Admissions Immigration Compliance Manager

The opportunity

Immigration compliance is a vital function in UAL's ability to welcome international students. As an Admissions Immigration Compliance Manager, you will take ownership of immigration compliance within UAL's admissions function, ensuring international applicants are assessed, processed, and confirmed in line with UK immigration requirements and sponsor guidance. Working closely with the central Immigration Compliance Team, you'll help keep practice consistent across the applicant journey.

 

You will oversee the assessment of applicant documentation, lead financial credibility checks, and ensure appropriate verification of qualifications, English language ability, immigration history, and applicant credibility. You will support compliant CAS preparation, provide expert advice and training to colleagues, monitor changes in immigration legislation and sponsor guidance, and contribute to policy development, audit readiness, and continuous service improvement. This is a pivotal role that balances regulatory compliance with an excellent applicant experience, helping to safeguard the University's sponsor licence while supporting the recruitment of international students.

As the primary point of contact for immigration compliance matters within admissions, you'll advise and train colleagues across recruitment and academic teams, and stay current by monitoring changes to immigration rules. There's also scope to support audits, produce compliance reporting, and manage complex or high-risk applicant cases, all while delivering a responsive, applicant-focused service.

Your profile

We're looking for someone with experience of higher education international admissions, with sound knowledge of UKVI sponsor requirements and applicant compliance processes. Experience assessing complex international applicant documentation, including financial and immigration records, is essential, along with strong written and verbal communication skills to explain compliance requirements clearly to a range of stakeholders. The role suits someone comfortable managing competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and confident working collaboratively across admissions, compliance, and academic teams to maintain consistent, compliant practice.

Important note to applicants: when submitting your application, please ensure your supporting statement evidences your experience in immigration compliance in Higher Education settings.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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