Vacancy – migration assistants

The Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai represents Sweden in Shanghai and the provinces Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The mission of the Consulate General in Shanghai is to promote Swedish interests in the consular district and to promote exchange between Sweden and East China. The Consulate General should also provide good service in consular and migration related matters. The Consulate General currently has 17 employees and is now recruiting two assistants to the Migration Section.

Main tasks

• receive and register applications for visas and residence/work permits
• answer inquiries by telephone/e-mail
• filing and other administrative work
• handle any other duty that might be assigned by the head of the section

Professional and personal qualifications

• experience in administrative work and prior experience from working with visas or migration cases at a Consulate/Embassy
• excellent written and spoken Chinese and English
• accurate, cooperative, and service minded
• good computer literacy
• ability in handling fluctuating workloads in sometimes stressful situations
• university degree is preferred
• knowledge of the Swedish language and culture is considered as an asset but is not a pre-requisite for the position

What we offer

The positions are local, full time, permanent employments with the Consulate starting from the 1st of January 2024. Individual salaries apply and the terms and conditions of the employments will be discussed individually with successful candidates.

For more information about the positions, please contact Ibrahim Gaye, Consul and Head of Migration, by e-mail, ibrahim.gaye@gov.se or telephone, 021- 5359 9622.

Application

Your application should be in English and include a CV and personal application letter. Please send your application to the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai no later than 29th of November 2024. The application should be sent to the following e-mail address: generalkonsulat.shanghai@gov.se Please state "Vacancy Migration" in the subject line.

Read more about the Consulate General on our website: www.swedenabroad.se/shanghai