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The U.S Mission in Uganda is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for
the position of Procurement Clerk.
Positin Title :Procurement Clerk
REF: VA# 01-2018
Recruiter: US Embassy Uganda
AA/EE: Not Applicable
Location: Central Region
CLOSING DATE:January 23, 2018
Available: Immediate
Category: Procurement and Logistics
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 01-18
OPEN TO: All Interested
Candidates/All Sources
WORK HOURS:
Full-time, 40 hours/week
SALARY:Ordinarily Resident (OR): FSN-6 Ugshs 41,892,912p.a. Inclusive of allowances
Minimum Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Applicants must address each
required qualification listed below with specific and comprehensive information
supporting each item. Failure to do so
may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.
EDUCATION: A diploma in Procurement and Logistics
Management or Purchasing and Supply Management is required.
EXPERIENCE: Two years’
experience in procurement, purchasing or supply management is required.
LANGUAGE: Level III (Good Working
Knowledge) Speaking/Reading/Writing in English is required. This will be
tested.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Good organizational skills, sense of
priorities, ability to understand and process various types of USG documents,
computer skills in various programs.
JOB KNOWLEDGE: Grasp U.S. Government regulations and their
application to specific situations, in-depth use of catalogs and equipment
indexes is required.
Job Specification
Not Ordinarily Resident (NOR): FP-8*
*Final grade/step for NORs will be determined by Washington.
ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS (See Appendix A for definition)
MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR
CONSIDERATION.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
Responsible for all aspects of
procurement functions for State Dept., DAO, Refugee, NIH, CDC and other
agencies under the supervision of the Procurement Supervisor. This includes utilizing Ariba Contracts to
prepare documents and purchase orders, dispatching the same to vendors and
tracking of these orders to ensure delivery and eventual payment and closure of
file. Purchasing a variety of "off the
shelf" commodities.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Applicants must address each
required qualification listed below with specific and comprehensive information
supporting each item. Failure to do so
may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.
EDUCATION: A diploma in Procurement and Logistics
Management or Purchasing and Supply Management is required.
EXPERIENCE: Two years’ experience
in procurement, purchasing or supply management is required.
LANGUAGE: Level III (Good Working Knowledge)
Speaking/Reading/Writing in English is required. This will be tested.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Good organizational skills, sense of
priorities, ability to understand and process various types of USG documents,
computer skills in various programs.
JOB KNOWLEDGE: Grasp U.S. Government regulations and
their application to specific situations, in-depth use of catalogs and
equipment indexes is required.
SELECTION PROCESS
When qualified, applicants who are
U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and/or preference-eligible U.S.
Veterans are given a preference in hiring.
Therefore, it is essential that these applicants make themselves known
as having a hiring preference and specifically address the required
qualifications above in their application.
HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER:
AEFM / USEFM who is a
preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
AEFM / USEFM
FS on LWOP**
ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA:
·
Management may consider the
following when determining successful candidacy: nepotism, conflicts of interest, budget, and
residency status.
·
Current OR employees serving a
probationary period are not eligible to apply.
Current OR employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement
or Unsatisfactory on their most recent Employee Performance Report (EPR) are
not eligible to apply.
·
Current NOR employees hired on a
Family Member Appointment (FMA) or a Personal Service Agreement (PSA) are not
eligible to apply within the first 90 calendar days of their employment, unless
they have a When Actually Employed (WAE) work schedule.
·
The candidate must be able to obtain and
hold a security clearance.
·
Candidates who are EFMs, USEFMs,
AEFMs, or MOHs must have at least one year remaining on their sponsor’s tour of
duty to be considered eligible to apply for this position.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested Applicants must submit the following documents to be
considered:
All applications must be
submitted online.
Applicants shall be required to
register under the careers page for US Embassy Kampala using the link below http://usembassykampala.myafricanjobs.com/.
For further assistance call 0414306001
You will receive confirmation of
registration and proceed to apply.
On completion of this process you
will receive an auto response via your email.
IMPORTANT:
Applicants claiming a U.S. Veteran’s preference must submit written
documentation confirming eligibility (e.g., Member Copy 4 of Form DD-214,
Letter from the Veteran’s Administration, or certification documenting
eligibility under the VOW Act with an expected discharge no later than 120 days
after the certification is submitted) by the closing date of the vacancy
announcement. If the written
documentation confirming eligibility is not received in the HR office by the
closing date of the vacancy announcement, the U.S. Veteran’s preference will
not be considered in the application process.
Specific criteria for receiving a U.S. Veteran’s preference may be found
in HR/OE’s Family Member Employment Policy (FMEP).
WHERE TO APPLY:
Telephone: 0414306001
For More Information click HERE
ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE
ACCEPTED AND ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
Your application will be reviewed if you have fulfilled all the
requirements including submission of standard file types such as Microsoft Word
(.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) in a single
attachment (No Zipped files, Links or Multiple Attachments) and should
not exceed 10MB.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
The U.S. Mission 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.
or
to apply for this vacancy.
DISCLAIMER:
The US Diplomatic Mission to Uganda uses My Jobs in Uganda, a commercial
Internet recruitment site, to advertise all of its positions, and to provide an
online facility for submitting applications.
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