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The American Embassy is seeking an individual for the position of Project Assistant.
U.S. Mission, Uganda
Post Title: Project Assistant; FP- 6; FSN-8
Organisation: American Embassy
Location: Kampala Uganda
Work Hours: Full-time; 40 hours/week
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
Serves
as an Assistant to the U.S. Treasury Resident Advisor to the Ministry
of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MFPED) in Kampala Uganda
and will be responsible for the following; conduct research and provide
analyzed data collected from various sources with regards to debt,
budget, policies and other regulation; prepare working drafts and
briefing papers on complex and legal material; position is responsible
for the day to day administrative aspect of maintaining files, reference
materials and establishing and maintaining communication links with
private and public contacts.
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 a bachelor's degree in economics,
commerce, finance, mathematics, statistics, accounting, business studies
or business administration is required.
2. Work Experience required:
Four years progressive experience in a major public or private
financial institution with responsibilities that include research and
analysis of debt management, banking or finance issues; scheduling and
coordination of public contact activities (meetings seminars, training
and conferences); and demonstrated proficiency in verbal, written
communication and presentation skills of complex detailed financial
information material. One additional year of experience working with
government officials, management and staff within the MFPED, the Bank of
Uganda (BOU), and/or local offices of the international finance
community (World Bank, ADB, IMF, USAID, EU) and/or commercial banks is
also required.
3. Language required: Level IV English ability
(fluent written, spoken and reading) and level III ability in any two of
the following languages is required; Luganda, Lusoga, Kiswahili,
Lunyankole, Acholi, and Alur/Acholi.
4. Knowledge required:
Understanding of lending and investment concepts related to the banking
or financial sector is required. Must have knowledge in contracting, law
and policy related to debt and lending. Ability to comprehend complex
legal, technical, financial and economic documents. Must be conversant
in finance and accounting principles including NPV, IRR and good working
knowledge of legal and financial analysis processes.
5. Skills and
Abilities required: Must have good analytical skills as well as
proficiency in managing administrative procedures; Strong interpersonal
skills with ability to work within structure of government agency;
Incumbent must have excellent computer skills in MS Word, MS Excel,
Microsoft Power Point, internet research, basic statistical software and
MS Outlook is required. Ability to communicate effectively with all
officials in US Treasury, MFPED and other international agencies is
required.
SELECTION PROCESS
When equally qualified, US
Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and U.S. Veterans are given
preference. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate specifically
address the required qualifications above in the application.
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,
transcripts/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.
Closing Date: July 29, 2013
Number: 059/2013
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: 0414-306001/259-791/5
NOTE:
ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
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