U. S. Mission, Uganda
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Number: 057/2011 Date: 09/20/2011
OPEN TO: All Qualified Candidates
CLOSING DATE: October 04, 2011
POSITION TITLE: FSN Security Investigator; FP-7; FSN-7
POSITION LOCATION: Chancery (RSO)
HOURS OF WORK: Full time; 40 hours /week
"The American Embassy is seeking for 2 individuals for the position of
FSN Security Investigators." Positions are temporary not to exceed one
year
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.
A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available on www.kampala.usembassy.gov.
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 (Good working knowledge) 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, US
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, and visa 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 appointment.
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.
HOW 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 combination of both; i.e. Sections 1-24 of the UAE along with a
listing of the applicants work experience attached as a separate sheet;
or
3. A current resume or curriculum vitae that provides the
same information found on the UAE (see section 3A below for more
information); plus
4. Candidates who claim US 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.
3A. If an applicant
is submitting a resume or curriculum vitae, s/he must provide the
following information equal to what is found on the UAE.
Failure to do so will result in an incomplete application.
A. Position Title
B. Position Grade
C. Vacancy Announcement Number (if known)
D. Dates Available for work
E. First, Middle, & Last Names as well as any other names used
F. Date and Place of Birth
G. Current Address, Day, Evening, and Cell phone numbers
H. U.S. Citizenship Status (Yes or No) & status of permanent U.S. Resident (Yes or No; If yes, provide number)
I. U.S. Social Security Number and/or Identification No.
J. Eligibility to work in the country (Yes or No)
K. Special Accommodations the Mission needs to provide
L. If applying for position that includes driving a U.S. Government vehicle, Driver's License Class/Type
M. Days available to work
N.
List any relatives or members of your household that work for the U.S.
Government (include their name, Relationship, & Agency, Position,
Location)
O. U.S. Eligible Family Member and Veterans Hiring Preference
P. Education
Q. License, Skills, Training, Membership, & Recognition
R. Language Skills
S. Work Experience
T. Reference
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Human Resources Office
Plot 1577 Nsambya Road
P. O. Box 7007, Kampala
Telephone: 0414-259-791/5
By Fax:
0414-341-863
Or by e-mail:
KampalaHR@state.gov
DEFINITIONS
1. Eligible Family Member (EFM): An individual related to a US Government employee in one of the following ways:
• Spouse or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610);
•
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.
2. 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.
3.
Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM): EFM (see above) eligible
for a Family Member Appointment for purposes of Mission employment:
• Is a U.S. citizen; and
•
Spouse or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610) or a
child of the sponsoring employee who is unmarried and at least 18 years
old; and
• Is listed on the travel orders or approved Form OF-126,
Foreign Service Residence and Dependency Report, of a sponsoring
employee, i.e., a direct-hire Foreign Service, Civil Service, or
uniformed service member who is permanently assigned to or stationed
abroad at a U.S. mission, or at an office of the American Institute in
Taiwan (AIT), and who is under chief of mission authority; and
• Is
residing at the sponsoring employee's post of assignment abroad or, as
appropriate, office of the American Institute in Taiwan.
• Does not receive a Foreign Service or Civil Service annuity
4.
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 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 Local
Compensation Plan (LCP).
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: October 04, 2011
The
US Mission in 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: Steven Robertson
MGTO: Charles Morrill