The Consulate General of Greece in Istanbul seeks to recruit five (5) local agents for its Visa Department on a seven (7) month contract

The Consulate General of Greece in Istanbul seeks to recruit five (5) local agents for its Visa Department on a seven (7) month contract as follows:

Job Description

• Assist Consulate's personnel in the process of visa application documents examination.

• Oversee the daily delivery of passports and visa applications from the External Services Providers.

• Maintain established procedures for receiving and returning passports.

• Being able to print and affix visa stickers on passports.

• Facilitating the communication with the public, by translating from Greek into Turkish and from Turkish into Greek.

• Communicate with the public in a polite way in Turkish, Greek and English if necessary.

• Being able to respond e-mails in Turkish and English.
  

Requirements and Qualifications

• Applicants must have their permanent residence or must reside in the area of the Consular Jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Greece in Istanbul.

• Hold a University degree or currently having the status of undergraduate University student.

• Previous work experience in fields of relevant competence is of outmost importance.

• Proficient knowledge of Turkish language both writing and speaking, preferably in the level of native speaker.

• Good knowledge of English or French both writing and speaking

• Proficient knowledge of the Greek language, will be an additional asset

• Excellent computer skills (knowledge of  MS Word, MS Excel, Internet etc)

• Excellent communication and public-interface skills

• Ability to work as part of a team, with high sense of responsibility, adaptability and initiative

• Strong sense of confidentiality.

• Applicants should be between the ages of 21 and 60.

• Clean criminal record
  

Interested candidates must send their application, their CV and supporting documents in English to the e-mail: (for the attention of Mr. Sotiris Nikolakakos) by Wednesday, April 20th, 2016, 04.00 pm afternoon (closing date for application).

The Consulate General will make a pre-selection on the basis of the CVs and will shortlist the candidates to the interviewed in the context of the final selection process. Only short-listed candidates will be notified by Friday, April 22nd,  2016.