The U.S. Mission to Nigeria comprises of the Embassy
in Abuja, FCT, and the Consulate General in Lagos. U.S. Consulate
General Lagos is the Mission’s representative to the Nigerian people in
the southern region.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Office Management Assistant - U.S. Eligible Family Members
Announcement Number: Lagos - 2021 - 025
Location: Lagos
Series / Grade: FP - 0120 8
Work Schedule: Full-time - 40 hours per week
Promotion Potential: FP-8
Overview
- Hiring Path: Open to the public
- Security Clearance Required: Secret
- Appointment Type: Temporary
- Appointment Type Details: Definite not Exceed (5 years)
- Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a
reasonable period of time (6 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization
and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
- Supervisory Position: No
- Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No
- Travel Required: Not Required.
Duties
- The incumbent performs clerical and administrative duties as the
Office Management Assistant (OMA) for the Regional Security Office (RSO)
pertaining to a multitude of RSO administrative items, both classified
and unclassified.
- The incumbent will need to work independently and possess strong
communication skills as the incumbent will be in contact with many
diverse individuals on a daily basis. Incumbent will require unescorted
access to the Control Access Area (CAA) and a Secret security
clearance.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Education Requirements:
- Completion of High School is required.
Requirements:
- Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of secretarial/office support
staff clerical experience only, performing duties such as: filing,
scanning, scheduling appointments/meetings, making travel arrangements,
ordering office supplies receiving telephone calls is required.
- Evaluations: This may be tested.
- Language: English (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing is required.
Qualifications:
- All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
Benefits and Other Info
Benefits:
Agency Benefits:
- Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and
Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Lagos,
Nigeria may receive a compensation package that may include health,
separation, and other benefits.
- For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.
- The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.
Other Information:
- Hiring Preference Selection Process: Applicants in the following
hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the
order listed below. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants
accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so
may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a
hiring preference.
Hiring Preference Order:
- AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
- AEFM / USEFM
- FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **
Important
- 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”), equivalent documentation, or
certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed
forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged
or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable
conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the
applicant.
- The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate
military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service
dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the
character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in
order for the preference to be given.
- This level of preference applies to all Foreign Service employees
on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.
- For more information (i.e., what is an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH,
etc.?) and for additional employment considerations, please visit the
following link.
Who May Apply / Clarification From the Agency:
- For USEFM - FP is 08. Actual FP salary determined by Washington
D.C. U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) - All Agencies
Marketing Statement:
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- The U.S. Mission 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.
Salary
USD 34,021 annually.
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Important Notice
- All candidates must be able to obtain and hold a secret clearance.
- To apply for this position click the “Submit Application” button.
For more information on how to apply visit the Mission internet site.
Required Documents
In order to qualify based on education, you MUST submit the requested
diploma and / or transcripts as verification of educational requirement
by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide
requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to
verify your eligibility, you will not be considered for this position.
- Copy of Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent)
- High School Diploma
- DD-214 - Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)
- SF-50 (if applicable).
Next Steps:
- Applicants who are invited to take a language or skills test, or who are selected for an interview will be contacted via email.
- For further information - the complete position description listing
all of the duties, responsibilities, required qualifications, etc. may
be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Office.
- Thank you for your application and your interest in working at the U.S. Mission in Lagos, Nigeria.
- For More Info: HR Section 09-461-4000 AbujaHROEFM@state.gov.
Application Deadline 5th April, 2021.
Job Title: USAID Program Management Specialist, Budget (Current Mission Employees Only) (72062021R10009)
Announcement Number: Abuja-2021-020
Location: Abuja
Series / Grade: LE - 4005 11
Hiring Agency: Embassy Abuja
Work Schedule: Full-time - Work Schedule is 40hrs per week
Promotion Potential: LE-11
Overview
- Hiring Path: Open to the public
- Who May Apply / Clarification From the Agency: For definitions, use
URL ww.usaid.gov / ads / policy / glossary - Open to Current Mission
Nigeria Employees Only.
- Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation
- Appointment Type: Permanent
- Appointment Type Details: Five (5) years renewable, estimated to start on or after August 2021
Marketing Statement:
- USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives
overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With
headquarters in Washington, D.C., USAID fosters transformational
development around the world. Our work supports economic growth and
trade; agriculture and the environment; education and training;
democracy and governance; global health; global partnerships and
humanitarian assistance. We operate in the following regions of the
world: Afghanistan and Pakistan, Africa (all of Africa), Asia, Europe
and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East.
