solving skills
• Experience in managing difficult conversations, conducting research, documenting processes, analysing data and resolving problems

Does this sound like you? Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are.

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