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O'Brien Recruitment

Senior Immigration Consultant

O'Brien Recruitment

  • R20,000 - R25,000 per month
  • Permanent Senior position
  • Eastern Cape
  • Posted 03 Mar 2026 by O'Brien Recruitment
  • Expires in 34 days
  • Job 2634455
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About the position

A well-established and growing global mobility business is seeking a Senior Immigration Consultant to take ownership of its immigration function.

This is not a processing role.  This is a leadership opportunity.

You will oversee complex immigration portfolios across South Africa and various African jurisdictions, act as escalation point for high-level cases, and play a strategic role in strengthening processes, compliance, and service delivery.  If you are ready to step beyond casework and into functional leadership, this is your move.

Please kindly apply here directly, or email your CV to [Email Address Removed]Driver’s licence and own transport preferred

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage South African and African immigration casework

  • Oversee complex corporate and private client portfolios

  • Serve as escalation point for urgent and high-risk matters

  • Ensure full legislative compliance across jurisdictions

  • Liaise directly with DHA, VFS, and African immigration authorities

  • Oversee document control, submissions, and quality assurance

  • Proactively escalate delayed applications and manage turnaround times

  • Drive operational improvements within the immigration function

  • Mentor and guide junior consultants

  • Maintain strong client relationships and deliver exceptional service

  • Support business growth initiatives within the immigration division

Minimum Requirements

  • 5+ years’ experience in South African and African immigration

  • Strong understanding of corporate immigration processes

  • Proven ability to manage complex, high-volume portfolios

  • Confident engagement with immigration authorities

  • Excellent drafting, research, and compliance skills

  • Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency

  • Comfortable using AI platforms and digital systems

  • Fluent in English (French advantageous)

  • Driver’s licence and own transport preferred

Relevant qualification in Legal Administration, Business, or Immigration will be advantageous.

The Ideal Profile

You are:

  • Structured, assertive, and detail-driven

  • Calm under pressure

  • Commercially aware

  • Entrepreneurial in mindset

  • Confident making decisions

  • Solutions-oriented

  • Passionate about immigration and global mobility

Desired Skills:

  • Administration
  • Document Management
  • Team Leadership
  • VISA Applications

Employer & Job Benefits:

  • Medical Aid Contribution

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O'Brien Recruitment

About the agency

O’Brien Recruitment – what is our story and who are we? O’Brien Recruitment has assisted in connecting the right candidates with the right clients since 1997. We love what we do and we are “POWERED BY PEOPLE” – making a difference in our candidates lives and watching their careers grow and develop is the reason we are in business! Our Permanent, Temporary and Contract Recruitment Solutions unite talent with top employers across a vast range of industries, from FMCG; Financial Services; Call Centre; Retail to Publishing; Manufacturing; Legal and Hospitality. When you deal with O’Brien Recruitment you are dealing with a team of twenty professionals who are highly capable, knowledgeable and passionate about recruitment. We pride ourselves on the ability to give our clients and candidates a competitive edge! We payroll over 400 temps/contractors, and on an annual basis, we place over 350 talented individuals in permanent roles in a large variety of Job Functions from A – Z! These include: Accountants, Bookkeepers; Call Centre Agents; Debtors Clerks; Engineers; Financial Managers; Graphic Designer; Human Resources; IT Specialists; Journalists; Key Accounts Managers; Legal; Mechanical Fitters; Network Engineers; Office support staff; Portfolio/Project Administrators; Quality Assurance Managers; Receptionists; Sales Executives; Tax Consultants; Unit Trust Administrators; Villa Managers; Welders; X-Ray Testers; Yard Foremen; Zoologists. Whether you’re progressing to the next step up the career ladder, or building a bespoke recruitment strategy to meet your wider business goals, we help professionals make valuable connections that are crucial to success.

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