For more information about USAID, visit: http://www.usaid.gov
Summary
- The USAID Project Management Specialist, Budget is located within
the HIV / AIDS-TB Office and reports to the HIV / AIDS Section Chief /
Team Lead. The Specialist is responsible for leading or performing a
wide array of budget actions for the entire Health Office portfolio,
including budget planning, development, implementation and monitoring of
complex, multi-million-dollar health initiatives, a large portion of
which includes President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
funds.
Travel Required:
- Occasional Travel
- The job holder may be expected to perform work-related travel.
Duties
Budget Planning and Direction:
- Serves as subject matter expert in leading the Health Office Team
in the preparation of annual and multi-year office budgets and ensures
program budget planning and development is aligned with Mission and
PEPFAR strategy and cross-cutting priorities.
- Provides extensive advisory services to a wide array of
stakeholders including project managers, USAID/Washington PEPFAR team as
well as other USG agencies implementing PEPFAR funding and implementing
partners to ensure annual multi-million-dollar USAID budgets are
aligned with USAID priorities in the host country.
- Analyzes budget guidance from a variety of sources, and guides Health Office and Mission leadership to ensure adherence.
- Provides the appropriate fiscal data to be used for new and existing projects.
- Advises the Health Office on budgeting issues and pertinent
regulations that apply to the use of USAID funds by source, type, and
duration.
- Makes recommendations to the Teams regarding appropriate contractual and financial actions.
- Compiles budget information, project obligation materials and
budget scenarios in conjunction with the Office of Financial Management
(OFM).
- Coordinate closely with USAID/Washington PEPFAR team on
PEPFAR-funded activities to ensure Health Office budget planning and
direction aligns with PEPFAR goals and guidance.
Budget Implementation, Monitoring and Analysis:
- Ensures health program budgets adhere to agency requirements,
(adequate documentation, forward funding compliance, adherence to
earmarks, initiatives, directives, and budget guidelines).
- Updates uncommitted balances regularly and provide technical and
programmatic recommendations to Health Office management on the use of
un-sub-committed balances for new or ongoing activities.
- Tracks obligations, outlays, accruals, and pipeline and ensure
their conformity to action plans, budgets, and U.S regulations, as well
as PEPFAR guidelines.
- Analyzes existing financial data, including pipelines,
disbursements, accruals, and forecasted expenditures to inform the
budget formulation process.
- Prepares field support budget requests, in coordination with the Technical Teams.
- Develops and / or edits obligation documents, action memos, waivers and other documents needed for budget decisions.
- Serves as Health Office subject matter expert (SME) for GLAAS.
Reporting:
- Provides guidance and coordinates Health Office contributions to a
variety of plans and reports, including PEFAR Country Operational Plan
(COP), Congressional Budget Justification, Mission Resource Request
(MRR), and Performance Plan and Report (PPR).
- Organizes and coordinates Health Portfolio Reviews and assists in
preparing the necessary document and presentations for Mission Portfolio
Reviews. Helps track and follow-up action items from the portfolio
reviews.
- Identifies existing and potential program implementation and
management problems as evident from tracking efforts and work with
respective program managers to resolve problems/take corrective action.
- Serves as a key liaison with the Mission’s Program Office (PRO)
responding, on behalf of Health Office, to regular and ad hoc reporting
and programmatic requests.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Education Requirements:
- A Bachelor's degree or host country equivalent in Financial
Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Management, Economics,
Statistics, Computer Science, Public Health, or related field is
required.
Requirements:
- Physical Demands: The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.
Evaluations:
- Knowledge: 10 points
- Skills and abilities: 10 points
- Communication and Language skills: 10 points
- Interview Performance: 70 points
- Total Possible Points: 100 points
Applications that do not meet the required minimum qualifications
will not be scored. Candidates meeting the required qualifications for
the position will be evaluated based on information presented in the
application. USAID reserves the right to conduct interviews with the top
ranked short-listed candidates. If the interview is conducted, the
interview will be one of the determining factors in the final selection.
Reference checks will be made only for the successful candidate. If a
candidate does not wish USAID to contact a current employer for a
reference check, this should be stated in the application letter.
USAID is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
- All qualified candidates will be considered regardless of age,
race, color, sex, creed, national origin, lawful political affiliation,
non-disqualifying handicap, marital status, sexual orientation,
affiliation with an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.
Management may consider the following when determining successful
candidacy: nepotism, conflicts of interest, budget, and residency
status.
Qualifications:
- Prior Work Experience: Minimum Five (5) years of progressively
responsible work in financial management, budgeting, accounting, and /
or audit and compliance. At least two years must be related to
preparing and/or monitoring development project budgets and
expenditures. Must have experience working with USG, implementing
partners, host country government, and/or another international donor
organization.
