Visa and Consular Officer
The Embassy of Denmark in Dhaka is looking for
Position: Visa and Consular Officer
Number of positions: 01
Type of employment: Full time (37 hours per week)
Contract duration: Open ended
Starting date: 01/03/2025 or soonest (pending security clearance)
Location: Danish Embassy in Dhaka, Bay’s Edgewater, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Deadline for application: 23/01/2025
The Danish Embassy is part of the Danish Foreign Service. The Embassy is an ambitious and dynamic workplace with 33 employees (approximately). We co-locate with the Norwegian and Swedish Embassies.
For more information about the Embassy, see Denmark in Bangladesh or facebook.com/ambdhaka
About the position
The Embassy is looking for one (1) Visa and Consular Officer to support mainly the Embassy’s Visa Section. You will be part of a dynamic Visa Team that handles a wide range of tasks, ensuring the smooth operation of the Embassy’s visa related processes. Also, we are looking for a positive personality and results-oriented, professional, self-motivated staff, who is keen to work with the Embassy.
The positions may be applied for by a citizen of Bangladesh or an EU/Schengen national with good knowledge of the Bangla and the English languages. Knowledge of Danish is not necessary but would be a plus. The person must be living legally in Bangladesh with unlimited work permit.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
• Receive and process applications for visa and residence/work permits and attached documentation.
• Interview students and their accompanying family and other ad-hoc applicants.
• Handle communication (mail and telephone) between applicants, Visa Application Centre, Danish Immigration Service, UDI, Danish and Bangladeshi companies etc.
• Answer general inquiries regarding visas and residence/work permits.
• Participate in the day-to-day running of the Visa Section inclusive of filing of applications, updating of webpage and other sources of information.
• Assisting focal point for Denmark Visa Facilitation Centre (VFS).
• Carry out any other responsibility as required from time to time by the Embassy management.
You Must Have
• A Master’s degree in any discipline.
• 2-5 years working experiences within visa or administration – ideally from a Schengen Embassy.
• Perfect knowledge of the Bangla and the English languages. Knowledge of Danish is a plus.
• Team player with a good sense of humour.
• Well organized, responsible, flexible and ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent IT skills at user level, including skills in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and other applications.
Employment Conditions
• You will be offered a full time open-ended employment. The contract is based on the Staff Rules of the Embassy. The position is subject to a 3 months’ initial probation period.
• Your employment is subject to successful security clearance.
• Working hours are 37 hours per week.
• You will be entitled to twenty (20) days of paid holiday per year.
• Your salary will reflect your qualifications, relevant experience and proven work-related results.
• As part of your salary, you will be covered by a workplace pension scheme.
• You and your dependant family members will be offered reasonable coverage of sickness expenses.
Application and Recruitment Process
To apply for the position, please include a motivation letter, your CV, proof of relevant education, recommendations and 2-3 references in English, and mail it to the Danish Embassy at e-mail: [email protected] marked “Visa and Consular Officer – (your name)” in the subject line no later than 23/01/2025.
The application should be sent electronically as a PDF file. Receipt of applications will not be acknowledged. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated on merit and in strict confidence.
The Embassy attaches great importance to equal opportunities for all and therefore welcomes applications from all qualified persons regardless of race, gender, religion, age or disability.
Selected candidates will be invited for assessment and interviews - expected to take place in the last week of January 2025.
Prior to employment, the chosen candidate must present a local Security Clearance Certificate and pass the security clearance by the Danish authorities – please be advised that this process can take a few months.