The Home Office is recruiting Operations Officers, with applications closing on 17 November 2026. The posts are listed on the Home Office Careers site at Executive Officer grade, on a permanent basis, with annualised hours and full-time working available.

The salary is £34,415 to £34,931 a year for the South East England posts listed. The Home Office Careers listing gives the South East as the location for these Operations Officer vacancies, so candidates should check the live advert for the exact posting locations and working pattern before applying.

Operations Officers work within the Home Office, the department responsible for immigration, passports, policing, counter-terrorism, fire and crime policy. The department's frontline work includes the immigration and customs checks carried out by Border Force at ports around the country, including sea, rail and air ports, as well as work to keep the UK border safe and secure around the clock.

Border Force says its officers patrol the UK coastline, alert security services to people of interest, gather intelligence, search baggage, vehicles and cargo, and check the immigration status of people arriving in, or departing from, the UK. Officers work at 140 ports across the UK, and the organisation says the work can involve difficult and pressurised situations, calling for emotional resilience, commitment, discipline and respect.

The Home Office also says its officers may be deployed on projects linked to other objectives, such as counter-terrorism and human trafficking. Alongside pay, the department lists a pension, flexible working and a generous holiday allowance among its benefits, as well as maternity, adoption or shared parental leave, paternity leave, childcare vouchers and a season ticket loan.

Candidates interested in the Operations Officer posts should read the full advert on the Home Office Careers website, where the exact role requirements, eligibility rules and working pattern are set out. The closing date is 17 November 2026, so applications must be submitted before that date through the official Home Office Careers route.

The Home Office says it recruits on merit after a fair and open selection process, and encourages applications from all backgrounds. It describes itself as a Disability Confident Employer and says it offers a guaranteed interview scheme for people with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Staff can also join diversity support networks covering gender, black, Asian and minority ethnic staff, LGBT+ staff and disabled staff.

Applicants should check the live listing before applying, as departments can change the details of a vacancy. Applications go through the Home Office's own careers site, and the official listing asks for no payment from applicants.