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Position Title: Administrative
Clerk (Foreign Visas),Jobs in Uganda,
Organisation: U.S.
MISSION GERMANY
Vacancy Number:
B40-14
Work Hours:
Full-time, 40 hours
Closing Date
:April 13, 2014
Location: U.S. Embassy Berlin, General Services
Open To All Interested Candidates
Salary and Grade Not Ordinarily Resident - US $30,991 per year starting salary (Base Salary Scale)
Position Grade:
FP-8, step 1 ( or highest previous rate)
Note: this
position may be Overseas Comparability Pay (OCP) eligible
Ordinarily Resident: - € 37,512 per year starting salary
Position Grade:
FSN-06
Candidate may be hired on a developmental level, i.e. one
or more pay grades below the full performance level, in order to receive
training and to acquire knowledge of
U.S. Government-specific regulations and operating procedures.
Security Requirement U.S. Mission certified medical and
non-sensitive security clearance
This is a temporary position to cover parental time not
to exceed May 4, 2015.
ALL FOREIGN COUNTRY APPLICANTS, INCLUDING AMERICAN CITIZENS,
MUST HAVE AND
SUBMIT THE REQUIRED WORK AND RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
The U.S. Embassy in Berlin is seeking an individual for
the position of Administrative Clerk (Foreign Visas) in the General Services section. Filling of position
is subject to availability of funds.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
(A copy of the complete position description listing all
duties and responsibilities is available upon request. Send your request to employment-germany@state.gov
with identification of vacancy number.)
The incumbent is part of the Travel and Visitors Unit,
and is responsible for duties in connection with obtaining foreign visas on behalf of U.S. Government
official travelers and in coordinating logistical arrangements for
official visits. He/she advises official
travelers stationed in Germany of foreign visa requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
All applicants must address each selection criterion
detailed below with specific information supporting each item.
EDUCATION: Completion
of secondary school (Germany: Realschule, America: High School diploma or GED, for all others: 10 years of schooling) is
required.
EXPERIENCE: One year
of progressively responsible experience in the travel field or closely related
service field is required.
LANGUAGE: English
and German (Level IV- fluency) speaking/reading/writing language skills are
required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
• Good communication skills are required.
• Ability to interpret official documents and regulations
is required.
• Excellent computer skills and ability to use related
software is required.
• Ability to draft in a clear, concise and grammatically
correct manner is required.
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The Human Resources Office will conduct standard language
assessment tests and may test for other required skills as part of the selection process. Testing is
conducted equitably and is administered in the same way to all applicants for the particular recruitment.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
• Selection Process: When fully qualified, U.S. citizen
Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and U.S. Veterans are given preference.
Therefore, it is essential that the candidate specifically address the required
qualifications in the application.
• Additional Selection Criteria:
1. The U.S. Mission will consider nepotism/conflict of
interest, budget, and residency status, and whether applicant has a work permit, in determining
successful candidacy.
2. Locally Employed Staff (LE Staff) of U.S. Mission
Germany having served less than 12 months in their current position are not
eligible to apply.
3. Current Locally Employed Staff (LE Staff) 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 U.S. citizen EFMs who hold a Family
Member Appointment (FMA) are ineligible to
apply for advertised positions within the first ninety (90) calendar
days of their employment. This does not apply to EFMs hired into a position
with a ‘When Actually Employed” (WAE) work schedule.
5. Currently employed Not Ordinarily Resident (NOR)
employees, hired under a Personal Services Agreement (PSA) are ineligible to apply for advertised
positions within the first ninety (90) days of their employment unless hired into a position with a When
Actually Employed (WAE) work schedule.
Mode of Application:
If you are qualified and interested in discussing this
engagement in more detail, please submit
your resume in confidence to the website on the link below:
1. Applicants submitting a resume or curriculum vitae
should provide information equal to what is found on the Universal Application for Employment
(UAE), DS-174, which can be found on the internet .
2. Candidates who claim U.S. Veterans preference must
provide a copy of their Form DD-214’s with their electronic applications.
Candidates who claim conditional US Veterans preference must submit
documentation confirming eligibility for a conditional preference in hiring
with their application.
3. Applicants may also include any other documentation
(e.g. essays, certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned) that addresses
the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
4. Application language is English, i.e. application for
employment, CV or resume should be in English.Certificates, awards or degrees
in English or German do not need to be translated.
5. Note that the U.S. Mission does not/not refund travel
expenses incurred by the interviewee.
For a complete list of terms such as US citizen Eligible
Family Member (USEFM), Eligible Family Member (EFM), Member of Household (MOH),
Not Ordinarily Resident (NOR), Ordinarily Resident (OR) and their definitions, see the definitions list on the
website http://employment.usembassy.de/definitions.htm.
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: April 13, 2014
The U.S. Mission in Germany 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
affiliations. Individuals with such complaints should avail themselves of the
appropriate grievance procedures, remedies for prohibited personnel practices
and/or courts for relief.
Approved:HRO:TLeasburg
Cleared: GSO:CWolf
(ok)
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Drafted: HR:KWitte
