American Embassy,Power Plant Operator Generator Mechanic Jobs in Rwanda

American
Embassy Kigali
Mission Rwanda
Vacancy
Announcement No. 39-15
An
Equal Opportunity Employer
Open
To:                          
All Interested Candidates
Position:                           
Power Plant Operator/Generator Mechanic
Location:                          
U.S. Embassy, Kigali
Opening
Date:                
November 2, 2015
Closing
Date:                  
November 16, 2

015

Work
Hours:                    
Full time, 40 hours per week
Basic
Annual Salary: *Ordinarily Resident (OR): RWF 5,960,681 (FSN-5);
*Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR): USD 27,982 (FP-9); Final step to be determined
by Washington
NOTE:
  • APPLICATIONS
    THAT ARE NOT ADDRESSED AND SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
  • Electronically
    submitted applications must have the position title in the subject line.
  • Applicants
    not contacted within 30 days should consider their application
    unsuccessful.
  • Applicants
    interviewed will be advised of the results of the interview.
The
Embassy of the United States of America in Kigali is recruiting for the
position of Power Plant Operator/Generator Mechanic. The position is
available to start immediately.
BASIC
FUNCTION OF POSITION
Performs
journeyman level electrical and mechanical installation; preventive and routine
maintenance; and routine and urgent repairs on all office and residential
property emergency generator units.
A
copy of the complete position description listing all duties and
responsibilities is available in the Human Resources Office. (KigaliHRRecruitment@state.gov)
QUALIFICATIONS
All
applicants MUST address each selection criterion detailed below with specific
and comprehensive information supporting each item.
  1. Completion
    of secondary school is required. Completion of vocational training or
    apprenticeship leading to a Journeyman Level Certificate as a licensed
    generator or automotive mechanic or electrician is required.
  2. Two
    years of working experience as a journeyman power plant operator, mechanic
    or electrician in a building maintenance environment.
  3. Level
    III written and spoken English and Kinyarwanda, is required.*
  4. Must
    have full journeyman mechanic knowledge of operating procedures and
    practices for generators and related equipment.
  5. Ability
    to safely utilize all U.S. and European tools and materials required in
    job performance; must be able to meet U.S. trades standards. Must possess
    current Rwandan driver’s license.
*Qualifications
will be tested.
SELECTION PROCESS
When
equally qualified, U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and U.S.
Veterans will be given preference. Therefore, it is essential that in the
application the candidate fully address the required qualifications above.
ADDITIONAL
SELECTION CRITERIA
  1. Management
    will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status
    in determining successful candidacy.
  2. Current
    employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
  3. Current
    Ordinarily Resident employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs
    Improvement or Unsatisfactory on their most recent Employee Performance
    Report are not eligible to apply.
  4. Currently
    employed U.S. Citizen EFMs who hold a Family Member Appointment (FMA) are
    ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar
    days of their employment.
  5. Currently
    employed NORs hired under a Personal Services Agreement (PSA) are
    ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar
    days of their employment unless currently hired into a position with a
    When Actually Employed (WAE) work schedule.
TO
APPLY
Interested
candidates for this position must submit the following for consideration of the
application:
  1. Universal
    Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member
    (DS-174) is available at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/136408.pdf
  2. Candidates
    who claim U.S. Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form
    DD-214 with their application. Candidates who claim conditional U.S.
    Veterans preference must submit documentation confirming eligibility for a
    conditional preference in hiring with their application.
  3. Any
    other documentation (e.g., essays, certificates, awards) that addresses
    the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
SUBMIT
APPLICATION BY HAND TO:
Human
Resources Office,
Attn.
Fred Ruzindana
(PLEASE
INDICATE VA 39-15, Power Plant Operator/Generator Mechanic)
American
Embassy HR Office
2657
Avenue de la Gendarmerie
Kigali,
Rwanda
B.P.
28 Kigali
OR
BY EMAIL TO:
KigaliHRRecruitment@state.gov
(Please
include in the subject line): VA 39-15; Power Plant Operator/Generator
Mechanic
Point
of Contact
Fred
Ruzindana, HRA, Ext.: 2733
CLOSING
DATE FOR THIS POSITION 11/16/2015
An
Equal Opportunity Employer
The US Mission in Kigali provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable
treatment in employment to all people
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age disability,
political affiliation, marital status, or
sexual orientation. The Department of State also strives to achieve equal
employment opportunity in all personnel
operations through continuing diversity enhancement programs. The EEO complaint
procedure is not available to
individuals who believe they have been denied equal opportunity based upon
marital status or political affiliation.
Individuals with such complaints should avail themselves of the appropriate
grievance procedures, remedies for
prohibited personnel practices, and/or courts for relief.
PLEASE
SHARE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS
Appendix
A
DEFINITIONS
1.
Eligible Family Member (EFM): An individual related to a U.S.
Government employee in one of the following ways:
  • Spouse
    or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610);
  • Child,
    who is unmarried and under 21 years of age or, regardless of age, is incapable
    of self-support. The term shall include, in addition to natural offspring,
    stepchildren and adopted children and those under legal guardianship of
    the employee or the spouse when such children are expected to be under
    such legal guardianship until they reach 21 years of age and when
    dependent upon and normally residing with the guardian;
  • Parent
    (including stepparents and legally adoptive parents) of the employee or of
    the spouse, when such parent is at least 51 percent dependent on the
    employee for support;
  • Sister
    or brother (including stepsisters and stepbrothers, or adoptive sisters or
    brothers) of the employee, or of the spouse, when such sibling is at least
    51 percent dependent on the employee for support, unmarried, and under 21
    years of age, or regardless of age, incapable of self-support.
2.
U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM): For purposes of
receiving a preference in hiring for a qualified position, an EFM who meets the
following criteria:
  • U.S.
    Citizen; and,
  • EFM
    (see above) at least 18 years old; and,
  • Listed
    on the travel orders of a direct-hire Foreign, Civil, or uniformed service
    member assigned to or stationed abroad with a USG agency that is under COM
    authority, or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; and
    either:
  1. Resides
    at the sponsoring employee’s or uniformed service member’s post of
    assignment abroad or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; or
  2. Resides
    at an Involuntary Separate Maintenance Allowance (ISMA) location
    authorized under 3 FAM 3232.2.
  3. 3.           
    Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM):

