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POSITION: Janitor; FP-EE FSN-1 (2 positions)
Organisation: U.
S. Mission, Uganda
Location:Kampala
WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week
Number: 051/2013
"The American Embassy is seeking two individuals for
the position of Janitor."
BASIC FUNCTION OF
POSITION
Assigned as one of the janitors performing duties at GSO
warehouse, US Mission office buildings and residential leased properties.
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 elementary school is required.
2. Work Experience
required: Two years of janitorial experience is required.
3. Language required: Level I English ability (Rudimentary
knowledge in both written and spoken) is required.
4. Knowledge
required: Proper use of cleaning materials and safe disposal of cleaning
materials detergent and chemicals is required.
5. Skills and
Abilities required: Ability to maintain offices clean, neat and safe is
required.
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
ALL ORDINARILY
RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
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: June 17, 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.
