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POSITION TITLE:
Life Safety Technician;
FSN-5
NUMBER:
092-2013
ORGANISATION:
American Embassy
COUNTRY: Uganda
WORK HOURS:
Full-time; 40 hours/week
"The American Embassy is
seeking two individuals for the position of Life Safety Technician in the
Facilities Section."
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
The incumbent is responsible to
maintain all aspects of the various life-safety systems installed in the
Chancery, USG owned residential properties and STL residents.
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) and attainment of advanced certificate/diploma in electrical and
electronic applications.
2. Work Experience required: Minimum of four years progressively
responsible experience in the electrical or electronic field.
3. Language required: English level III both spoken and written.
4. Knowledge required: Must have full working knowledge in electrical
theories and safety procedures and be proficient in electrical troubleshooting.
5. Skills and Abilities required: Must be able to and work
independently. Proper use of both hand tools and electrical or electronic
testing equipment is required. Must be available for on-call duty 24
hours a day. Must hold a valid drivers’ license with classes B, CM, DL.
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.
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
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: November 19, 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.
Read more information from the original posting; on the link
below:
http://kampala.usembassy.gov/life_safety_nov2014_technician.html
