Security Investigator; FP-7; FSN-7 - U. S. Mission, Uganda

U. S. Mission, Uganda
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Number: 013/2011 Date: 03/02/2011

OPEN TO: All Qualified Candidates
OPENING DATE: March 02, 2011
CLOSING DATE: March 15, 2011
POSITION TITLE: Security Investigator; FP-7; FSN-7
POSITION LOCATION: Chancery (RSO)
HOURS OF WORK: Full time; 40 hours /week

"The American Embassy is seeking for an individual for the position of 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 RSO and three ARSOs through the Chief Security Investigator (C/FSNI) and performs all Regional Security Office responsibilities delegated to Post's Foreign Service National Investigator's (FSNI) Program. Carries out liaison functions with working level GOU Officials, and using all available information provides security advice to C/FSNI or RSO. 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 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: Three years progressively responsible experience in law enforcement, investigation or surveillance with military or police organisations with a leaning towards management principles is required.
3. Language Requirement: Level III spoken and written English ability and knowledge of at least two local languages is required.
4. Knowledge: 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. Must be familiar with local traffic laws and area traffic patterns.
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. Familiar with or have the capacity to learn investigative procedures/applications and proficient in use of personal computer, must have valid local driver's license and must qualify to carry and use a firearm and maintain proficiency are required.

SELECTION PROCESS

When equally qualified, Eligible Family Members and U.S. Veterans will be given preference. Therefore, it is essential that all candidates address the required qualifications above in the application.

After an initial application screening, applicants will be invited to a testing process that may include a written examination and oral interviews. The selected candidate must pass pre-employment medical and 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. EFMs who currently hold an EFM appointment are ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of that appointment.

HOW TO APPLY

A. Local applicants (including foreign residents in Uganda with a work permit) should submit:

(i) A completed Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612) form;
(ii) Application letter clearly specifying the position for which you are applying;
(iii) A Curriculum Vitae;
(iv) Academic Transcripts and a valid driver's license (if required);

B. Eligible Family Members should send:

(i) A completed Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612) form;
(ii) A current resume;
(iii) Candidates who claim U.S. Veterans preference must provide a copy of
their Form DD-214 with their application;
(iv) Any other documentation (e.g. essays, certificates, awards and copies of
degrees earned) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position
as listed above.

Submitted applications and documents become the property of the Embassy and will not be returned.
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
1. By mail:
Human Resources Office
Plot 1577 Ggaba Road
P. O. Box 7007, Kampala
Telephone: 0414-259-791/5
2. By Fax:
0414-341-863 - ATTENTION: HR
3. Or by e-mail:
KampalaHR@state.gov
DEFINITIONS
US Citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) – For purposes of receiving a preference in hiring for a qualified position, an EFM who meets the following criteria:
• US 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:

1. 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
2. Resides at an Involuntary Separate Maintenance Allowance (ISMA) location authorized under 3 FAM 3232.2.
U.S Veterans. Applicants who claim US Veterans preference must provide a copy of their form DD214 with their applications. The Federal Government doesn't accept any substitute form for this purpose. To be eligible for hiring preference, a veteran must meet the eligibility requirements in Section 2108 of Title 5, United States Code i.e.
--an honorable or general discharge or release is necessary;
--military retirees at the rank of major, lieutenant commander, or higher are not eligible for preference unless they are disabled veterans;
--guard and reserve active duty for training purposes doesn't qualify for preference.
EFM: An individual related to a US Government employee in one of the following ways:
• Spouse;
• 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.
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 US Citizen.
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 US Social Security Number (SSN).
NOR employees are compensated under a GS or FS salary schedule, not under the LCP.
Ordinarily Resident (OR) – A Foreign National or US 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 US Social Security Numbers are also OR. All OR employees, including US citizens, are compensated in accordance with the LCP.

CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: March 15, 2011

The US Mission 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.

ARSO: Benjamin Eisele
HRO: Stephanie Arnold