Job Knowledge:
- Senior-level knowledge of professional accounting principles,
theories, practices, procedures, and regulations, including the
principles and accepted practices of federal governmental and / or
business financial accounting, budgeting, and reporting.
- Knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of program / project
management, performance management frameworks and tools in the delivery
of development objectives.
- Working knowledge of Federal agency regulations, USAID and PEPFAR
policies and procedures, especially as related to budget and financial
management.
- S / he must be intimately familiar with HIV / AIDS prevention,
care, and treatment activities to accurately price and track activities
and commodities.
Skills and Abilities:
- Expert-level skills in financial management and budgeting are
required. Excellent computer proficiency, including skills with
Microsoft Excel, spreadsheet development and management, pivot tables,
data visualization, web-based databases, and electronic filing.
- Skilled attention to details and ability to ensure accuracy of
documents, analyses, and reports. Good interpersonal skills, including
ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- S / he must have strong conceptual and analytical skills to be able
to quickly grasp and translate new concepts into operational plans
which are reflected in the budget.
- This position requires an outstanding ability to exercise
flexibility and prioritization skills to be able to accept and react to
evolving planning and implementation contexts. Ability to exercise sound
judgement, take initiative and offer leadership.
Language Proficiency:
- Level IV fluency in English, and in the appropriate host-country
business language, both written and spoken, is required. Language
competence may be tested.
Benefits and Other Info
Benefits
Agency Benefits:
- As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a PSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances:
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Annual Salary Increase (if applicable)
- Annual and Sick leave
- Annual Bonus
Allowances (as applicable):
- Transportation Allowance
- Meal Allowance
- Miscellaneous Allowance
- Housing Allowance
Other Information:
- USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Appendix J, “Direct USAID
Contracts With a Cooperating Country National and with a Third Country
National for Personal Services Abroad,” including contract clause
“General Provisions,” available at: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf
- Contract Cover Page form AID 309-1 available at: https://www.usaid.gov/forms
- Acquisition & Assistance Policy Directives/Contract Information
Bulletins (AAPDs/CIBs) for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals
available at: http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs
- Ethical Conduct. By the acceptance of a USAID personal services
contract as an individual, the contractor will be acknowledging receipt
of the “Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive
Branch,” available from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in
accordance with General Provision 2 and 5 CFR 2635. See https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations
Taxes:
- The Mission emphasize to its employees of the fact that they are
obliged to observe Nigerian Laws, including those concerning income and
related tax obligations. Payment of such taxes is a matter between the
individual employee and the Nigerian Government. In the absence of a
specific international agreement, the U.S. Government will not withhold
local taxes from an employee’s salary.
Salary
NGN 15,890,203 Annually
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Job Title: USAID Program Management Specialist, Strategic Information (All Interested Candidates) (72062021R10011)
Announcement Number: Abuja-2021-021
Location: Abuja
Vacancy Time Zone: GMT+1
Series/Grade: LE - 4005 11
Hiring Agency: Embassy Abuja
Work Schedule: Full-time - Work Schedule is 40hrs per week
Promotion Potential: LE-11
Overview
- Hiring Path: Open to the public
- Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency: For definitions, use
URL ww.usaid.gov/ads/policy/glossary - Open to All Interested
Candidates: Cooperating Country Nationals (Nigerians Only).
- Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation
- Appointment Type: Permanent
- Appointment Type Details: Five (5) years renewable, estimated to start on or after August 2021
Marketing Statement:
- USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives
overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With
headquarters in Washington, D.C., USAID fosters transformational
development around the world. Our work supports economic growth and
trade; agriculture and the environment; education and training;
democracy and governance; global health; global partnerships and
humanitarian assistance. We operate in the following regions of the
world: Afghanistan and Pakistan, Africa (all of Africa), Asia, Europe
and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East.
For more information about USAID, visit: http://www.usaid.gov
Summary
- The Project Management Specialist, Strategic Information provides
senior / high level technical guidance to Health Office, Mission staff,
IPs, and other USG agencies on MEL concepts, processes, design,
training, and best practices.
- The incumbent serves as a C / AOR and/or Activity Manager for
SI/MEL programs / projects / activities awarded through the Health
Office providing financial and programmatic oversight to ensure
contracts and grants achieve anticipated results.
Travel Required:
- Occasional Travel
- The job holder may be expected to perform work-related travel.
