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Brasilia: Administrative Clerk (GSO)

OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates/All Sources

POSITION: Administrative Clerk (GSO), FSN-6; FP-8

OPENING DATE: Wednesday, November 16, 2011

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week

SALARY: *Ordinarily Resident (OR): R$ 37.609,00 p.a.

(Starting salary) (Position Grade: FSN-6)

*Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR): US$ 35,753.00 p.a.

(Starting salary) (Position Grade: FP-8)

ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS (See Appendix A) MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS (Attached to the application) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

The U.S. Embassy in Brasilia is seeking an individual for the position of Administrative Clerk in the General Services Office (GSO).

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

Incumbent serves as the General Services Office (GSO) administrative support. Incumbent is responsible for dealing with local utility firm representatives, keeps accurate records of water and electricity bills, is responsible for hotel reservations to include Embassy VIP visits and routine visitors, acts as the GSO’s main POC for public relations, etc.

A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available in the Human Resources Office. Contact 61-3312-7227.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

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

EDUCATION: A minimum of two years of college or university studies in any discipline related to the social sciences or the liberal arts is required.

EXPERIENCE: experience in office operations and secretarial duties are required.

LANGUAGE: Level IV (Fluent) in both written and spoken English and Portuguese is required. Language proficiency will be tested.

KNOWLEDGE: must have knowledge of secretarial duties or administrative functions and to know how to operate office and automated equipment such as Internet.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Must have excellent human relations skills, the ability to work independently on a daily basis without close supervision, be well organized, display excellent verbal and written skills and readily adapt to an environment of consistently changing situations and customer needs and must be familiar with Windows NT, Excel, MS Office Suite, Power Point. Typing Level II (30-59wpm).

Testing may be conducted to determine qualifications.

SELECTION PROCESS

When fully qualified, U. S. Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and U.S. Veterans are given preference. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate specifically address the required qualifications above in the application.

ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA

1. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, continuity and residency status in determining successful candidacy.

2. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.

3. 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. Please submit your most recent Employee Performance Report (EPR).

4. 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.

5. 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 hired into a position with a When Actually Employed (WAE) work schedule.

TO APPLY

Interested candidates for this position must submit the following for consideration of the application:

1. Universal Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member (DS-174); or

2. A current resume or curriculum vitae IN ENGLISH that provides the same information found on the UAE (see Appendix B). We will not/not accept any applications that are not submitted in English; or

3. A combination of both; i.e. Sections 1 -24 of the UAE along with a listing of the applicant’s work experience attached as a separate sheet; plus

4. Candidates who claim U.S. 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.

5. Any other documentation (e.g., essays, certificates, awards) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.

SUBMIT APPLICATION TO

Email: brasilia_hr_cv@state.gov with vacancy title Administrative Clerk (GSO)

POINT OF CONTACT

Human Resources Office - Cristina Guimarães

Address: Av. das Nações, SES 801, Lote 3, CEP: 70403-900, Brasília, DF.

Telephone: (61) 3312-7227 - Fax: (61) 3312-7641

CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The US Mission in Brazil 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.