Assistant Security Investigator,Career Opportunity in Uganda, Jobs in Uganda,at American Embassy

The American Embassy is seeking an individual for the position of Assistant Security Investigator.

Position Title:Assistant Security Investigator; FP-7; FSN-7

Duty Station: Chancery (RSO)

Organization:American Embassy

Employment Type:Full Time Permanent

Reports to:to the Senior Security Investigator

HOURS OF WORK:  Full time; 40 hours /week

Application Deadline:January 14, 2015

Number:  073/2014

 The American Embassy is seeking an individual for the position of Assistant Security Investigator.

Note:  All applicants who are not family members of USG employees officially assigned to post and under Chief of Mission authority must be residing in country and have the required work and/or residency permits to be eligible for consideration.

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

Position reports to the Senior Security Investigator of the Force Protection Detachment under the direction of the Special Agent in Charge (FPD SAIC) and performs all Regional Force Protection Detachment responsibilities delegated to Post's Foreign Service National Investigator's (FSNI) Program supporting Transient Department of Defense personnel and facilities within Uganda. Carries out liaison functions with working level GOU Officials, and using all available information provides security advice to Force Protection Detachment under the direction of the Special Agent in Charge (FPD SAIC).  Conducts LES and Contractor background investigations, investigations related to terrorism, criminal activity, suitability and other issues in support of both DS and other USG law enforcement and security agencies.  Assists in the coordination of VIP protection operations for assigned visits including liaison activities with all GOU security elements during VIP visits such as AFRICOM CC, SOCAF CC, POTUS and CODELS. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

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' level) is required.

2.  Work Experience:  Incumbent must have five years progressively responsible experience in law enforcement, counterterrorism, investigation or surveillance with a military or police is required.

3.   Language Requirement:  Level III (Good working knowledge) spoken and written English ability and Level II knowledge of at least two local languages is required.

4. Knowledge:    Incumbent must be familiar with GOU security service structure, ability to develop and maintain close relationships with working level officers within the GOU security services; must also be familiar with host government criminal and civil procedures, judicial systems, as well as, customs and culture; must be familiar with basic physical and procedural security concepts and familiarity with local traffic laws and area traffic patterns is required

5.  Skills:  Must possess excellent judgment, decisiveness, honesty, trustworthiness, flexibility and Persistence; must have strong interpersonal and communication skills and have the ability to work long hours under high stress conditions; must be resourceful, possess initiative and know how to solve, independently many complex problems involving several different entities simultaneously. Must be familiar with investigative procedures/applications and proficient in use of personal computer, must have a valid local driver’s license and must qualify to carry and use a firearm and maintain proficiency.

SELECTION PROCESS

After an initial application screening, applicants will be invited for oral interviews.  The selected candidate must pass pre-employment 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 U.S. 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 combination of both; i.e. Sections 1-24 of the UAE along with a listing of the applicants work experience attached as a separate sheet.

3.  A current resume or curriculum vitae

4. 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.

5.  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.

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 U.S. 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.  U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM):  For purposes of receiving a preference in hiring for a qualified position, an EFM who meets the following criteria:

·             U.S. 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:

·             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

·             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; and

·             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 U.S. Citizen.

5. 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 U.S. Social Security Number (SSN).

NOR employees are compensated under a GS or FS salary schedule, not under the LCP.

6. Ordinarily Resident (OR) – A Foreign National or U.S. 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 U.S. Social Security Numbers are also OR.  All OR employees, including U.S. citizens, are compensated in accordance with the Local Compensation Plan (LCP).

CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION:  January 14, 2015

The U.S. 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. 

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