Strategic Immigration Consultant (Chinese Speaker)

Job Description

Strategic Immigration Consultant (Chinese Speaker)

Dubai, UAE

About us:

Fragomen is the world’s leading exclusive provider of immigration services. We are a firm of more than 6,200 immigration-focused professionals and staff spanning more than 60 offices worldwide. Immigration has been our sole focus for 70 years, and today we offer support in more than 170 countries. We are problem-solvers, innovators and established thought leaders in immigration, providing strategic immigration advice to a diverse range of clients from individuals to the world’s leading multinational corporations.

Fragomen’s professionals are respected thought leaders in the immigration field providing expertise to governments across the world including the US Congress, the UK Parliament, the European Union and the United Nations.

A career at Fragomen will provide you with the opportunity to work in an exciting environment for a broad range of clients, where no two days will be the same. You will face interesting challenges and you will work with dedicated, friendly and ambitious people, where providing exceptional client service is at the core of what we do. We are extremely proud of our diverse workforce at Fragomen and we are fully committed to providing equal opportunities. We believe that our differences make us stronger.

About the role:

• Support the pitch/RFI/RFP/RFQ process, including coordinating with teams across the firm and helping with drafting and follow-up
• Carry out market research and track industry, client and competitor news and information
• Work with wider team to help prepare partners and other client-facing teams for pitch presentations and other client presentations
• Track and maintain live opportunities
• Identify potential business opportunities with new clients
• Attend events, conferences, business forums and other networking events
• Work with broader team on effective client focus and retention strategies
• Identify and implement external profile-raising opportunities
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the region and the wider firm
• Work with colleagues across the region to identify and promote opportunities for collaboration and continuous improvement

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Minimum Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, or equivalent and two years progressive experience in the position offered. Will accept suitable combination of education and experience in lieu of requirement.

Background Knowledge and Experience

• Fluency in written and spoken English (other than Chinese)
• Excellent customer service and Business Development skills.
• Competent in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint and similar software.
• Operationally aware is essential.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organization and coordination skills.
• Strong Analytical skills.
• Able to work in a discreet and sensitive manner.
• Able to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities.
• Able to be self-managed and proactively seek out work.
• Detail-oriented.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will ideally have prior experience in Sales/BD preferably in the Immigration, corporate services or Global Mobility functions at a multinational or reputable local company

You will be fluent in written and spoken Chinese and English, with Arabic language skills also being advantageous, but not essential.

Also required:

• Highly organised, able to work within a team and under limited supervision
• Business Development and Client Service oriented

• A team player, who takes ownership and drives for results, growing the business and sustaining intensity and optimism while focusing on the client
• Helps create and maintain strong morale, cooperating with team members to resolve problems and achieve goals Ability to prepare and deliver clear, effective, and professional presentations
• Delivers written communication that is well organized and concise, and in vocabulary appropriate for audience
• Capable of managing a high number of tasks simultaneously, and setting priorities accordingly
• Ability to travel to client sites across MENA will also be required

Fragomen in Middle East:

Within the Middle East region we have offices in United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia with an overall headcount of 200 employees. Across all the offices, there is a positive and collaborative working environment, with our immigration professionals partnering with our clients to help them manage their regional or global immigration programmes. Based in Dubai, you will work closely with the Managing Partner for MEA, who is also located there.

Whether in the office or working remotely, we are proud of our team spirit and we like to reflect this in the way that we work and everything we do. Our Responsible Business Strategy (RBS) priorities Fragomen’s social responsibility through one cross-cutting theme and five focus areas. These focus areas include: Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion, Charity & Pro bono work, Social and Environmental & Sustainability. The RBS initiative offers great opportunities for everyone at Fragomen to get involved and help steer a variety of initiatives and activities at the Firm. These range from social events and activities, to regular wellbeing newsletters and diversity discussions.

Fragomen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, heritage, gender, age, religion and disability.