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Vacancy Announcement
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 41
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo is seeking an individual for the position of Program Administrative Assistant in Public Affairs Office.
OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates.
POSITION: Program Administrative Assistant - LES-8(1); FP-6(2)
OPENING DATE: April 13, 2014
CLOSING DATE: April 27, 2014

WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week.
SALARY: (1) Mission Policy is to hire LES employees at step 1 of the grade. The current annual salary for an LES-8, step 1 is L.E. 77,818.
(2) Actual FP grade and salary will be determined by the US Department of State.
ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
The incumbent serves as the protocol assistant for the entire Public Affairs Office and secretary for the Public Affairs Counselor (PAC). The incumbent manages the multi-section audience database for the Public Affairs Office. The incumbent serves as secretary for the PAC as required.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.
1- University degree in journalism, public administration, foreign affairs, history, political science, business, tourism or other liberal arts field is required.
2- Five years of responsible experience in a field which has enabled the candidate to develop and maintain political and social awareness of Egyptian society.
3- Level IV (Fluent) English and Arabic.
SELECTION PROCESS
"Mission policy prohibits pre-selection of applicants."
Best qualified displaced/RIFed employees will receive priority consideration if no US Citizens, family
members or veterans apply.
When equally qualified, U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Members (AEFMs) and U.S. Veterans will be given
preference. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate 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 an FMA appointment 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 to be considered:
1. Universal Application for Employment (UAE) DS-174 available on
http://egypt.usembassy.gov/hr.html
2. Candidates must provide in the application (DS-174) names of family members working in the
mission.
3. Candidates who claim US Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214 with their
application or the preference will not be applied
4. Optional: Any other documentation (e.g. essays, certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned) that
addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
Candidates sending applications electronically will receive an automatic reply confirming that the
application has been received.
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Human Resources Office
Attention: Lamiaa Hafez or Cindy El Deib
U.S. Embassy, Cairo - 8, Kamal El Din Salah Street, Garden City
Email: cairojobs@state.gov


CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: April 27, 2014
The US Mission in Cairo 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.