Duties
Program / Project / Activity Performance Management and Reporting:
- Provides expert direction and technical guidance in the
implementation of the Health Office portions of the Mission Performance
Management Plan (PMP), and Health Office responsibilities from Mission
PMP; and SI and MEL services and support to IPs in the development and
implementation of program/project/activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and
Learning Plans.
- Provides guidance to IPs in understanding of the Performance
Monitoring Plan systems, and their role in the process, and advises on
specific measurement techniques appropriate for their
programs/projects/activities.
- Provides technical strategic information (SI) and monitoring and
evaluation (M&E) expertise to the Program Office, USAID/Washington,
and other USG agencies to plan and manage Health Office responsibilities
related to the PMP, including collection, assessment of validity, and
improving data quality.
- Develops innovative and cross-cutting monitoring tools, including
Data Quality Assessment and Improvement (DQA/I) tools in coordination
with the Program Office and SI / MEL contractors; tracks and maintains
multiple sets of key indicators, common indicators related to standard
components in all USAID programs / projects / activities, indicators at
the strategic objective level, and detailed indicators at the activity
level; and, ensures proper collection of data, and that indicators serve
is an appropriate measure of their corresponding result.
- Provides technical leadership to CORs/AORs and IPs to ensure
activity work plans and monitoring plans include relevant and effective
performance measures, which together provide greater results and more
accurate measurements.
- Leads, designs, and performs assessments/studies/research requiring
independent analysis and interpretation, on a regular and recurring
basis; studies and research are cross-cutting, and include substantive
and often sensitive Mission and Health Office topics. Briefs Health
Office and Mission leaders on findings and makes recommendations to
impact strategic, operational, and programmatic direction.
- Provides expert guidance to Health Office technical staff on
defining measurable indicators and targets for desired results addressed
by their program, and edits quarterly, semi-annual, and annual
performance Reports.
- Leads USAID’s support to the host government for the development
and management of a national information system, and a central
repository (data warehouse) for Health data; and serves as USAID point
of contact for Health data and information systems.
Evaluation and Organizational Learning:
- Provides technical guidance and leadership to ensure evaluations
are properly planned and carried out in a high quality and professional
manner, by aiding Health Office CORs/AORs to draft appropriate Scopes of
Work (SOWs) for evaluation Teams, by actual participation in and/or
leading evaluation Teams, and by ensuring that Team comments on draft
evaluation reports are reflected in final reports.
- Leads a team in the development and execution of an evaluation plan
that ensures compliance with USAID Evaluation Policy. Advises thematic
teams/working groups and technical specialists on planning, designing,
and implementing appropriate Evaluation Plans.
- Provides technical guidance and leadership to other USG agencies in
the development, preparation, and dissemination of results of Public
Health evaluations, Demographic Health Surveys, etc.
- Leads cross-cutting evaluations, and supports prioritization and implementation of recommendations, as required.
- Manages the Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) component of Health Office activities.
- Organizes and leads roundtables and consultations with Health
Office staff, IPs, and other stakeholders to develop a Learning Agenda
for Health interventions; identifies mechanisms for implementing
research; and manages implementation of research and evaluation
activities and dissemination of results.
Project Management:
- Serves as a C / AOR for SI / MEL programs awarded through the
Health Office, providing financial and programmatic oversight to ensure
contracts and grants achieve anticipated results, and are linked to and
enhance attainment of the Health Office, Mission, and USG objectives.
- Conducts site visits as required to monitor progress, and to
provide technical and programmatic recommendations to ensure
effectiveness, efficiency, and judicious use of USG funding.
Representation:
- Provides technical and strategic leadership in the preparation of
key annual and mid-term planning reporting documents including the
Country Operational Plan, Operational Plan, Congressional Budget
Justifications, Technical Notifications, Quarterly, Semi-Annual and
Annual Progress Reports.
- Drafts talking points and/or speeches for the Office Chief, Mission
Director, Ambassador, and others, as required, and prepares briefing
papers, presentations, and coordinates site preparations for VIP site
visits.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
- Physical Demands: The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.
Education Requirements:
- Completion of a US-style University Master’s Degree in a field
related to Social Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Mathematics,
Economics, Computer Science, Epidemiology, Health Informatics, Public
Health, Infectious Disease, Zoonotic Disease, Biology or other
quantitative discipline, or the local equivalent, is required.
Evaluations:
- Knowledge: 10 points
- Skills and abilities: 10 points
- Communication and Language skills: 10 points
- Interview Performance: 70 points
- Total Possible Points: 100 points
Applications that do not meet the required minimum qualifications
will not be scored. Candidates meeting the required qualifications for
the position will be evaluated based on information presented in the
application. USAID reserves the right to conduct interviews with the top
ranked short-listed candidates. If the interview is conducted, the
interview will be one of the determining factors in the final selection.
