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Education
Skills
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Certification
Reading, travelling and writing
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Harish Dhyani

Administrative Officer Decision Maker (AODM)
Ghaziabad

Summary

I am currently working as an Administrative Officer Decision Maker at the British High Commission, New Delhi. In my position, I am responsible for assessing the UK visa applications for Indians and nationals from South and South-East Asia. Over the past six years, I have gained ample experience in the field of end-to-end processing of visa applications, data management and as a team leader

I would describe myself as someone who is highly focused, motivated, resilient, and can see the bigger picture. I have gained the experience to take the role of the Visa Officer to the next level. Combined with my experience, i am really excited for the opportunity to possibly grow as a professional with your creative team

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Administrative Officer Decision Maker (AODM)

British High Commission New Delhi
New Delhi
2016.01 - Current

Core responsibilities:

· Assess visit visa applications from Thailand, China, and India within the agreed customer service standards

· Pre-assessed Points Based Applications and Settlement category visas according to the immigration rules

· During the COVID pandemic, many ECOs worked from home. As a proactive team player, I uploaded all decisions onto our database to ensure the work was cleared daily

· 10% of my duty involves using the allocation tool to ensure the correct visa applications are allocated to the Entry Clearance Officers for assessing

· Interview applicants using Microsoft Teams for EEA Family Permits applications

· Initiate and conduct student visa interviews

· Participate in Enrichment Team activities to support verification of supporting documents with high harm indicators

· Deliver document forgery training for new team members

· Provide training and mentor new staff in the visa section

· Stakeholder engagement with Commercial Partners (VFS) and Sheffield colleagues on visa related concerns

· Maintain an integrity and security awareness

· Implement training for Diplomat academy course

Achievements/Training: -

- Awarded Regional Employee of the Month in December 2018 when the pilot for AODM was introduced

- Awarded Tranche one for excellent performance and overachieving benchmarks

- Interview Selection Skills

- Successfully completed AODM training, which qualifies me to take decisions on visit visa applications.

- Management Development Program – for mentoring purposes

- Completed document forgery training conducted by forgery trainers from the UK and the Airline Liaison Officer.

- Attended trainings on Protecting Information (Security), Ergonomics, Diversity & Inclusion and Dealing with Bullying & Harassment.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

Delhi University
New Delhi
2009.01 - 2013.06

Skills

Data-driven decision-making

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Accomplishments

- Awarded Regional Employee of the Month in December 2018 when the pilot for AODM was introduced

- Awarded Tranche one for excellent performance and overachieving benchmarks

- Interview Selection Skills

- Successfully completed AODM training, which qualifies me to take decisions on visit visa applications.

- Management Development Program – for mentoring purposes

- Completed document forgery training conducted by forgery trainers from the UK and the Airline Liaison Officer.

- Attended trainings on Protecting Information (Security), Ergonomics, Diversity & Inclusion and Dealing with Bullying & Harassment.

Certification

Business communication from British Council

Reading, travelling and writing

I have an interest in reading books on philosophy, scientific discoveries, and nature, the last book I finished was written by Jiddu Krishnamurthy flight of an eagle apart from that I like to travel explore new cultures and write my travel experiences via blogs and social media platform.

Timeline

Business communication from British Council

2016-08

Administrative Officer Decision Maker (AODM)

British High Commission New Delhi
2016.01 - Current

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

Delhi University
2009.01 - 2013.06
Harish DhyaniAdministrative Officer Decision Maker (AODM)