Embassy of the United States of America

N’Djamena, Chad 

            ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:  12-005

               CORRECTED COPY AS OF FEBRUARY 3, 2012

OPEN TO:                 All interested candidates                     

POSITION:                Surveillance Detection Personnel, FSN-03/FP-BB

OPENING DATE:    February 1, 2012

CLOSING DATE:    February 17, 2012

WORK HOURS:      Full-time; 40 hours/week

SALARY:                  *Ordinarily Resident (OR):  FCFA 2,198,088 per annum Starting salary at Position Grade:  FSN-3

*Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR): $21,840 USD per annum Starting salary at Position Grade:  FP-BB

LENGTH OF HIRE:  One year plus nine renewable 

ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

The U.S. Embassy in N’Djamena, Chad is seeking one (1) qualified individual for the position of Surveillance Detection Personnel in the Security Section.

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

The incumbent serves as security detection personnel. He/she is responsible for patrolling and or deploying to areas where official Mission facilities or residences are located, to protect Mission employees and eligible family members, as well as USG property. Additional responsibilities include conducting routine security inspections, responding to incidents involving members of the official community, reporting significant security-related events that occur during his/her shift and providing security assistant at Embassy special events as assigned.

A copy of the complete description listing all duties and responsibilities is available in the Human Resources Office. Contact extension 4118.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.

1. Education:  Secondary School education.
2. Experience: One to two years of military, police or private experience in Security field.
3. Language: Level III (good working knowledge) English and level IV (fluent) French are required.
4. 4.    Job Knowledge:  Must have working knowledge of Security Detection. 
5. Skills and abilities:  Must be tactful and courteous, able to communicate tactfully with all levels of society. 

SELECTION PROCESS

1.  When fully qualified, US Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs), and US Veteran applicants are given preference.  Therefore, it is essential that the candidate specifically address the required qualifications above in the application.
2. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful candidacy. 
3. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
4. 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.
5. 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 employment.
6. 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 in a position with a When Actually Employed (WAE) work schedule.

TO APPLY

Interested candidates for this position must submit the following prior to the closing date to be considered.

• DS-174, Universal Application for Employment (UAE);

or

• Sections 1 -24 of the Universal Application for Employment along with a listing of the applicant’s work experience attached as a separate sheet;

or

• A current resume or curriculum vitae that provides the same information found on the UAE, including:

A. Position Title
B. Position Grade
C. Vacancy Announcement Number (if known)
D. Dates Available for Work
E. First, Middle, & Last Names as well as any other names used
F. Date and Place of Birth
G. Current Address, Day, Evening, and Cell phone numbers
H. U.S. Citizenship Status (Yes or No) & status of permanent U.S. Resident (Yes or No; if yes, provide number)
I.  U.S. Social Security Number and/or Identification Number
J. Eligibility to work in the country (Yes or No)
K. Special Accommodations the Mission needs to provide
L. If applying for position that includes driving a U.S. Government vehicle, Driver’s License Class / Type

      M. Days available to work
N. List any relatives or members of your household that work for the U.S.  Government (include their Name, Relationship, & Agency, Position, Location)
O. U.S. Eligible Family Member and Veterans Hiring Preference
P. Education
Q. License, Skills, Training, Membership, & Recognition
R. Language Skills
S. Work Experience
T. References

• A photocopy of your valid driver’s license.
• 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.

Failure to include the requested information and documents will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for this position.  Do not submit any additional documents until requested.  Documents other than those requested above will be shredded.  All documents will become the property of US Embassy N’Djamena and will not be returned to the applicant.

SUBMIT APPLICATION TO

Human Resources Office

Tel: 2251 7009

Fax: 2251 5654

POINT OF CONTACT

Attention: Rimtebaye Mayakoub

Telephone: 2251-7009 Extension 4118

FAX:  2251-5654

The US Mission in Chad 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.

Approved: Lora West, HRO

Cleared: Nick Pietrowicz, RSO

Draft: Rimtebaye Mayakoub, HRS