Immigration Enforcement, Home Office SCS Pay Band 1

£81,000 – £110,000

London, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Croydon, Stoke-on-Trent or Glasgow

Fixed Term – 2 Years

Closing Date: 23:55, Sunday 7th June 2026

Immigration Enforcement (IE) is at a pivotal moment. As we embark on a multi-year transformation programme, technology and productivity sit at the very heart of our ambition, not as enablers on the margins, but as core drivers of operational performance. This is a rare opportunity to shape that agenda from the front. 

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Deputy Director for Productivity and Technology to join the organisation and assist in the delivery of modernisation of the IE team. The Deputy Director for Productivity and Technology will lead a team of approximately 50 people and hold responsibility for a transformation budget of around £100 million. You will own and drive forward IE's contributions to the Home Office 2030 Digital Strategy, overseeing the modernisation of digital infrastructure, the redesign of operational workflows, and the deployment of emerging technologies including AI-enabled case progression, digitised embarkation checks, and enhanced cross-government data sharing. 

You will operate at board level, advising the Director General and senior Home Office officials, and work across organisational boundaries with partners including the Ministry of Justice, HMPPS, policing and the FCDO. This is a role for a leader who can translate strategy into measurable impact, build credibility quickly, and inspire teams to innovate with purpose. 

If you are motivated by solving complex problems and driving transformation that genuinely matters, we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will be required to meet the following essential criteria:



• Strategic Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to build and sustain trusted relationships across organisational boundaries, using personal and professional credibility to influence and gain the confidence of senior stakeholders. Skilled in navigating complex and often challenging stakeholder environments, including managing and influencing senior leaders and individuals with difficult or conflicting priorities, through strong interpersonal, persuasion and negotiation skills.
• Programme Management: Proven track record of leading the end-to-end delivery of complex, high value programmes in a large, multifaceted organisation, with a focus on managing interdependencies, navigating risk and driving delivery through effective governance, while engaging constructively in challenging stakeholder environments.
• Technology and Productivity Expertise: Demonstrated ability to lead productivity focused programmes that deliver tangible operational benefits, with experience in applying technology to drive productivity improvements in complex organisational settings, with a strong understanding of AI, technology systems architecture, data governance and operational process design, preferably possessing relevant qualifications.
• Political Judgement: An understanding of the political context and what is required to operate in evolving and ambiguous environments, negotiate and influence key decisions, manage risk and reach sound judgements on a range of strategic and reputational issues.
• Strategic Thinking and Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate clearly and compellingly in a complex, politically demanding environment, with an ability to think strategically and respond quickly to complex changing circumstances and high-pressure situations, maintaining integrity and a clear view of overall project priorities. Comfortable making decisions and setting direction without having the full picture and able to refocus as detail emerges.
• Communication and Leadership: Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentational skills to inspire people, educate colleagues and influence technological progress and the ability to lead, manage and inspire staff at all levels to give their best and demonstrate expected standards of behaviour and integrity, and to create an inclusive culture.

To apply, please submit your CV and a Statement of Suitability (up to 1,250 words), explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification, ​ by 23:55 on Sunday 7th June 2026.