Australian Embassy
Burma
Embassy address: 88 Strand Road, Rangoon - Telephone: 251 810 - Fax: 246 159

About the Australian Embassy in Burma (Myanmar)

Head of Mission

Australian Ambassador to Burma (Myanmar)

Contact information

88 Strand Road 
Rangoon (Yangon)

Telephone: +95 1 251810, 251809, 246462, 246463
Facsimile: +95 1 246159
Emergency: +61 2 6261 3305

Email: austembassy.rangoon@dfat.gov.au

 

 Opening hours

The Embassy will be open from 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday except for public holidays.

The Visa office is open for counter enquiries from 9:30am to 12 noon and telephone enquiries from 1pm to 4pm Monday to Friday except for public holidays. 

Public holidays

The Embassy will be closed on:

 2008

2009

Job vacancies

POSITION VACANT

Expatriate Office Manager
Visa and Immigration Office, Australian Embassy Rangoon

The Visa and Immigration Office of the Australian Embassy Rangoon has a current vacancy for an expatriate Office Manager. The position will be filled on a term contract basis. The holder of the position will work closely with senior Embassy staff and the Chief Migration Officer (Bangkok) to manage the Visa Office, including by assessing and deciding visa applications and delivering the programs and services of the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).

Applicants must be expatriate citizens of Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada or the United States who are entitled to work as a locally engaged staff member at a diplomatic mission in Burma.

The successful applicant will have good interpersonal and liaison skills and have the ability to conduct business with clients from varied backgrounds. The applicant will have well-developed organisational skills, strong written and oral communication skills, experience working in an office environment, sound information technology skills and the capacity to quickly become proficient in DIAC systems. The applicant will also have initiative, be able to focus on priorities, meet deadlines and work well in a team situation with limited supervision.

The salary offered is USD12.00 per hour plus limited other benefits as provided for in the Rangoon Embassy Conditions of Service. The successful applicant will be responsible for arranging their own working visa for Burma and for all transfer and ongoing costs associated with living and working in Burma. Before lodging an application prospective applicants are advised to check their eligibility for a visa and work permit and investigate living conditions and costs. The position is full-time but part-time work would be considered subject to operational requirements.

Applications (which must include a current CV, a brief statement addressing the Selection Criteria and the names and contact details of at least one current referee) should be sent by e-mail to the Chief Migration Officer, Australian Embassy, Bangkok at immigration.bangkok@dfat.gov.au. Applications close at cob
Friday 19 September 2008.

The Selection Criteria and Duty Statement are below.

DUTY STATEMENT

Expatriate Office Manager
Visa and Immigration Office, Australian Embassy Rangoon

The Office Manager will work closely with senior Embassy staff in Rangoon and Bangkok by managing the Visa and Immigration Office in a way that best achieves the goals and objectives of the Embassy and the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (DIAC). Specific duties may include:

• Day to day management of the Visa Office in the Australian Embassy Rangoon, including management of staff, workload and resources.

• Manage, assess and decide applications for Australian visas and citizenship, effectively applying and interpreting legislation, policies and procedures in accordance with lawful decision making and natural justice principles.

• With appropriate security clearance, navigate Embassy and other systems and provide reports for application processing and decision making.
• Conduct client interviews and respond to client requests and enquiries consistent with DIAC’s Client Service Charter, including by preparing complex correspondence and provide information to clients on visa options.
• Provide guidance, support and assistance to junior staff in application processing and decision making.
• Assist senior staff (in both Rangoon and Bangkok by appropriately escalating high profile and/or sensitive cases.
• Other duties as directed.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Expatriate Office Manager
Visa and Immigration Office, Australian Embassy Rangoon

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

You should provide a written statement of claims to demonstrate your suitability under each of the following selection criteria. Your statement forms the most important part of the application, as this information, together with your resume, will be used to shortlist applicants for further consideration for the vacancy.

1. Understands
Demonstrate your ability to quickly acquire sound general knowledge of the Australian Public Sector environment and DIAC’s role and functions in particular. Provide work examples to indicate your ability to interpret and apply legislation and to exercise sound judgement and decision making skills in complex situations.

2. Serves
Demonstrate your ability to develop productive relationships and appropriately open communication with others in the workplace. Provide work examples which demonstrate your ability to deal with clients in a fair and reasonable manner while remaining sensitive to the clients needs and expectations.

3. Innovates
Provide work examples where you have applied initiative, flexibility and the willingness to promote continuous improvement and to participate in, and actively pursue, the implementation of change in the organisation.

4. Implements
Demonstrate your ability to provide a quality professional service, apply ethical work practices and maintain integrity in all aspects of your work. Provide work examples to describe your ability to focus on outcomes, exercise initiative and to work effectively with minimum supervision.

5. Connects
Demonstrate your strong written and oral communication skills and liaison skills. Provide work examples which demonstrate you written and oral communication skills in dealing with clients and other in an organisation.

6. Leads
Demonstrate your highly developed work planning and organisational skills. Demonstrate your understanding of workplace diversity principles and practices and occupational health and safety policies.

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