Presenting Officer
About this role
Presenting Officer - Multiple Locations (Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency Placement)
Position Overview
Role: Presenting Officer (10 posts available + extensive reserve list)
Location: Cardiff, Feltham, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Salford, Solihull
Salary:
National Pay Locations: £41,750 - £44,250 per annum (Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Salford, Solihull)
London Pay Locations: £45,750 - £48,250 per annum (Feltham, London)
Job Grade: Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 23:55 on Monday, 26th October 2026 (Note: Initial online verbal tests must also be completed)
About the Role
Are you ready to develop high-level advocacy and legal decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment? As a staffing partner, Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is proud to recruit for these crucial Presenting Officer positions within the Home Office Asylum and Human Rights Operations (AHRO) division.
Operating across 8 Presenting Officer Units throughout the UK, you will represent the Secretary of State at the First-tier Immigration Tribunal. On approximately 60% of working days, you will independently prepare and present challenging caseloads, robustly defending sustainable immigration decisions while maintaining professionalism in a public setting.
Key Responsibilities
Tribunal Advocacy: Represent the Secretary of State before the First-tier Immigration Tribunal, delivering structured submissions and cross-examinations in an adversarial environment.
Case Preparation & Review: Review decisions, legal representations, and evidence to build robust legal arguments and undertake target-driven immigration review work.
Legal Expertise: Develop and maintain a sound understanding of immigration law, policy, and tribunal processes.
Stakeholder Engagement: Build positive, professional relationships with Immigration Judges, HM Courts and Tribunal Service staff, legal representatives, and Home Office colleagues.
Operational Flexibility: Adapt quickly to court listing changes, prepare cases at short notice, and complete accurate post-hearing work within tight timeframes.
What We Are Looking For
Legal & Analytical Aptitude: Ability to quickly develop a strong working knowledge of immigration law and analyse complex information with high accuracy.
Resilience & Communication: Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the personal resilience to remain positive and effective when faced with robust challenge from judges or legal representatives.
Pace & Problem Solving: Strong problem-solving abilities and proven capability to work effectively under intense time pressure in a fast-changing environment.
Benefits & Perks
Pension: Outstanding Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme featuring a 28.97% employer contribution.
Leave: 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days, plus 8 public holidays and 1 privilege day.
Rewards & Wellbeing: Access to in-year reward schemes and comprehensive wellbeing support.
Working Flexibility: Full-time and part-time options (minimum 30 hours / 4 days per week) within a hybrid framework.