Consular Assistant – Consular Section
The Royal Danish Embassy (RDE) is seeking to recruit a Consular Assistant to work in the Consular Section from 1 June 2013.
We focus on work/life balance for creating results.
The specific duties will be agreed upon once a candidate has
been selected.
The Embassy´s vision is to promote cooperation between Kenya and Denmark in political, development, commercial and cultural affairs.
The successful candidate will be part of a team of Danish and
Kenyan personnel where cooperation, openness and professionalism are highly
valued
.
Expected key responsibilities:
Expected key responsibilities:
- Receive
and register applications for visa, residence permits, passports and
driving licences
- Registration
of biometrics
- Conduct
interviews when needed
- Verification
of documents related to applications
- Reply
to general enquiries related to visa, residence permits and passport
- Management
of fees, updating of daily cashbook and weekly balancing of cash
- Preparation
and circulation of monthly visa statistics to EU
- Assist
in consular matters including death, imprisonment, forced marriages, child
abductions
- Assist
in legalizations and certifications of Danish and Kenyan documents
- Update
the embassy’s Consular homepages
Personal profile:
The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications:
- Fluency
in Danish, or a good knowledge of one of the Scandinavian languages
- Fluency
in spoken and written English
- Experience
in a similar position, knowledge of consular work would be an added
advantage
- Ability
to work in an multi ethnic environment
- Highly
proficient in Outlook, MS Word and Excel;
- Demonstrated
ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- Be
organized, efficient, meticulous, flexible and multitask
If you believe you are the right candidate for the position,
please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current
position, e-mail and telephone contacts and quoting the reference Consular
Position by email or by letter to
:
Royal Danish Embassy, 13 Runda Drive, PO Box 40412, 00100 Nairobi, email nboamb@um.dk
Royal Danish Embassy, 13 Runda Drive, PO Box 40412, 00100 Nairobi, email nboamb@um.dk
Dead line for applications: 21th April 2103
