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Number: 017/2013
CLOSING DATE:
April 9, 2013
WORK HOURS:
Full-time; 40 hours/week
ALL ORDINARILY
RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
"The American Embassy is seeking two individuals for
the position of Carpenter."
BASIC FUNCTION OF
POSITION
Serves as one of seven (7) carpenters in Facilities
Maintenance Section (FAC) , responsible for all carpentry repairs and,
maintenance of residential leased properties and government owned office
building properties.
A copy of the complete position description listing all duties
and responsibilities is available on
http://kampala.usembassy.gov/job_opportunites.html
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED
NOTE: All
applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific
and comprehensive information supporting each item.
1. Education required: Completion of secondary school (both
O’ and A’ levels) is required. Completion of vocational training or
apprenticeship recognized as producing journeyman carpentry is required.
2. Work Experience required: Two years of journeyman carpentry
experience is required.
3. Language required: Level II English ability (limited
knowledge in both written and spoken) is required.
4. Knowledge required: Must have full journeyman carpentry
knowledge of established practices and procedures of the carpentry trade is
required.
5. Skills and Abilities required: Must be able to use all
tools and equipment of carpentry trade, be able to independently interact with
all employees and must have a valid Ugandan driver’s license.
SELECTION PROCESS
After an initial application screening, applicants will be
invited to a testing process that may include a written examination and oral
interviews. The selected candidate must pass pre-employment medical and
security investigations before beginning work. The initial appointment period
is one year, subject to renewal.
Normally, candidates for employment are hired at the first
step of the designated pay grade. In some instances, candidates may be hired at
a higher step when exceptional qualifications or previous governmental service
and pay level so warrant. The Human Resources Officer will make the decision
with the concurrence of the employing section.
ADDITIONAL SELECTION
CRITERIA
1. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest,
budget, and visa 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 US Citizen EFMs who hold a Family
Member Appointment (FMA) are ineligible to apply for advertised positions
within the first 90 calendar days of their appointment.
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.
HOW 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. A current resume or curriculum vitae.
3. Candidates who claim US Veterans preference must provide
a copy of their Form DD-214 with their application. Candidates who claim
conditional US Veterans preference must submit documentation confirming
eligibility for a conditional preference in hiring with their application.
4. Any other documentation (e.g. essays, certificates,
awards) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed
above.
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Human Resources Office
By email at KampalaHR@state.gov.
ONLY ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
Clearly indicate the position applied for in the subject
area of the email submission.
Please use standard file types such as Microsoft Word (.doc)
and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and please send all documents in one file attachment.
Telephone: 0414-259-791/5
DEFINITIONS
1. Eligible Family Member (EFM): An individual related to a
US 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. US Citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM): For purposes
of receiving a preference in hiring for a qualified position, an EFM who meets
the following criteria:
US 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. 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 US Citizen.
4. 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 US Social Security Number (SSN).
NOR employees are compensated under a GS or FS salary
schedule, not under the LCP.
5. Ordinarily Resident (OR) – A Foreign National or US
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 US Social Security
Numbers are also OR. All OR employees, including US citizens, are compensated
in accordance with the Local Compensation Plan (LCP).
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS
POSITION: April 9, 2013
The US Mission in Kampala 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.
FMM: Curtis Hoyle
HRO: John Klimowski