Reference checks will be made only for the successful candidate. If a
candidate does not wish USAID to contact a current employer for a
reference check, this should be stated in the application letter.
USAID is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
- All qualified candidates will be considered regardless of age,
race, color, sex, creed, national origin, lawful political affiliation,
non-disqualifying handicap, marital status, sexual orientation,
affiliation with an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.
Management may consider the following when determining successful
candidacy: nepotism, conflicts of interest, budget, and residency
status.
Qualifications
- Prior Work Experience: Five (5) years of progressively responsible
job-related professional-level experience in monitoring, evaluation, and
learning (MEL) and other surveillance systems, evaluation of program /
project / activity implementation, in direct program / project /
activity management, or in a closely related activity is required. At
least two years of this experience in a development-oriented workplace,
or a related field, for USAID, other donor agencies, host-country
organizations, or private-sector institutions, and which included
project design, performance monitoring, and / or the analysis and
interpretation of large amounts of data, is required.
Job Knowledge:
- The Senior Specialist must have in depth, professional-level
knowledge of development approaches and methods for performance
analysis, data visualization, and program design, monitoring and
evaluation.
- The Senior Specialist must have excellent knowledge of MEL systems,
public health programming, and international donor operations in the
sector.
- The Senior Specialist must have knowledge and understanding of the
economic, political, social, and cultural characteristics of the host
country; development problems in the health sector in the host country
and the region; an understanding of the resources, resource constraints,
and overall development prospects and priorities of the host country
and the region.
- The Senior Specialist must have working knowledge of USG
legislation, policy, and practice relating to monitoring, evaluation,
and learning, and of USAID programming policies, regulations,
procedures, and documentation, and of the objectives, methodology, and
status of assigned activities.
Skills and Abilities:
- The Senior Specialist must have the ability to plan, organize and
execute complex SI/MEL activities, including the ability to provide
technical leadership and apply this ability to programming in the host
country and the region.
- The Senior Specialist must have the ability to issue precise and
accurate factual reports using rigorous analytical and interpretive
skills.
- Excellent communication skills both writing and speaking,
especially in being able to communicate technical subjects to
individuals with nontechnical background.
- This role requires the ability to respond professionally and adjust
in fluid situations to meet deadlines in the face of competing
priorities and time pressures. Excellent computer and software skills
including ability in excel, SPSS, STATA, R and / or other analytical
databases.
Language Proficiency:
- Level IV (fluent proficiency) in English, and in the appropriate
host-country business language, both written and spoken, is required.
Language competence may be tested.
Benefits and Other Info
Benefits
Agency Benefits:
- As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a PSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances:
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Annual Salary Increase (if applicable)
- Annual and Sick leave
- Annual Bonus
Allowances (as applicable):
- Transportation Allowance
- Meal Allowance
- Miscellaneous Allowance
- Housing Allowance
Other Information:
- USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Appendix J, “Direct USAID
Contracts With a Cooperating Country National and with a Third Country
National for Personal Services Abroad,” including contract clause
“General Provisions,” available at: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf
- Contract Cover Page form AID 309-1 available at: https://www.usaid.gov/forms
- Acquisition & Assistance Policy Directives/Contract Information
Bulletins (AAPDs/CIBs) for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals
available at: http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs
- Ethical Conduct. By the acceptance of a USAID personal services
contract as an individual, the contractor will be acknowledging receipt
of the “Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive
Branch,” available from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in
accordance with General Provision 2 and 5 CFR 2635. See: https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations
Taxes:
- The Mission emphasize to its employees of the fact that they are
obliged to observe Nigerian Laws, including those concerning income and
related tax obligations. Payment of such taxes is a matter between the
individual employee and the Nigerian Government. In the absence of a
specific international agreement, the U.S. Government will not withhold
local taxes from an employee’s salary.
Salary
NGN 15,890,203 Annually
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Important Information & Notice
- Eligible applicants are required to complete this on-line
application process and submit any applicable required documents by
11:59 p.m. GMT on the closing date of this announcement.
- Please note that all required documents must be received by the
closing date online, and that we will determine your eligibility and
qualifications based solely on the material received by the closing
date.
Required Documents:
- Current Resume
- Cover Letter
- Relevant Certificates
- NYSC Certificate
- University Degree Certificate
- List of References
Next Steps:
- After the closing date for receipt of applications, all
applications will initially be screened for conformity with minimum
requirements and a shortlist of applicants developed. Applications from
candidates which do not meet the required selection criteria will not be
considered.
