The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is now inviting applications for the role Designated Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber, Designated Immigration Judge.

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IMPORTANT UPDATE: FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER 2010

Some of the website information for this role was temporarily removed on Thursday 9 December because the JAC was informed that the Ministry of Justice needed to add additional details to the application material.

We were advised there was an error in the information provided to the JAC.  The original information for applicants stated Designated Immigration Judges may also sit in the Upper Tribunal as part of their role,  but did not make clear that before Designated Immigration Judges may carry out this additional work, they must be identified as statutorily eligible and suitable for appointment to the post of Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal.

Information about these requirements is now in the revised information pack for applicants on the right-hand side of this page.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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Reference: 00491
Salary: £116,789 (London); £113,922 (outside London)
Number of vacancies: 11 (5 immediate and 6 future opportunities)
Closing date for applications: noon on 13 January 2011

The JAC has been asked to recommend five candidates to the Lord Chancellor for immediate appointment and a further six for future appointment to anticipated vacancies. Of the five immediate vacancies, there are two in London and one each in Manchester, North Shields and Glasgow. The future vacancies are UK wide, with the main locations where a vacancy could arise being Birmingham, Bradford, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Newport, North Shields and Stoke-on-Trent.

Designated Immigration Judges lead and manage a group of approximately 10 full-time immigration judges, both salaried and fee-paid. They require strong interpersonal, leadership and organisational skills to maintain and improve the quality and consistency of the tribunal's decisions and effect a collegiate environment. Designated Immigration Judges also provide support to the Senior Immigration Judge and sit up to fifteen days a year in the Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber.

The information pack includes the full eligibility criteria and the job description. It also describes the selection process, with relevant dates and advice on how to prepare your application. Visit judicialappointments.gov.uk

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The Judicial Appointments Commission for England and Wales selects candidates for judicial office. It does so on merit, through fair and open competition, from the widest range of eligible candidates.