Visa Assistant and İnterpreter
Full time, permanent contract
Main Purpose of role:
The UK Border Agency, working in the British Embassy, processes approximately 6000 visa applications per year. The role of the Visa Assistant and İnterpreter is to provide a high level of customer service, and to support the Visa Officer in ensuring decisions are made accurately and promptly.

Main duties and responsibilities:
Data entry and scanning visa application forms and routine document checking.
İnterpreting and occasional back-up cashier.
Dealing with routine visa enquiries and correspondence.
Administering and managing visa files (indexing and destruction) and the appeals process.
Providing occasional cover on the Embassy's main reception.

Required Skills
The successful candidate should have:
Excellent interpreting skills in Azerbaijani, English and Russian
An ability to work in a team. He or she must be able and willing to help out colleagues who are busy.
Good customer service skills. We value our customers and seek to ensure that all are treated with courtesy and fairness.
A good understanding of İT including Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits
Starting salary of AZN 994.98 per month gross (the Embassy deducts income tax and SPF).
Generous performance related pay based on appraisals.
Free medical insurance for staff.
Excellent training opportunities.
21 calendar days leave per year plus designated public holidays.

Other information
The Visa Section is a busy part of the Embassy and comprises 1 UK-based member of staff and 3 locally engaged staff. The Section is co-located with the Embassy's small Consular Section, which provides assistance to British nationals such as a passport issuing services. Working hours are 9am - 6.00pm with a 1 hour lunch break.

The deadline for applications is 1700, Tuesday 31 August 2010

To apply complete the application form available from www.ukinazerbaijan.fco.gov.uk and
email it to [email protected]
(state ‘Visa Assistant and İnterpreter' in the subject line)

Applications will not be acknowledged and only those applicants invited to interview will be contacted

The British Embassy is an equal opportunities employer

www.ukinazerbaijan.fco.gov.uk