Hamish Walker

Co-chair Regional Lead for Scottish and Ni Immigration Compliance Network @Ukcisa

Edinburgh, GB
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WORK HISTORY

Jun 2024 — Present

Co-chair Regional Lead for Scottish and Ni Immigration Compliance Network @Ukcisa

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Provided strategic leadership by co-developing agendas that addressed sector wide priorities and immigration compliance risks.• Strengthened member engagement by organising and hosting cross institutional meetings • Actively led and facilitated discussions to build consensus, encourage collaboration and share best practice across the sector

EDUCATION

2006 — 2008

University of the West of Scotland

PG Cert, Careers Guidance

1999 — 2001

University of Sunderland

BA(hons), Media Production

2003 — 2004

University of Aberdeen

MSc, Information Technology

SKILLS

Data AnalysisOrganisationalStudent RecruitmentFundraisingMarketing StrategyWebsite DevelopmentDecision MakingProject ManagementTeamworkRecruitment AdvertisingGraduate SkillsProgram ManagementChange ManagementTraining DeliveryCommunicationManagementStrategic PlanningCareer CounselingHigher EducationTableauProblem SolvingCommunication SkillsInformation TechnologyInformation ManagementInterviewing SkillsAnalysisHigh Level of InitiativeHigher Education ResearchSoftware Project ManagementEmployee TrainingCareer Development CoachingAssessment CenterGraduate LevelSocial MediaAcademic AdministrationGraduate RecruitmentCustomer ServiceResearchCareer DevelopmentClient Focus

ABOUT HAMISH WALKER

I bring 17+ years of higher education experience and currently lead the University of Edinburgh’s Student Immigration Service, supporting sponsored international students and issuing around CAS each year. I manage a team of 10 staff, co-develop annual team plans, and provide senior leadership with transparent data that tracks our ability to meet recruitment and compliance targets.Key achievements include delivering 24/7 CAS issuance dashboards that enable faster, evidence-based decision-making and leading an internal audit of student records that strengthened compliance with UKVI sponsor duties, safeguarding the University’s sponsor licence.Beyond Edinburgh, I co-lead the Scottish & Northern Irish Immigration Compliance Network and contribute to the ARC UKVI Practitioners Group, shaping national policy on CAS, remote delivery, agent oversight, and scholarship reporting.

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