Job Summary
- The Senior consultant would provide support on various client engagements and promote knowledge transfer within the PAS Immigration team, through effective training and capacity building initiatives.
Expectations / Key Responsibilities
- Manage multiple client engagements as an engagement supervisor
- Manage client ledgers with a high sense of job ownership and accountability
- Excellent analytical, project management, multi-tasking, and organizational skills
- Identify issues, propose solutions, address clients’ needs and execute deliverables as required
- Work with minimal or no supervision
- Demonstrate teamwork, good interpersonal and relationship management skills
- Participate in commercial research and marketing efforts
- Stay up to date on topical immigration matters and contribute to thought leadership and training initiatives
- Demonstrate good communication skills in terms of business writing, presentation, and public speaking engagements
- Demonstrate superior analytical and advisory skills
- Proficiency with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Qualification for the role
- Minimum qualification is First degree in a social science course
- Keen interest and sound knowledge of relevant immigration regulations and laws guiding the mobility, employment and residence of foreign nationals in Nigeria.
Knowledge / Relevant Experience
- Good understanding of relevant immigration laws and statues such as Nigeria Immigration Act 2015, Regulations 2017 and the NVP 2020
- Knowledge of basic entry and exit protocols for ECOWAS nationals and Alien nationals
- Knowledge of the visa extension policy and how it applies
- Prior experience in processing Expatriate Quota (EQ) applications at the Federal Ministry of Interior (FMI) in Abuja
- Knowledge and experience in preparation and filing of statutory returns such as EQ returns, SSS Returns, Understudy reports, TWP returns, etc.
- Knowledge and prior experience in preparation and processing of Visa on Arrival (VOA) and Temporary Work Permit (TWP) Pre-approvals
- Prior experience in processing CERPAC -related applications at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) offices in both Customs and Free Zone territories
- Experience in thought leadership initiatives such as alerts, news articles, advisory opinions, e.t.c.