View Vacancy - Entry Clearance Assistant (TUR056) - INTERNAL VACANCY

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UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration)

The British Consulate General in Istanbul is part of a world-wide network representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to hire an Entry Clearance Assistant for the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

This position requires working as part of a team in a busy section. The successful candidate will be expected to play a multifunctional role in a demanding environment and support UKVI Istanbul in various tasks as required during the summer.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Verifying documentation submitted with applications;
  • Interpreting for visa officers during interviews;
  • Supporting the Customer Service team in dealing with customer enquiries;
  • Visa Writing/Embossing;
  • Supporting data entry team when required;
  • Translating documents from English to Turkish and vice versa when required.
  • A good communicator with excellent spoken and written Turkish and English;
  • An excellent team player; this is an all for one, and one for all environment;
  • Able to work under pressure as part of a large team and complete tasks to an agreed standard;
  • Play a multifunctional role and maintain flexibility and rotate between units and various tasks as required;
  • Able to remain customer focused, polite and courteous under pressure;
  • Able to manage own work with minimal supervision;
  • Experience in visa work;
  • Experience in Microsoft Office applications, in particular Word and Excel;
  • Flexible and positive about working in a forward thinking, modern and motivated department, which is working at the forefront of visa work. 
  • A graduate or an equivalent degree.
26 February 2017
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Temporary
36.25
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Turkiye
Istanbul
British Consulate General
TRY
58,446.08 TL gross
1 April 2017
30 June 2017

This vacancy is open exclusively for internal local members of staff. Please do not apply if you do not currently work for the British Diplomatic Mission in Turkey or UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

This is a full-time three-month temporary contract, with the possibility of extension, for 5 working days (36.25 hours net) per week.

The annual salary for this position is 58,446.08 TL gross, A2 level. Please note that staff members are responsible for paying any income tax required by local law.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Turkey. The British Consulate General does not sponsor for work permits.

Staff recruited locally by the British Consulate General in Istanbul are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Turkish employment law.

British Diplomatic Missions are equal opportunities employers, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference. We are committed to developing a learning organisation that enhances business performance, maximises our staff’s potential and encourages staff innovation and development.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

Please be advised that the British Consulate will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a job.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.