The mission of the Department of Foreign Affairs is to promote and protect abroad the values, interests and economic wellbeing of Ireland and its people, under the political direction of our Ministers, through our staff at home and our mission network abroad.
Consular Officer, Clerk Secretary Position,
Consulate General of Ireland, San Francisco
The Consulate General of Ireland, San Francisco works to promote and protect Irish interests in the Western United States, through working with the Irish community, promoting Irish economic interests, supporting the strong partnership between Ireland and the states of the Western US, and helping Irish citizens in difficulty.
The Consulate also provides a range of key consular services: processing passport and visa applications; authenticating documents; providing information on travelling to, living and working in Ireland, and much more.
The Consulate General is currently recruiting for a resourceful, proactive and flexible individual to fill the position of Clerk Secretary at our busy team on a twelve month contract with the possibility of a further extension of twelve months dependant on performance.
The role will involve, inter alia:
- ‘Front of house’ work representation, meeting citizens during Consular public hours;
- Providing assistance to Irish citizens, and their families, who are in difficulty;
- Answering queries relating to Ireland from the general public;
- Assisting diplomatic staff with event planning and logistics;
- Working with local welfare and emergency partners;
- Providing administrative support to the Mission;
- Working in our webchat function in answering queries from Irish passport applicants;
- Executing other administrative tasks as required; and
- working on the consulate’s communications, both traditional and digital/ social media based and public outreach work
Essential Requirement candidates must be able to demonstrate:
Candidates must:
have at least 12 months relevant professional experience, ideally featuring previous consular work
- have excellent interpersonal, organisational and administrative skills
- work well under pressure
- have previous Office experience of no less than one year
- have a flexible approach to the work they are required to do and have a demonstrable work ethic
- have strong written and verbal communication skills
- have excellent English language skills, both written and verbal
Desirable Requirement:
- Familiarity with Ireland
- Previous consular work experience in a diplomatic mission
Terms and Conditions:
The successful applicant will work alongside all other local employees of the consulate and will report directly to the diplomatic staff in the consulate.
This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, with standard office hours from 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday , along with an entitlement to 20 days annual leave, plus public holidays.
The gross salary for this role is $48,771.00 per annum paid by electronic transfer therefore a bank account is required.
It is likely that, initially, the candidate would work approximately three days a week in the office in downtown San Francisco, and the remaining time remotely.
All applicants must have a permanent legal right to reside and work in the USA (US passport/ US birth certificate/ US naturalization/ valid Green Card). As a US citizen/resident, you are personally subject to US social security and self-employment taxes while employed at the Consulate General of Ireland, San Francisco.
If you wish to apply for this position, please submit your résumé (two pages maximum), a cover letter, and two nominated references by email to sanfrancongen[at]dfa[dot]ie or by post to One Post Street, Suite 2150, San Francisco, CA 94104, before midnight on Friday 23 April 2021. Applications received after this time will not be considered.
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How to Apply Applicants must submit a résumé (two pages maximum), include a cover letter referencing the position,& have two nominated references Applications must be submitted by email to with the subject line ‘Consular Officer Position’ by midnight on Friday 23 April 2021 Applications received after this time will not be considered. It is envisaged that interviews for selected candidates will take place shortly. Candidates will need to be available to begin work in short order. |
Selection Process:
Depending on the number of applications received, a short-listing of candidates to be called for interview may be undertaken based on the Essential/Key Requirements above.
- It is planned that interviews will be held by video-conference before the end of April 2021.
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