BDT(Tk) Negotiable Full time on site

You Must Have

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.

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
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.

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.

Full Time

Dhaka