ADMINISTRATIVE JOB IN NIGERIA : UNITED STATES EMBASSY VACANCY IN NIGERIA

United States Mission
Nigeria
Vacancy Announcement
No. 2011-59 

Ref: 97-072002
Subject: EFM RSO Secretary – When Actually Employed (WAE)
Location: ABUJA – Regional Security Office (RSO)
Applicability: U.S. CITIZEN APPOINTABLE ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS
(USAEFM’S) ALL AGENCIES.
OPEN TO: U.S. Citizen Appointable Eligible Family Members (USAEFMs),
All Agencies.
POSITION: RSO Secretary – WAE, FP-8*
OPENING DATE: October 26, 2011
CLOSING DATE: Until filled
WORK HOURS: When Actually Employed – WAE (not to exceed 32 hrs per week)
SALARY: AEFM: US$35,753.00 (Starting salary)

NOTE: ONLY U.S. CITIZEN ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS (AEFM) AS
DEFINED BELOW OF U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE
MISSION UNDER CHIEF OF MISSION AUTHORITY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
CONSIDERATION. A U.S. CITIZEN EFM DOES NOT HAVE TO BE
RESIDING IN COUNTRY TO BE CONSIDERED, BUT THE SPONSORING
OFFICER UNDER C.O.M AUTHORITY DOES HAVE TO BE OFFICIALLY
ASSIGNED TO POST.

The U.S. Embassy in Abuja is seeking to employ suitable and qualified candidate for the
position of WAE RSO Secretary in the Regional Security Office.
When Actually Employed or intermittent work schedules, means an employee works
without a regularly scheduled tour of duty. That is, the employee does not have a
standard, established part time or full time workweek, but works on an “as needed basis”
only. An employee working on a WAE work schedule can work part-time one pay
period, full-time the next, and/or not at all the following pay period.

BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION:
Incumbent will provide routine secretarial support for the RSO, including typing, filling,
taking phone calls, retrieving and routing internal correspondence, mail and telegrams.
Assists in other routine secretarial support as needed by the RSO.
To obtain a copy of this announcement please visit our Mission websites at:

http://abuja.state.gov/default.aspx

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
NOTE: All applicants are instructed to address each selection criterion detailed below
with specific and comprehensive information supporting each criterion.
1. High School diploma is required.
2. A minimum of one year of previous secretarial or clerical experience is required.
3. Level IV (Fluent) Speaking /Reading English, is required.
4. Good writing and good oral communications skills are required.
5. Strong computer skills with good knowledge of MS Windows software including Microsoft
Word excel, and Outlook are required. Typing 35 wpm.

SELECTION PROCESS
When fully qualified, US Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and US 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, 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.
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.
6. The candidate must be able to obtain and hold a Top Secret security clearance.

TO APPLY
Interested applicants for this position must submit the following or the application will
not be considered:
1. Application for US Federal Employment (DS-174) or a current resume or curriculum
vitae that provides the same information as a DS-174; plus
2. Candidates who claim US Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-
214 with their application.
3. Any other documentation (e.g., essays, certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned)
that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.

SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Human Resources Office Abuja
Attention: Recruitment

Insert Address: 1075 Dip Plot, Central District, Abuja

POINT OF CONTACT
Telephone: 09-461-4000 ext 4280

DEFINITIONS
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Ordinarily Resident (OR) – A Foreign National or U.S. 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 U.S. Social Security Numbers are also OR. All OR employees,
including U.S. citizens, are compensated in accordance with the LCP. This category
may also include Members of Household who are not on the travel orders and
who need a work permit to work legally in country.

The US Mission in Nigeria 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.