Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 16 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Main Responsibilities:
Visa Services:
• Receives and checks visa applications, applying Swiss and Schengen Standards
• Conducts interviews, including high profile visa applicants (VIP)
• Verifies & documents issued in Eritrea or Sudan
• Prepares civil status documents for authentication
• Preparing of files for family reunification, for transmission to Switzerland

Administrative tasks:
• Supports the expatriate colleague in charge of Sudan and Eritrea in all consular matters
• Answers phone and e-mail inquiries from the public from Eritrea, Sudan and Switzerland
• Handles visa fees and accounting of visa fees
• Coordinates appointments for consular customers from Eritrea and Sudan
• Classifies visa files and correspondence
• Keeps visa information up-dated in line with various rules and regulations

Professional qualifications and experience:
• Diploma / University degree in Business Administration from a reputable institution
• Excellent computer skills (MS-Office)
• Fluent written and oral knowledge of English and Arabic
• Good working knowledge (Level B2 and above) in German or French
• Working experience of at least 3 years in the Consular Section of an Embassy

Required skills:
• Highly motivated, committed and able to work in a team
• Ability to deal effectively and in a diplomatic manner at all levels
• Ability to work independently, under pressure and with a minimum of supervision
• High degree of adaptability and capacity to learn
• Good communication, writing and interpersonal skills
• Tact in dealing with clients in difficult situations
• Precise, dynamic, high level of integrity and loyalty
• Strong service and customer orientation, courteous

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Duty station is Nairobi.
• Candidate must be MUST have work permit/legally able to work in Kenya.
• Applicants should include a letter of motivation (maximum 1 page) and a CV (maximum 4 pages).
• Certificates and other testimonials should not be submitted at this stage.
• Interested applicants should submit their applications to nairobi.vacancy@eda.admin.ch  by latest 5:00pm 22nd June 2023.
• Start date: ASAP
Kindly take note of the following
• You are highly encouraged to apply only if you meet the minimum requirements.
• Please be advised that the Embassy of Switzerland does not charge any fees from applicants at any stage nor has it engaged a third party to facilitate this hire.
• We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If you do not hear from us within two weeks post application, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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