- A committee will be convened to review the shortlisted applications
and evaluate them in accordance with the evaluation criteria as stated
above. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. No response will
be sent to unsuccessful applicants.
- For More Info: HR Section - 000-000-0000 ; HRNigeria@state.gov
Application Deadline 8th March, 2021.
Job Title: Chauffeur - All Interested Candidates
Announcement Number: Lagos-2021-022
Location: Lagos
Series / Grade: LE - 1015 4
Hiring Agency: Consulate General Lagos
Work Schedule: Full-time - 48 hours per week
Promotion Potential: LE-4
Overview
- Hiring Path: Open to the public
- Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency: For USEFM - FP is AA.
Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C. / All Interested
Applicants / All Sources
- Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation
- Appointment Type: Temporary
- Appointment Type Details: Definite not to Exceed (5 years) subject to successful completion of probationary period.
Marketing Statement:
- We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.
Summary
- The work schedule for this position is: Full Time (48 hours per week)
- Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a
reasonable period of time (6 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization
and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Travel Required:
- 75% or less
- Drives Mission Nigeria officials and visitors both in Lagos or out-of-town stays
Duties
- The incumbent operates safety and efficiently an unarmored U.S.
Government-owned or leased motor vehicle to transport passengers and /
or cargo.
- S / he works as a messenger and administrative clerk as directed .
Maintains vehicle in a clean and serviceable condition, to include
cleaning the interior and exterior of the vehicle.
- Performs basic vehicle inspection in accordance with established schedules and policies.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
- Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of experience in driving is required.
- Job Knowledge: Good working knowledge of the city and it
environments, including driving routes and traffic patterns. Must be
familiar with the location of hospitals, police and fire stations within
the city and its immediate surroundings.
Education Requirements:
- Completion of Secondary School or high school diploma
Evaluations:
- This may be tested. Please specify your level of proficiency in the language listed.
Language:
- Limited knowledge Speaking / Reading / Writing in English is required.
Skills and Abilities Optional:
- Must have the ability to read maps and plan driving routes.
- Must have good verbal communication skills, and an ability to handle all persons with professionalism and discretion.
- Must be able to perform basic vehicle inspection and must possess intermediate level automotive maintenance skills.
- Must have computer skills to draft and maintain reports, organize files, and for communication purposes.
- Must have valid Nigeria driver's license.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):
- The U.S. Mission 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.
Qualifications:
- All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
Benefits and Other Info
Benefits:
Agency Benefits:
- Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and
Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Lagos,
Nigeria may receive a compensation package that may include health,
separation, and other benefits.
- For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.
- The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.
Other Information:
- Hiring Preference Selection Process: Applicants in the following
hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the
order listed below. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants
accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so
may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a
hiring preference.
Hiring Preference Order:
- AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
- AEFM / USEFM
- FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **
Important
- 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”), equivalent documentation, or
certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed
forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged
or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable
conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the
applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the
appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military
service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2)
the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in
order for the preference to be given.
- ** This level of preference applies to all Foreign Service
employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency
or bureau.
- For more information (i.e., what is an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH,
etc.?) and for additional employment considerations, please visit the
following link.
Salary
NGN 3,889,576 (USD $26,915)
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Important Information
- All candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust clearance.
- To apply for this position click the “Submit Application” button.
For more information on how to apply visit the Mission internet site.
Required Documents
In order to qualify based on education, you MUST submit the requested
Diploma and / or transcripts as verification of educational requirement
by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide
requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to
verify your eligibility, you will not be considered for this position.
- Residency and / or Work Permit
- Secondary School Certificate
- Driver’s License
- For EFMs, in addition to the above;
- Copy of Orders / Assignment Notification (or equivalent)
- DD-214 - Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)
- SF-50 (if applicable)
Next Steps:
- Applicants who are invited to take a language or skills test, or who are selected for an interview will be contacted via email.
- For further information - the complete position description listing
all of the duties, responsibilities, required qualifications, etc. may
be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Office.
- Thank you for your application and your interest in working at the U.S. Mission in Lagos, Nigeria.
Application Deadline 11th March, 2021.
Job Title: USAID Development Program Assistant (All Interested Candidates) (72062021R10014)
Announcement Number: Abuja - 2021 - 023
Location: Abuja
Series / Grade: LE - 4005 8
Work Schedule: Full-time - Work Schedule is 40hrs per week
Promotion Potential: LE-8
Overview
- Hiring Path: Open to the public
- Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation
- Appointment Type: Permanent
- Appointment Type Details: Five (5) years renewable, estimated to start on or after August 2021.
