Rahila Rehman, Visa Officer/ Immigration Department

Rahila Rehman

Visa Officer/ Immigration Department

Embassy of Canada

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Diploma,
Experience
23 years, 3 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 3 months

Visa Officer/ Immigration Department at Embassy of Canada
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since January 2014

• Attending phone calls, take down any messages, forward calls
• Receiving guests
• Liaise with the courier, incoming and outgoing post
• Receiving different types of applications daily
• Arrange and check all the paperwork, documents provided
• Update the files in the system, review applicants files

Test Day Administrator/ Head Invigilator at British Council/ Cert
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 2010 to March 2014

Managing the smooth process of IELTS examination (Listening, Reading and Writing).
Supervising the task assignments and duties of the invigilators.
Reporting and assessing different activities that might hinder the smooth running of the examination process.
Handling the examination papers for IELTS and reporting discrepancies if any.
Team building and Management exercises.
Training of new Invigilators.

Consular Section/ Secretary at Netherlands Embassy
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2013 to October 2013

• Handling Visa, passport and other consular applications
• Assisting expat staff upon arrival/ departure with necessary administrative documents
• Answering phone calls, receiving guests and providing other clerical support
• Arrangement of appointments, sending out invitations and reminders
• Bookings of travel, hotels and making LPO’s
• Provide full administrative assistance, cash handling
• Organize and manage the calendar
• Assist the Ambassador in preparing for meetings and reports, minute meetings
• Prepare letters for the Ministry
• Liaise with different department/ daily liaising with the driver

Receptionist/ Consular Assistant at Embassy of Canada
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2013 to July 2013

• Attending phone calls, take down any messages, forward calls
• Receiving guests
• Liaise with the courier, incoming and outgoing post
• Provide full administrative assistance, cash handling
• Dealing with Canadian Nationals regarding passport, consular queries

Senior Secretary to the Ambassador at Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Netherlands
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2010 to April 2013

• Arrangement of appointments, sending out invitations and
reminders
• Bookings of travel, hotels and making LPO’s
• Provide full administrative assistance
• Organize and manage the calendar
• Assist the Ambassador in preparing for meetings and reports
• Perform routine office tasks, receive guests
• Perform other related duties as required

Relocating to the UAE at Relocating to the UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2008 to March 2010

Relocating to the UAE and maternity.

Maternity at Maternity
  • United Kingdom - London
  • November 2006 to December 2007

Maternity

Customer Service Representative at Johnsons& Johnsons
  • United Kingdom
  • August 2006 to October 2006

Process customer contacts- inbound/ outbound calls/ fax and electronic.
Maintain personal targets as agreed with Team Leader.
Undertake internal and added value initiatives as required.
Support internal customers, Business Consultants and local management.
Contribute to the achievement of the department .

Customer Service & Secretary to the Regional Manager at Herbalife
  • United Kingdom
  • March 2005 to February 2006

• Carrying out Administration tasks relating to the Sales Order Processing team, including Proof Reading Dutch written materials and Translating Distributor queries to team members
• Assisting Distributors with the Sales Order Cycle and acting as a single point of contact for any queries relating to product, region and pricing inquiries
• Liaising with different internal teams to resolve customer queries such as Accounting, Sales and Delivery teams
• Provide Distributor relations support to advise them of new processes
• Arrangement of appointments, sending out invitations and reminders
• Bookings of travel, hotels and making LPO’s
• Arrangement of appointments, sending out invitations and reminders
• Bookings of travel, hotels and making LPO’s
• Weekly Management reporting
• Organize and manage the calendar
• Assist the manager in preparing for meetings

Executive Secretary at Hema
  • Netherlands
  • March 2000 to September 2004

• Serving customers and assisting with general queries
• Ordering of new stock via the in-house distribution centre
• Training new staff and reviewing internal procedures
• Arrangement of appointments, sending out invitations and reminders
• Bookings of travel, hotels and making LPO’s
• Provide full administrative assistance, cash handling
• Organize and manage the calendar
• Liaise with different departments on a daily basis

Education

Diploma,
  • at Ealing Tertiary College
  • June 2005

ESOL English Cambridge Certificate – Passed.

Diploma, HAVO diploma
  • at Cartesius Lyceum Amsterdam
  • July 2004

HAVO Diploma This is equivalent to a Senior Secondary Education Certificate and covers eight core areas of the syllabus – English, Mathematics, Economics, Dutch, French, History, IT and Art.

Specialties & Skills

MS Office Automation
Administrative Support
Microsoft Office
Customer Service
MS Office

Languages

Dutch
Expert
English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
French
Beginner
Hindi
Expert
German
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Sales & Marketing Plan Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Herbalife
Date Attended:
August 2005