Visa Administrator

Job description / Role

The Visa and Immigration Compliance (VIC) Administrator assists employees, and their families with obtaining the required visas, permits and documents to travel to or work in a given location.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
- Coordinates the documentation required for relocations/transfers, business meetings, training, internships, seasonal employment, offshore employment, intermittent visits for work purposes, obtaining permanent resident status, desert/off-shore passes and various attestations where applicable.
- Maintains all immigration/visa records for the firm and as required by law.
- Maintains and updates visa files of the firm's employees to ensure continued validity and to monitor ongoing compliance with particular visa requirements.
- Maintains communication with employees, managers and external customers while providing prompt assistance and follow-through.
- Coordinates and prepares letters of invitation, employment verification and appointment letters related to immigration laws and regulations as required.
- Complies with all applicable standards and policies.
- Assists with the coaching and development of new team members.
- Identifies and participates in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with the Data Privacy & Protection Guidelines and relevant legislation.

Requirements

- Short term Contract valid for 4 months
- Must be well-versed in Arabic
- Location - Doha based
- Must have a transferrable visa
- Education - Degree/Diploma in any discipline
- Candidate may be assigned other duties

About the Company

We know how important people are to a business. We understand what's needed to match highly skilled technical and engineering candidates with some of the largest organisations and engineering projects around the globe. We have supplied talent to the energy, infrastructure, life sciences and IT sectors for over 30 years and we're incredibly proud of our reputation.

Now an international organisation with offices in Europe, Asia, America, Australia, Russia, Africa and the Middle East, we lead the way in supporting worldwide technical and engineering talent and we work with an enviable network of clients. In 2011, we achieved sales of 383 million British Pound.

With more than 4,400 contracted personnel on assignments globally, our position is set to grow stronger as the world looks to develop safer and more sustainable energy resources. The promise of our future lies in our unrivalled insight into the industry: and the talent that works in it.