Royal Danish Embassy Consular Assistant Job in Kenya

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 are looking for a person who is ready to step in and work with our Danish Vice Consul in a busy, customer oriented, multi-cultural and informal atmosphere.

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:

• 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

Dead line for applications: 21th April 2103