Global Mobility Advisor

Job Description

The Global Mobility Advisor plays a key role in supporting UKAEA’s international workforce by overseeing every aspect of global assignments, cross border relocations, and employee moves. Serving as a central liaison, you will connect employees, line managers, HR teams, external mobility partners, immigration/tax experts, and senior stakeholders to ensure smooth, compliant, and effective internaltional mobility.

Key Responsibilities

• Offer clear, practical advice to employees and managers on all international travel and work requirements, such as visa applications, work permits, travel insurance, and necessary supporting paperwork.
• Handle intricate immigration scenarios, working closely with specialist external providers to secure compliant and realistic outcomes.
• Deliver specialist insights into suitable visa pathways, expected processing times, and required documents to help teams plan overseas projects effectively.
• Lead on UK inbound immigration processes, recommending optimal visa routes and managing sponsorship for Temporary Worker visas.
• Support assignees and their families throughout the relocation journey, covering topics like insurance options, permits, allowances, expense claims, and ongoing compliance obligations.
• Review and classify proposed secondments, develop robust business cases, and facilitate the approval workflow.
• Prepare, negotiate, and finalise secondment contracts in collaboration with legal and operational colleagues.
• Evaluate potential tax and payroll impacts of international moves, communicating these clearly while escalating complex issues to tax specialists as needed.
• Oversee the full relocation process, coordinating with external service providers to deliver seamless support for employees and their dependents.
• Serve as the main point of contact for all global mobility-related questions, upholding strict confidentiality and full compliance with GDPR and data protection standards.
• Administer procurement processes and financial tracking for relocation services, ensuring accurate invoicing and cost management.
• Contribute to enhancing global mobility procedures, creating user-friendly guidance materials, improving stakeholder engagement, and championing equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) throughout all activities.

About the Role

• Salary: £39,610 per annum, plus a comprehensive benefits package.
• Department: People & Culture
• Discipline: Human Resources (supporting Engineering and other areas)
• Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
• Contract Type: Full-time, permanent
• Reference: REF4056I

What We are Looking For

• In-depth understanding of UK and international immigration laws, right-to-work rules, and the ability to navigate and interpret complex visa categories while addressing non-compliance where necessary.
• Confidence in providing informed guidance to stakeholders at all levels on business travel and assignment visa options, backed by thorough research into global immigration, relocation, and insurance frameworks.
• Strong sense of discretion and confidentiality, combined with a sound knowledge of GDPR and data protection principles.
• Excellent organisational and planning abilities, along with proficient IT skills (particularly Microsoft Office suite).
• Demonstrated experience in partnering with external vendors and multidisciplinary teams to successfully deliver compliant international mobility initiatives.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer an outstanding package designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance. Highlights include a final salary defined benefit pension scheme with an employer contribution equivalent to 21.5%, 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays, privilege days, and Christmas site closure), flexible and hybrid working arrangements, and much more. For the full list of benefits, please visit: https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

UKAEA’s vision is to deliver clean energy for everyone through fusion power. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace. We particularly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups in STEM such as women and those from diverse ethnic communities to apply, with all selections based purely on merit. UKAEA is proud to be an accessible employer.

If you are passionate about enabling global talent mobility in a purpose driven organisation advancing sustainable energy, we’d love to hear from you!