Job Title

Immigration Senior

Service Line

People Advisory Services | Global mobility/Tax

Location

Dublin

Who are we?

The Global Immigration team sits within EY’s People Advisory Services/UKI Tax practice and is an ever expanding provider managing a range of business immigration services for multinational clients hiring non-EEA employees to work in Ireland.

EY’s Immigration practice is a high-pace, client service focused environment. Team members enjoy extensive contact with corporate clients, employees/assignees and EY contacts at all levels within organisations. We are seeking an Assistant to join our busy Irish-inbound immigration team.

As a member of the Irish Immigration team you will be responsible for contributing to the overall success of the team. This is achieved by being inspirational, curious, accountable and results-focused at all times, and proactively asking for and accepting help where required.

What will I be doing?

Typical activities will include the following:

The successful applicant will work as part of a local team to maximise efficiencies on allocated client accounts. The role will involve:

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  Working in a fast paced and exciting environment with a team who assist with and advise on appropriate Irish immigration requirements for clients in a number of industries
• Working with different members of the team to develop further your understanding of Irish immigration and applying learnings to compliance support for employers and employees
• Providing relevant trainings and technical support to junior team members on advisory and compliance engagements
• Initiating immigration process with both the employer and the employee
• Leading conference calls to provide an overview of Irish immigration requirements
• Guiding on day-to-day activities related to Irish immigration cases
• Reviewing applications for submission to the relevant government bodies (i.e. Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Department of Justice & Equality and Immigration Service Delivery Unit)
• Supporting Managers, Directors and Partners on complex cases and engagement management
• Preparation of supporting documents for complex applications on behalf of the client where required
• Ensuring all applications submitted to the relevant Irish authorities are tracked and updates provided to employees, HR Managers, recruiters etc
• Drafting technical alerts, guides and memos for immigration clients
• Communicate with clients on a frequent basis to keep them updated on the status of applications, change in Irish immigration policies, procedures and legislation
• Working and updating EY Immigration technologies and tracking systems

What do we look for?

Requirements for prospective candidates include:

• 
  2-3 years relevant technical experience in Irish immigration
• Strong written & verbal communication skills – must have ability to write detailed business letters, business cases, etc.
• Client facing experience required
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent team player
• Ability to bring a project from start to finish
• Very methodical
• Calm personality
• Quick learner
• Strong IT skills, including very good Ms Office
• Strong case/project management skills