The opportunity
EY’s People Advisory Services (PAS) team is currently looking for an experienced immigration consultant, to support our Immigration
Compliance and Advisory team in Nigeria, as a Senior.
The Senior consultant would provide support on various client engagements and promote knowledge transfer within the PAS Immigration
team, through effective training and capacity building initiatives.

Expectations / Key Responsibilities
 Manage multiple client engagements as an engagement supervisor
 Manage client ledgers with a high sense of job ownership and accountability
 Excellent analytical, project management, multi-tasking, and organizational skills
 Identify issues, propose solutions, address clients’ needs and execute deliverables as required
 Work with minimal or no supervision
 Demonstrate teamwork, good interpersonal and relationship management skills
 Participate in commercial research and marketing efforts
 Stay up to date on topical immigration matters and contribute to thought leadership and training initiatives
 Demonstrate good communication skills in terms of business writing, presentation, and public speaking engagements
 Demonstrate superior analytical and advisory skills
 Proficiency with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Qualification for the role
 Minimum qualification is First degree in a social science course
 Keen interest and sound knowledge of relevant immigration regulations and laws guiding the mobility, employment and residence
of foreign nationals in Nigeria.

Knowledge / Relevant Experience
 Good understanding of relevant immigration laws and statues such as Nigeria Immigration Act 2015, Regulations 2017 and the
NVP 2020
 Knowledge of basic entry and exit protocols for ECOWAS nationals and Alien nationals
 Knowledge of the visa extension policy and how it applies
 Prior experience in processing Expatriate Quota (EQ) applications at the Federal Ministry of Interior (FMI) in Abuja
 Knowledge and experience in preparation and filing of statutory returns such as EQ returns, SSS Returns, Understudy reports,
TWP returns, etc.
 Knowledge and prior experience in preparation and processing of Visa on Arrival (VOA) and Temporary Work Permit (TWP) Pre-
approvals
 Prior experience in processing CERPAC -related applications at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) offices in both Customs
and Free Zone territories
 Experience in thought leadership initiatives such as alerts, news articles, advisory opinions, e.tc