JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. Mission Uganda
Announcement Number: Kampala-2024-033-RA1
Position Title: EFM Political/Economic Management Assistant
Opening Period: 11/06/2024 – 11/26/2024
Series/Grade: FP-08
Salary: USD 37,896 (Actual FS wage decided by Washington D.C.)
For More Info: KampalaHREFMServices@state.gov
Who May Apply: Current Employees of the Mission – All Agencies and/or U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs); Eligible Family Members (EFMs) or dependents of U.S. Personal Services Contract (USPSC) who’re assigned beneath COM – All Agencies
Security Clearance Required: Secret safety clearance.
Duration Appointment: FMA to not exceed 5 years.
Marketing Statement: We encourage you to learn and perceive the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees earlier than you apply ( )
Summary: The U.S. Mission in Uganda is looking for eligible and certified candidates for the place of Political/Economic Management Assistant.
The work schedule for this place is: Full-time, 40 hours per week.
Start date: Candidate should be capable to start working inside an inexpensive time period (4 weeks) following receipt of company authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy could finish.
Supervisory Position: No
Duties: The Political/Economic Office Management Assistant is a key member of the 13-particular person POL/ECON Section. The place’s direct supervisor is the Deputy Political Counselor. The place is primarily liable for supporting the POL/ECON Counselor and Deputy Counselors for Political and Economic Affairs, but in addition assists the opposite officers within the part as requested and time permits. S/he performs a full vary of workplace administration, administrative, information, logistics and protocol duties. The incumbent backs up the Human Rights Officer on overseeing all Leahy vetting features in his/her absence.
Download: Detailed Position Description | PD Pol-Econ EFM Management Assistant
Qualifications and Evaluations
Education: Completion of Secondary School is required.
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE: Three years of clerical, administrative, workplace help, occasion or journey administration in an workplace setting is required.
JOB KNOWLEDGE: The incumbent should grow to be conscious of pertinent U.S. authorities laws and Embassy insurance policies, understanding and appropriately making use of them. The incumbent should additionally shortly grasp the fundamentals of the part’s substantive work sufficient to offer wanted help for these features.
Evaluations:
LANGUAGE: Level 4 (Fluent) talking/studying/writing of English is required.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Excellent analytical, drawback-fixing and interpersonal expertise, tact, and diplomacy are required. The following are required: capacity to forecast wants for assets, and to plan and assess issues and develop life like options; anticipate all scheduling and logistical wants for the Counselor and the Deputies to make sure the sleek functioning of their schedules; capacity to tactfully and effectively work with American officers and Locally Employed Staff in order that the Pol/Econ part supplies the best high quality help to the Mission; capacity to tactfully handle different part’s contributions to the Leahy Vetting course of with the intention to course of requests in a well timed trend. Basic typing expertise required. Must be capable to receive Secret clearance.
Qualifications: All candidates into consideration will probably be required to go medical and safety certifications.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission supplies equal alternative and truthful and equitable remedy in employment to all folks with out regard to race, colour, faith, intercourse, nationwide origin, age, incapacity, political affiliation, marital standing, or sexual orientation.
Other data:
HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS: Applicants within the following hiring choice classes are prolonged a hiring choice within the order listed under. Therefore, it’s important that these candidates precisely describe their standing on the appliance. Failure to take action could lead to a dedication that the applicant isn’t eligible for a hiring choice.
HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER:
(1) AEFM / USEFM who’s a choice-eligible U.S. Veteran*
(2) AEFM / USEFM
(3) FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **
* IMPORTANT: Applicants who declare standing as a choice-eligible U.S. Veteran should submit a replica of their most up-to-date DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”), equal documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written doc from the armed forces that certifies the service member is anticipated to be discharged or launched from energetic-responsibility service within the armed forces beneath honorable circumstances inside 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter ought to be on letterhead of the suitable army department of the service and comprise (1) the army service dates together with the anticipated discharge or launch date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation have to be submitted to ensure that the choice to be given.
** This stage of choice applies to all Foreign Service workers on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights again to their company or bureau.
For extra data (i.e., what’s an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH, and so forth?) and for extra employment issues, please go to the next hyperlink:
FURTHER, THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs ONLY:
- Current workers who used a hiring choice to achieve employment who’re inside their first 90 calendar days of employment should not eligible to apply.
- Candidates with a hiring choice who’ve already accepted a conditional provide of employment could NOT be prolonged a second conditional provide of employment until and till they withdraw their candidacy for the primary place in writing.
- The following may additionally be thought-about when figuring out profitable candidacy: nepotism, conflicts of curiosity, funds, and so forth.
- If chosen, EFMs are anticipated to serve within the place for a minimum of one 12 months from the date of rent, and their sponsor’s tour of responsibility should enable adequate time for this.
How to Apply: All candidates should be capable to receive and maintain a Secret safety clearance.
All functions have to be submitted on-line. Applicants shall be required to register beneath the careers web page for U.S. Embassy Kampala following on-line recruitment service hyperlink under.
ELECTRONIC RECRUITMENT APPLICATION (ERA)
- For additional help name 0414-306001
- You will obtain affirmation of registration and proceed to apply.
- On completion of this course of, you’ll obtain an auto response through your e mail.
Required Documents: Please present the required documentation listed under along with your software:
- Copy of Education Transcript/Certificate
- Copy of Sponsor’s Travel Orders/Assignment Notification (or equal)
- Passport copy (Proof of Citizenship)
- DD-214 – Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or different supporting documentation (if relevant)
- SF-50 (if relevant)
What to Expect Next: Applicants who’re invited to take a language or expertise take a look at, or who’re chosen for an interview will probably be contacted through e mail.
For additional data: the entire place description itemizing the entire duties, duties, required {qualifications}, and so forth. could also be obtained by contacting the Human Resources workplace.
Thank you to your software and your curiosity in working on the U.S. Mission in Uganda.
