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Consular Assistant (Special Consular Services Assistant)
Closing: Apr 8, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Mar 26, 2024 (2 months ago)
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The Special Consular Services Assistant is responsible for efficient and timely processing of immigrant visas and reports directly to the Supervisory Consular Specialist. The incumbent performs a broad range of services including managing adoptions petitions, processing V92 Asylee Follow-to-Join cases and Special immigrant visas for U.S. government employees.
Requirements
- The applicants for the United States US Embassy Consular Assistant (Special Consular Services Assistant) job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s Degree
- At least four years of work experience in an office and public service environment is required.
- Incumbent must have good understanding of host country laws and authorities on migratory trends, demographics, and border controls.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with a team is required.
- Fast and accurate data entry; ability to read, interpret, and act accordingly to complex regulations and instructions; work independently; exercise tact in dealing with the public; work under continuous pressure; exercise good judgement in referring cases to officers; and write clear and concise correspondence is required.
- Ability to use local resources to research legislation and policy, and to produce written information handouts for visa applicants is required. This may be tested
- Language: English-Good working knowledge; speaking, reading & writing; Luganda Good working knowledge; speaking, reading & writing and Lusoga Good working knowledge; speaking, reading & writing. This may be tested
Responsibilities
The Special Consular Services Assistant is responsible for efficient and timely processing of immigrant visas and reports directly to the Supervisory Consular Specialist. The incumbent performs a broad range of services including managing adoptions petitions, processing V92 Asylee Follow-to-Join cases and Special immigrant visas for U.S. government employees.
Requirements
- The applicants for the United States US Embassy Consular Assistant (Special Consular Services Assistant) job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s Degree
- At least four years of work experience in an office and public service environment is required.
- Incumbent must have good understanding of host country laws and authorities on migratory trends, demographics, and border controls.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with a team is required.
- Fast and accurate data entry; ability to read, interpret, and act accordingly to complex regulations and instructions; work independently; exercise tact in dealing with the public; work under continuous pressure; exercise good judgement in referring cases to officers; and write clear and concise correspondence is required.
- Ability to use local resources to research legislation and policy, and to produce written information handouts for visa applicants is required. This may be tested
- Language: English-Good working knowledge; speaking, reading & writing; Luganda Good working knowledge; speaking, reading & writing and Lusoga Good working knowledge; speaking, reading & writing. This may be tested
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