Foreign and Commonwealth Office Recruitment for Entry Clearance Assistant
Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Foreign and Commonwealth Office Recruitment for Entry Clearance Assistant.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office, is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for protecting and promoting British interests worldwide. It was created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.
Job Description
- Company: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Location: Ghana
- State: Accra
- Job type: Full-Time
Job Purpose
The British High Commission is looking for up to two Entry Clearance Assistants to work in the Visa Section. The successful candidates will undertake a wide variety of tasks to support visa operations.
Position will be on a 12 month contract from December 2019. The opportunity of working Full or Part-time/Job share will be considered.
Roles/Responsibilities:
We are looking for someone with good oral and written communication skills. In particular, the successful candidate should be able to work quickly and accurately, often under pressure, have a positive and proactive approach to tackling problems and a willingness to take on new tasks. The most important qualities required are diligence, resilience, self-motivation, a flexible approach and the ability to work well as part of a small team.
Duties:
- Oversight of daily deliveries and dispatch of application dockets and decisions with our commercial partner; checking manifests and applications and ensuring that consignments are properly and securely recorded and dispatched
- Visa Printing
- Management of registry; including weeding and destruction of files in accordance with registry guidelines and under the direction of the Entry Clearance Team Leader or Manager.
- Conducting document /Verification checks.
- Maintaining/Updating auditable spreadsheets
- Perform other ad-hoc duties at special request to support British High Commission and UKVI business delivery
- Attention to detail
- IT Literate
- Excellent English
- Previous experience working in a Visa Section or official Government office.