    EFM (see above) eligible for a Family Member Appointment for purposes of
    Mission employment:
  • Is
    a U.S. citizen; and
  • Spouse
    or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610) or a child
    of the sponsoring employee who is unmarried and at least 18 years old; and
  • Is
    listed on the travel orders or approved Form OF-126, Foreign
    Service Residence and Dependency Report, of a sponsoring employee, i.e., a
    direct-hire Foreign Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service member
    who is permanently assigned to or stationed abroad at a U.S. mission, or
    at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and who is under
    chief of mission authority; and
  • Is
    residing at the sponsoring employee’s post of assignment abroad or, as
    appropriate, office of the American Institute in Taiwan.
  • Does
    not receive a Foreign Service or Civil Service annuity
4.
Member of Household (MOH): An individual who accompanies a
direct-hire Foreign, Civil, or uniformed service member permanently assigned or
stationed at a U.S. Foreign Service post or establishment abroad, or at an
office of the American Institute in Taiwan. An MOH is:
  • Not
    an EFM; and,
  • Not
    on the travel orders of the sponsoring employee; and,
  • Has
    been officially declared by the sponsoring USG employee to the COM as part
    of his/her household.
A
MOH is under COM authority and may include a parent, unmarried partner, other
relative or adult child who falls outside the Department’s current legal and
statutory definition of family member. A MOH does not have to be a U.S.
Citizen.
5.
Not Ordinarily Resident (NOR) – An individual who:
  • Is
    not a citizen of the host country; and,
  • Does
    not ordinarily reside (OR, see below) in the host country; and,
  • Is
    not subject to host country employment and tax laws; and,
  • Has
    a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN).
NOR
employees are compensated under a GS or FS salary schedule, not under the LCP.
6.
Ordinarily Resident (OR) – A Foreign National or U.S. citizen
who:
  • Is
    locally resident; and,
  • Has
    legal, permanent resident status within the host country; and,
  • Is
    subject to host country employment and tax laws.
EFMs
without U.S. Social Security Numbers are also OR. All OR employees, including
U.S. citizens, are compensated in accordance with the Local Compensation Plan
(LCP).
Drafted:
HRA LNiyonsenga Cleared: FM LSJohnson Cleared: HRO CStokes Approved: MO
MJRatcliffe Distribution: All Agencies (STATE, USAID, DAO, PC, CDC)
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