- Supervisory Position: No
- Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No
- Travel Required: Occasional Travel, The job may be expected to perform work-related travel.
Summary
- The incumbent’s role is to assist with managing monitoring,
evaluation, and learning (MEL) and support activity designs to support
the Mission’s development objectives.
- In this position, the incumbent will perform an essential quality
control function, which ensures that Mission strategic and programmatic
decision-making is based on the best quality performance and context
data available.
Duties
Monitoring - 30%:
- Supports the design, implementation, and periodic revisions to the mission PMP.
- Assists in the design of monitoring tools and measures for new
projects and activities. This will include conceptual development,
technical reviews, ensuring appropriate indicators are used, and
coordinating with the Program office on meeting mission and USAID
requirements.
- Supports the development of AMELPs.
- Manages the repository of data collection tools, guidelines, and M&E reference documents.
- Helps to ensure that the Mission’s indicator database is up to date.
- Supports efforts to ensure data quality through completion of mandated and recommended Data Quality Assessments (DQA).
- Under the guidance of the MEL Officer, provides training to Mission and partner staff.
- Participates in site visits to verify adequate monitoring and adherence to DQA guidelines.
- Assists technical teams to verify performance data for Portfolio
Reviews and helps guide the technical team to improve the quality and
format of data presented.
- Works with the technical teams to ensure timely collection and
submission of relevant indicator data; aggregates or complies such data
for uploading to FACTS INFO NextGen.
Evaluation 30%:
- Maintains an electronic log of all past, present, and planned evaluations.
- Ensures proper planning and management of evaluations (once
becoming conversant in Agency evaluation policies and best practices).
- Provides input into the preparation of Program Design and Learning
and Evaluation budgets to provide adequate financial resources for
evaluations, special studies, and assessments.
- Works with technical and Financial Management offices to develop Independent Government Cost Estimates for evaluations.
- Supports and compiles technical offices' responses to evaluation findings.
- Documents Mission efforts to implement evaluation and assessment recommendations and key findings.
- Supports evaluation and assessment tasks undertaken under any third-party MEL contract.
- Serves as COR, alternate COR, or activity manager for evaluations, as needed.
Collaboration and Learning 20%:
- Tracks and reports innovative and user-friendly approaches that maximize the use of data to improve programming.
- Supports the Mission to execute Collaborating, Learning, and
Adapting (CLA) priorities, including linking teams to external support
or mechanisms.
Documentation and Reporting 20%:
- Contributes to the drafting/collation of key Agency performance
reporting documents, including the Performance Plan and Report. May
assist with components of the Mission Resource Request, Operational
Plan, PEPFAR Country Operational Plan, Congressional Notifications,
Congressional Budget Justifications, or other reports.
- Supports integration of MEL data into planning and decision-making
during strategy development, project and activity design, and activity
implementation.
- Contributes to the collection, accurate representation, and reporting of data to Washington stakeholders.
- Serves as a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) specialist for
the Mission, gathering programmatic data from technical teams and
creating maps, as needed.
- Supports the Mission with data visualization.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Education Requirements:
- A College/University studies in a relevant field such as social
science, economics, statistics, project management, public
administration, international development is required.
Prior Work Experience:
- Minimum of three years of progressive responsibilities in activity
design or implementation, monitoring, evaluation, development research,
use of M&E tools, results frameworks, and performance indicators to
measure impact.
- Experience in data collection, synthesis, statistical methods,
field research, data visualization, and/or statistical software is
required. Professional experience with data quality assessments and
organizational learning is required.
Job Knowledge:
- The MEL Assistant will be required to have a good understanding of
USAID or International Donor activity management procedures and
guidelines, particularly managing for results, and monitoring and
evaluation. The MEL Assistant must have a thorough understanding of
administrative operating procedures, database management.
- A sound knowledge of the concepts, principles, techniques, and
practices of development assistance is required. A sound knowledge of
host-country economic, social, cultural, and political characteristics
is required.
- The MEL Assistant will be required to be proactive in keeping
abreast of evolving MEL guidelines and policies which affect Mission
activities within the Automated Directives System (ADS), Mission Orders,
Mission Notices, USG Procurement regulations, Operational Plan, Foreign
Assistance indicators, and USAID Program Strategy and Policy Documents.
Requirements:
- Physical Demands: The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.
