EXPERIENCE: Requires a minimum of one year of experience in business or office work environment, which involves the use of regulatory materials.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:

• Basic knowledge of general office duties and office equipment is required.
• Thorough knowledge of regulations governing control and protection of classified material set out in 12 FAM, as well as post-specific security access procedures is required.

Completion of Secondary School or Local Mandatory Schooling and received high school diploma.

LANGUAGE: Level IV (Fluent) Speaking/Reading English is required. (This be tested)

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with all levels of personnel is required.
• Good computer skills and familiarity with the MS Office suite programs (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and the intranet and internet is required.
• Must be able to independently draft correspondence with little to no editing. (This be tested)
• Basic typing skills (40 wpm) are required. (This be tested)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): 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.

All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.

The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.

HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS: Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference.

HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER:

• IMPORTANT: Applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”), equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.

** This level of preference applies to all Foreign Service employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.