View Vacancy - ETD Officer

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Consular Roles)
Consular

Main purpose of job: 

The British High Commission Ottawa is part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCDO) worldwide network of 270 Posts, representing British political, military, economic, and consular interests overseas.

Consular assistance is a FCDO priority and issuing Emergency Travel Documents (ETDs) is a large part of the assistance offered to British nationals working or travelling overseas. You will be working in a very busy team supporting the ETD Centres in Madrid and Singapore, your global role as ETD Officer will primarily be the processing of non-straightforward applications and production of ETDs for British Nationals whose full validity passport has expired, been damaged, lost or stolen or is otherwise unavailable and who need to travel urgently. The vast majority of these will have been online applicants.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?

  • Printing ETDs and organising courier delivery, mostly for North, Central and South America regions
  • Liaising with customers, usually by email or by phone but some face-to-face contact
  • Interviewing applicants by video link or occasionally face-to-face or by phone
  • Liaison with consular colleagues at Consulates from a wide geographical range
  • Lead on the more complicated applications, ensuring we meet our commitment to British nationals whilst ensuring both security and accuracy of documents
  • Adhere to and meet processing benchmarks/key performance indicators
  • Having a good understanding of the ETD end to end process and the ability to organise the team to implement it
  • Having a good understanding of the ETD policy and guidance and helping to shape these
  • Checking documents and assessing applicant’s eligibility
  • Determining applicant’s entitlement to British Nationality (in exceptional cases)
  • Taking payments for applications
  • Data inputting and processing applications
  • Quality assuring travel documents ensuring compliance to policy/guidance and approving the issue of ETDs
  • ETD Stock management duties
  • Leading a small team to deliver ETDs within published FCO timescales. This includes setting objectives and providing line management support for your direct reports, focussing on their delivery and development
  • Actively monitoring team performance and resolving potential issues in achieving the FCDO service levels
  • Providing regular updates to your line manager whom will manage you remotely from the ETD Centre in Madrid

 

You would also be required to

Main duties and responsibilities:

Using Consular and Her Majesty’s Passport Office systems to:

  • Perform background checks on applicant,
  • Determine applicant’s entitlement to British Nationality, where relevant
  • Approve the issue of ETDs
  • Check applications and supporting documentation
  • Request additional supporting documentation information
  • Check applicant’s eligibility,
  • Process payments, where relevant
  • Enter supplementary information for the ETDs
  • Issue ETDs within Consular agreed service levels
  • Monitor and replenish ETD working stock

Liaison with customers throughout the ETD process, where it is relevant. Liaison with posts, other consular departments, couriers and other partners.

Essential on arrival:

 

  • Fully IT literate
  • Attention to detail
  • Line management experience in a busy, customer focused operation
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Customer service skills with 3 years experience minimum
  • Experience working in a hub, centralised operation or processing centre
  • Experience in working to deadlines, benchmarks, key performance indicators and quality standards
  • Excellent communication skills

 Must currently live in Canada and have the legal status to live and work in Canada.

Desirable:

  • Knowledge or experience of working in consular services;
  • Previous experience of data entry and checking documents;
  • Previous experience of interviewing customers;
21 October 2021
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time
37.5
Americas, Caribbean & Overseas Territories
Canada
Ottawa
British Embassy
1
$49,973.00
13 December 2021

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

BHC Ottawa offers time and financial support for the successful candidate to take advantage of professional learning and development opportunities inside and outside of the organisation.

Working patterns:

Normal working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with shifts normally 8am to 4pm or 10am to 6pm. All ETD Centre positons are done on a shift rotation basis on 24/7 contracts, with a varying work schedule, which may include working on weekends, unsociable hours and public holidays.

The exact working hours and shifts will be determined by the BHC Ottawa.

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have or be able to obtain a local work permit. 

Staff recruited locally by the British High Commission are subject to terms and conditions of service according to local Canadian employment law.

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Only short-listed applications will be called for personal interviews.

The British High Commission is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on grounds of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.