Laborer

Job Announcement No. 09-27
                       Dated May 26, 2009

 

OPEN TO:                                  All Interested Candidates

 

TITLE OF POSITION:             Laborer, FSN-1; FP-DD

 

OPENING DATE:                    May 26, 2009

 

CLOSING DATE:                    June 8, 2009

 

WORK SCHEDULE:              40 Hours/week

 

SALARY:                               * Not-Ordinarily Resident: US$17,046 p.a. (Starting salary)
                                                 (Position Grade: FP-DD is confirmed by Washington)

 

 * Ordinarily Resident: CFA 1,196,961 (Starting Salary)
  (Position Grade: FSN-1)

 

NOTE: ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

 

The U.S. Embassy in Ndjamena is seeking one (1) individual for the position of Laborer for the Facilities Maintenance Section. 

 

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

 

Under the supervision of the Maintenance Foreman, the incumbent will be required to perform a full range of unskilled manual labor tasks.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

 

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

 

Education:
Completion of primary school is required.

 

Language proficiency: 
Level I (rudimentary knowledge – reading, writing, speaking and understanding) English and level II (limited knowledge – reading, writing, speaking and understanding) French are required.

 

Experience: 
At least 6 to 12 months working experience is required.

 

Skills and abilities:    
He/she must be able to follow instructions and to be reliable in attendance and performance.

 

Interpersonal skill requirements:
Ability to work with others and colleagues within the organization

ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA:

 

1. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful candidacy.
2. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
3. Currently employed US Citizen EFMs who hold a FMA appointment are ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of their employment.
4. Currently employed NORs hired under a Personal Services Agreement (PSA) are ineligible for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of their employment.

 

TO APPLY:   
Interested applicants for this position must submit the following or the application will not be considered:

 

1.       Application for Employment OF-612 and attachments (available from the Embassy Human Resources Office).
2.       Candidates who claim U.S. Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214 with their application.
3.       Any other documentation (essays, certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned) that addressed the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
 
SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO:
Human Resources Office
Attn: Mayakoub, Rimtebaye
American Embassy, N’Djamena

 

POINT OF CONTACT:
Mayakoub, Rimtebaye
Tel: 251-62-11 Ext. 4118
Fax: 251-56-54
DEFINITIONS:

 

1.                  AEFM: A type of EFM that is eligible for direct hire employment on either a Family Member Appointment (FMA) or Temporary Appointment (TEMP) provided s/he meets all of the following criteria:

 

-- U.S. citizen;

 

-- Spouse or dependent who is at least age 18;

 

-- Listed on the travel orders of a Foreign or Civil Service or uniformed service member permanently assigned to or stationed at a US Foreign Service post or establishment abroad with a USG agency that is under COM authority;

 

-- Is resident at the sponsoring employee’s or uniform service member’s post of assignment abroad, approved safehaven abroad, or alternate safehaven abroad; and

 

-- Does not receive a USG annuity or pension based on a career in the US Civil, Foreign or uniform services.

 

2.                  EFM: Family Members at least age 18 on travel orders of a Foreign or Civil Service or uniformed service member permanently assigned to or stationed to a US Foreign Service post or establishment abroad with a USG agency that is under COM authority who do not meet the definition of AEFM above.

 

3.                  Member of Household (MOH): A MOH is a person who: 1) Has accompanied but is not/not on the travel orders of a U.S. Foreign or Civil Service employee or uniform service member permanently assigned to or stationed at a U.S. Foreign Service post or establishment abroad; 2) Has been declared by the sponsoring employee to the Chief of Mission as part of his/her household; and 3) Resides at post with the sponsoring employee.

 

4.                  Ordinarily Resident (OR): A citizen of the host country or a citizen of another country who has shifted the main residency focus to the host country and has the required work and/or residency permit for employment in country.

 

5.                  Non-Ordinarily Resident (NOR): Typically NORs are AEFMs and EFM of FS, GS, and uniform service members who are on the travel orders and under Chief of Mission authority, or other personnel having diplomatic privileges and immunities.

CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: June 08, 2009

The US Mission in NDjamena 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: MO, RYoung
Cleared: FMM, CFelipe