American Embassy Kigali
Mission Rwanda
Vacancy Announcement No. 18-13
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Open To:
US Citizen Eligible American Family
Members (USEFMs) and US Citizen Members of Household (USMOH); Ordinarily
Residents (OR)
Position: RSO Office
Assistant/HR Rover
Location: U.S.
Embassy, Kigali
Opening
Date: 03/25/2013
Closing
Date: 04/08/2013
Work
Hours: 40 hours per
week
Salary: *Not-Ordinary
Resident (NOR): USD 35,753 to USD 52,504; (FP-08/01 – 14) Ordinarily Resident
(OR) RWF 5,069,802 to RWF 8,618,659 (FSN 6, Step 1-14) Final step to be
determined by Washington
NOTE:
- APPLICATIONS THAT ARE NOT ADDRESSED AND
SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. - All ordinarily resident
applicants must have the required work and residency permits to be
eligible for consideration and must be able to qualify for a top secret
security clearance. - 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
Office Assistant/HR Rover. The position is
available to start April 22, 2013.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
As the sole
secretary to the Regional Security Office, provides administrative and clerical
support to ensure the continuous provision of routine security services to the
United States Mission in Rwanda 30 hours a week. As HR Rover the incumbent will
perform clerical support to ICASS users 10 hours a week. This position is
supervised by the Regional Security Officer 75% of the time and by Human
Resource Specialist 25% of the time. Applicant must hold or be eligible for a
Top Secret clearance.
A copy of the
complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is
available at the Human Resources Office.
QUALIFICATIONS
All applicants must
address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive
information supporting each item:
- High school diploma
required. - A minimum of three years
experience in office management or administrative program support and
logistics required. - Level IV spoken and
written English required and will be tested. - No prior
official/professional training or certificates are a prerequisite;
however, in order to work at full job performance the incumbent must be
able to master Microsoft Office applications, the Dept of State SMART
cable application, and the DS GLID badge issuance system. - The ability to work
independently is a must. Effective writing skills are required to
draft cables and memos for RSO approval and signature. Effective
oral and written communication, plus good customer service skills,
required to respond and direct all incoming inquires and requests, in
emails and telephone calls received from within and outside the Mission.
Must hold a valid U.S. driver’s license.
SELECTION PROCESS
When equally
qualified, US Citizen Eligible Family Members (AEFMs) 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. Currently
employed US Citizens EFMs who hold a FMA appointment are ineligible to apply
for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of their
employment.
4. Currently
employed NORs hired under a Personal Services Agreement (PSA) are ineligible to
apply for advertised positions within the 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);
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.
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
American Embassy
HR Office
2657 Avenue de la
Gendarmerie
Kigali,
Rwanda
B.P. 28
Kigali
OR BY EMAIL TO:
(Include in the
subject line) RSO Office Assistant/HR Rover,
VA-18-13
Point of Contact
Ogi Krunic, HR
Assistant, ext. 2588
Tel: +250- 596400.
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION:
04/08/2013
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.
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