Consular Officer

Tasks and responsibilities

• Verify and translate Lebanese and Syrian civil status documents and communicate with authorities and legal advisors
• Provide different kinds of consular services to Swiss citizens and foreigners
• Receive and process applications related to legislations and attestations
• Deal professionally with all applicants, whether over the phone, via e-mail or in person
• Provide professional, accurate, timely and appropriate advice on written enquiries of applicants and authorities
• Provide general support to the visa section and other divisions of the Embassy if needed

Competencies and selection criteria

• Exceptionally high personal and moral integrity and the ability to work with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds
• Highly proficient in spoken and written Arabic, French and English, German language proficiency is of high advantage
• E-mail writing skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to connect and work well with others
• Ability to stay calm, polite and effective under pressure. Ability to consistently work with utmost precision.
• Exhibit high level of confidentiality, reliability and professional attitude
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines independently
• Responsible and reliable team player
• Very good computer skills (Microsoft Office Applications: Outlook, Word and Excel)

Education and experience

• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in administration and consular business
• Diploma in Business Administration / Bachelor in a related field