Evaluations:
- Applicants who clearly meet the minimum Education, Experience and
basic eligibility requirements will be further evaluated based on
scoring of the Evaluation Factors listed below. The highest-ranking
applicants may be selected for an interview:
- Knowledge: 10 points
- Skills and abilities: 10 points
- Communication and Language skills: 10 points
- Interview Performance: 70 points
Applications that do not meet the required minimum qualifications
will not be scored. Candidates meeting the required qualifications for
the position will be evaluated based on information presented in the
application. USAID reserves the right to conduct interviews with the
top-ranked short-listed candidates. If the interview is conducted, the
interview will be one of the determining factors in the final selection.
Reference checks will be made only for the successful candidate. If a
candidate does not wish USAID to contact a current employer for a
reference check, this should be stated in the application letter.
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent organizational skills are required. Demonstrated ability
to work independently and in collaboration with other team members and
units is required. The ability to establish and maintain contacts with
implementing partners is required.
- The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, is necessary.
- The ability to obtain, evaluate, and interpret factual data and to prepare precise, accurate and complete reports is necessary.
- The ability to recognize significant developments and trends
reflected from collected data and bring it to the attention of
supervisors is required. Proficiency in computer skills is required to
effectively operate in this position. The MEL Assistant must be able to
draft clear reports and briefing documents in English under short
deadlines.
- The incumbent must also have excellent interpersonal and
communication skills in order to: 1) facilitate productive professional
relationships within USAID's culturally diverse team environment; 2)
work calmly, tactfully, and effectively under pressure; 3) demonstrate
extraordinary flexibility; and 4) effectively manage multiple tasks at
the same time.
Language Proficiency:
- Level IV English language proficiency, speaking and writing, is required.
Equal Opportunity Employer
- Usaid is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates
will be considered regardless of age, race, color, sex, creed, national
origin, lawful political affiliation, non-disqualifying handicap,
marital status, sexual orientation, affiliation with an employee
organization, or other non-merit factors. Management may consider the
following when determining successful candidacy: nepotism, conflicts of
interest, budget, and residency status.
Other Information:
- USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Appendix J, “Direct USAID
Contracts With a Cooperating Country National and with a Third Country
National for Personal Services Abroad,” including contract clause
“General Provisions,” available at
https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf
- Contract Cover Page form AID 309-1 available at https://www.usaid.gov/forms
- Acquisition & Assistance Policy Directives/Contract Information
Bulletins (AAPDs/CIBs) for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals
available at http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs
- Ethical Conduct. By the acceptance of a USAID personal services
contract as an individual, the contractor will be acknowledging receipt
of the “Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive
Branch,” available from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in
accordance with General Provision 2 and 5 CFR 2635. See
https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations
Taxes:
- The Mission emphasize to its employees of the fact that they are
obliged to observe Nigerian Laws, including those concerning income and
related tax obligations. Payment of such taxes is a matter between the
individual employee and the Nigerian Government. In the absence of a
specific international agreement, the U.S. Government will not withhold
local taxes from an employee’s salary.
Marketing Statement:
- USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives
overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With
headquarters in Washington, D.C., USAID fosters transformational
development around the world. Our work supports economic growth and
trade; agriculture and the environment; education and training;
democracy and governance; global health; global partnerships and
humanitarian assistance. We operate in the following regions of the
world: Afghanistan and Pakistan, Africa (all of Africa), Asia, Europe
and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East.
- For more information about USAID, visit http://www.usaid.gov
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
- For definitions use URL www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/glossary Open to Cooperating Country National (Nigerians only).
Benefits and Other Info
Agency Benefits:
As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a PSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances:
- Health Insurance
- Annual Salary Increase (if applicable)
- Annual and Sick leave
- Annual Bonus
Allowances (as applicable):
- Transportation Allowance
- Meal Allowance
- Miscellaneous Allowance
- Housing Allowance.
Salary
NGN 8,664,538 annually.
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Important Notice
- Eligible applicants are required to complete this on-line
application process and submit any applicable required documents by
11:59 p.m. GMT on the closing date of this announcement.
- Please note that all required documents must be received by the
closing date online, and that we will determine your eligibility and
qualifications based solely on the material received by the closing
date.
Required Documents
- Current Resume
- Cover Letter
- Relevant Certificates
- NYSC Certificate
- University Degree Certificate
- List of References
Next Steps:
- After the closing date for receipt of applications, all
applications will initially be screened for conformity with minimum
requirements and a shortlist of applicants developed. Applications from
candidates which do not meet the required selection criteria will not be
considered.
- A committee will be convened to review the shortlisted applications
and evaluate them in accordance with the evaluation criteria as stated
above. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. No response will
be sent to unsuccessful applicants.
Application Deadline 15th March, 2021.
