CLO Administrative Assistant || US Embassy

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.

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