United States Mission Nigeria
Vacancy Announcement
No. 2012-009 Date: February 13, 2012 Ref: A52629
Subject: REAL PROPERTY ASSISTANT
Location: ABUJA – GENERAL SERVICES OFFICE (GSO)
Applicability: ALL INTERESTED CANDIDATES
OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates
POSITION: Real Property Assistant, FSN-07
OPENING DATE: February 21, 2012
CLOSING DATE: March 05, 2012
WORK HOURS: Full-Time; 40 hours/week
SALARY: NOR-AEFM Not Ordinary Resident – US$39,994p.a. (Starting Salary)
(Position Grade: FP-07)
EFM Not Ordinary Resident – US$34,324 p.a. (Starting salary)
(Position Grade: FP-07)
OR Ordinarily Resident (OR) – N2, 506, 239.00 p.a.
(Starting basic salary) Position Grade: FSN-07
In addition to the basic salary, all allowances will be paid
in accordance with the Mission Local Compensation Plan.
NOTE: ONLY U.S. CITIZEN ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS (USEFM) 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 COM AUTHORITY DOES HAVE TO BE OFFICIALLY
ASSIGNED TO POST.
The U.S. Embassy, Abuja is seeking to employ a suitable and qualified candidate for the
position of a Real Property Assistant in the General Services Office.BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION:
Incumbent prepares and types reports for repairs on vacant or new housing units, liaises
with the Realty Specialist on repairs and installation of furniture and appliance in USG
residencies. Conduct final inspection on new or vacant housing units for occupation by
USG personnel, serves as back-up to the Realty Specialist. Reports to the Realty
Specialist on most matters, but receives additional supervision from the GSO for
Housing.
To obtain a copy of this announcement please visit our Mission websites at:
http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/about_the_us_mission.html
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
NOTE: All applicants are instructed to address each selection criterion detailed below
with specific and comprehensive information supporting each criterion.
1. A Bachelor Degree in one of the following: Estate Management, Property
Management, Business Management, Real Estate, or related field is required.
2. Incumbent must have minimum of two years of Real Property Management,
construction management, or business/relationship experience with at least one
year in administrative Management.
3. Level IV (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing in English is required.
Level III (Good Working Knowledge) in Yoruba or Igbo or Hausa is required
4. Candidate must possess a valid professional driver’s license (Nigerian class E).
5. Knowledge of Nigerian Real Estate Laws and Property values are required.
6. Candidate must be computer literate especially in Microsoft Word and Excel.
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, 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 U.S. 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 applicants for this position must submit the following or the application will
not be considered:
1. Application for U.S. Federal Employment (DS-174); or a current resume or
curriculum vitae that provides the same information as an DS-174; plus
2. Candidates who claim U.S. 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.
4. A type-written and signed application letter specifically applying for this
position, and addressing the minimum requirements as advertised. Please
reference the job title and announcement number on the application letter.
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Attention: Recruitment.
Human Resources Office Abuja
Plot 1075 Dip. Drive Central District, Abuja
Email Address: HRNigeria@state.govPOINT OF CONTACT
Telephone: 09-461-4000 ext 4261
DEFINITIONS
1. U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) – For purposes of receiving a
preference in hiring for a qualified position, an EFM who meets the following criteria:
? U.S. 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:
A. 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
B. Resides at an Involuntary Separate Maintenance Allowance (ISMA)
location authorized under 3 FAM 3232.2.
2. EFM: An individual related to a U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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.
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: March 05, 2011
The U.S. 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.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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