Entry Clearance Assistant at Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities) 

Main purpose of job:

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 and 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 Include:

• 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

Essential qualifications, skills and experience 

• Attention to detail
• IT Literate
• Excellent English

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience 

• Previous experience working in a Visa Section or official Government office.