USA immigrant visa, a foreign citizen seeking to immigrate generally must be sponsored by a USA citizen or lawful permanent resident immediate relative(s), or prospective USA employer, and have an approved petition before applying for an immigrant visa.
- Family-sponsored green card This can be used as one of several ways to obtain a green card. To apply for an immigrant visa, you must also be sponsored by an immediate relative who is at least 21 years old and is either a USA citizen or a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident.
- Diversity visa lottery This lottery is called the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV Program). It gives participants with all levels of English, high school education and without serious illness the opportunity to legally move to the United States if they win.
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Duties
The Community Liaison Office Administrative Assistant (CLO Administrative Assistant) provides administrative support to the Community Liaison Office. The CLO Administrative Assistant works under the supervision of the CLO Coordinator and collaborates with the entirety of the CLO staff (CLO Coordinator and Assistant CLO Coordinator) to support the office in successful programming under all eight Areas of Responsibility (family member employment; crisis management and security; education; communications and outreach; guidance and referral; welcoming, orientation, and departures; community liaison; and events planning), to develop and maintain key contacts, and to manage information that benefits the morale and welfare of the entire Mission.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a:
- security certificate;
All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time [4 weeks] upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Education Requirements:
Completion of High School is required.
Please address this factor in your ERA application under Education. Evaluations:
You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.
You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
You must complete the application form and provide the required documents. Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.Qualifications:
Experience:
Two years of administrative/office experience is required.
Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.
Language:
English: Good working knowledge; speaking, reading & writing
Shona/Ndebele: Limited knowledge; speaking, reading & writing
Please address this language requirement in your ERA application.
Job Knowledge:
Knowledge of general principles of office administration and management. Standard knowledge of Microsoft Office required.
Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.
Skills And Abilities:
Ability to draft communications and reports. Strong organizational skills (physical and digital organization of office files). Strong research skills and proficiency in the use of Microsoft 365.
Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.
Benefits and Other Info
Benefits:Agency Benefits:
The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for local employees.
For Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants, benefits should be discussed with the HR Office. The pay plan is assigned by the HR Office and confirmed by Washington, D.C.Other Information:
HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS:
A hiring preference is extended to eligible and qualified applicants in the order listed below. It is essential you accurately describe your status in your application, failure to do so may result in a determination that you are not eligible for a hiring preference.
HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER
- Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM) / U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
- AEFM / USEFM
- Foreign Service (FS) on Leave without Pay (LWOP) and Civil Service (CS) with reemployment rights **
* IMPORTANT: US citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) 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”) preferably Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability, equivalent documentation, or certification.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
The following apply to EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs only:
- Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment who are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible. This does not apply when the hiring mechanism is TEMP or the work schedule is intermittent or irregular.
- Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may NOT be extended a second conditional offer of employment unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing.
The following apply to Locally Employed (LE) staff only:
- Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible.
- Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory, or an MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible.
