Recruitment of local staff for Visa Department

The Consulate General of Greece in Istanbul, in the context of  the  Action  “Support  with   field   workers  to Consular Authorities in third countries" of the National Program of the European Internal Security Fund 2021/ Borders and Visas Sector, seeks to recruit four (4) field workers as local staff for its Visa Department on an eight (8)- month contract for 2020-2021 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 Service Provider.

•    Maintain established procedures for receiving and returning passports.

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

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

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

•    Being able to reply to e-mails in Turkish and English or French.

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/diploma or currently having the status of undergraduate university student.

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

•    Good knowledge of English or French, both writing and speaking.

•    Sufficient computer skills (knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, Internet, Outlook etc).

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

•       Previous work experience in relevant fields is of high importance.

•    Good communication 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. Christos Charopoulos) by Friday, June 12th, 2020, 16.00 (closing date and timefor 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, June 19th 2020 c.o.b..