CLOSE:
20/04/2015
Description
American
Embassy Kigali Mission Rwanda
Vacancy
Announcement No. 19-15
An Equal
Opportunity Employer
Open To: All
Interested Candidates
Position:
Motor Pool Dispatcher
Location:
U.S. Embassy, Kigali
Opening
Date: April 06, 2015
Closing
Date: April 20, 2015
Work Hours:
Full time, 40 hours per week
Basic Annual
Salary: *Ordinarily Resident (OR) RWF 5,708,659 (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 Motor Pool Dispatcher. The
position is available to start immediately.
BASIC
FUNCTION OF POSITION
Under the
supervision of Motor Pool Supervisor, the incumbent controls motor vehicle use
and driver assignments and provides efficient transportation services to all
Mission staff, including TDY visitors.
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.
- Completion
of secondary school required.
- Two to
three years’ experience as dispatcher or general transportation is
required.
- Level
III (read/write/speak) English and Level IV (read/write/speak)
Kinyarwanda, required.*
- Must
be familiar with the location of government offices, utility companies,
diplomatic missions, and a range of other locations in Kigali and in the
field; Must have knowledge of local driving laws and regulations; Must
have knowledge of distances and time required to drive to and from
different locations for purposes of efficient scheduling; Must have
knowledge of basic repairs necessary for vehicles; Must have knowledge of
security handling procedures; Must have knowledge of standard vehicle
usage policy.
- Must
have excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills;
Basic computer skills such as use of Word and Excel spreadsheet,
required; Must have skills to plan and organize vehicle dispatches and
allot drivers’ time to maximize efficiency; Must have possess a class B
driving license; Must be able to assess problems, develop realistic
solutions, occasionally during emergency situations where rapid action is
needed.
*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.
- Current
employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- 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
- 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. Leandre
Niyonsenga
(PLEASE INDICATE VA
19-15, Motor Pool Dispatcher) 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 19-15; Motor Pool Dispatcher
Point of
Contact
Leandre Niyonsenga,
HRA, Ext.: 2807
CLOSING DATE
FOR THIS POSITION 04/20/2015
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:
- 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
- Resides
at an Involuntary Separate Maintenance Allowance (ISMA) location
authorized under 3 FAM 3232.2.
- 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:
LNiyonsenga
Cleared:
VDrilling
Cleared:
RSrinivasan
Approved:
MJRatcliffe
Distribution:
All Agencies
(STATE, USAID,
DAO, PC, CDC)
