? Local Immigration Expert
Location: Filton (80% onsite)
Contract: Temporary (maternity cover) until 15 October 2027
Hours: 35 hours per week, worked over 4.5 days between 7am and 7pm (hours agreed at business discretion)
Pay: £35.00 per hour PAYE | £46.82 per hour Umbrella
IR35: Inside
Security: BPSS+ clearance (completed by Airbus Security)
Travel: Occasional
Interview: One-stage virtual interview
Help Airbus people move around the world, smoothly and compliantly.
Guidant Global is recruiting on behalf of Airbus for a Local Immigration Expert to join a temporary, full-time maternity cover position at Filton.
You will be part of Airbus's Immigration Centre of Expertise (CoE) within the Global Mobility Compliance team, a community of HR colleagues passionate about international mobility. The CoE supports the business and its employees with their legal obligations around business travel, short-term assignments and external recruitment. You will be based in the UK at Filton and will work across all Airbus entities, including ADS.
What You'll Be Doing
Business Travel and Short-Term Assignments
Managing the relationship with the external immigration consultants who handle the administration of moves to the UK, ensuring employees on short international moves have the initial and continuing right to work
Collecting and providing the data the provider needs to process visa requests, such as job descriptions, salary information and home and host entity details
Managing A1 certificate requests and health insurance certificates where applicable
Collecting company information and official documents on a regular basis and sharing them with the provider
Maintaining a global tracker of employee visa expiry dates
Acting as a one-stop shop for HR Managers, HRBPs, Line Managers, Recruitment Business Partners, Customer Services, Reward Operations, Global Mobility and Security, offering advice, guidance, application support and coordination
Running awareness sessions on immigration rules
Consolidating knowledge with transnational HR (GM, SPIR international)
Contributing to the collaborative network of local Immigration Experts
Carrying out legal monitoring
External Recruitment of Non-UK/Non-Irish Nationals
Managing the immigration steps in the end-to-end external recruitment process, both within and outside the HR tool
Contacting the selected candidate and checking their immigration title
Where applicable, initiating the immigration provider and following up the case
Reviewing immigration documents once issued and confirming them in the HR tool
Other Responsibilities
Managing employee visa renewals and change of employment applications
Ensuring sponsor licence responsibilities with the Home Office are met
Handling external provider financial management
Contributing to national and transnational key projects
What We're Looking For
Essential
A diploma or certification in UK immigration, or strong experience in UK immigration
Expertise in UK immigration, including inbound UK immigration knowledge
Experience of giving immigration advice
Knowledge of visas and sponsorship
Experience of working alongside a visa provider
Stakeholder management skills, with experience of working with external organisations on immigration matters
Demonstrated experience in negotiation and in managing operational tasks to a high standard
An awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity
Desirable
A diploma in labour law
Relevant experience of working with external bodies or organisations
What's on Offer
A temporary, full-time role supporting an internationally focused team at Airbus
Hybrid working, with 80% of your time onsite at Filton
The chance to work across all Airbus entities and build your network with HR and mobility colleagues
Inclusive Recruitment
Guidant Global is committed to equal opportunities and to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background, and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where needed. If you need any support with your application, please let us know.
Interested? Apply today with your up-to-date CV and take the next step in your immigration career with Airbus.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Local Immigration Expert UK in Bristol employer: Guidant Global
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