URGENT-PARTAGEZ -AMBASSADE DES ETATS-UNIS RECRUTE

Poste : ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, USAID Type d'offre : Emploi Métier(s) : Sciences sociales, Médecine/Santé, Sciences sociales, Commerce et Administration des Entreprises Niveau(x) : BAC+3, BAC+4, BAC+5 Expérience : Minimum 3 ans Lieu : Côte d'Ivoire Date limite : 04/01/2016

AMERICAN EMBASSY, ABIDJAN COTE D’IVOIRE  recruits ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 53-15 OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates/All Sources POSITION: Administrative Assistant; USAID/PSC; FSN-7 OPENING DATE: December 21, 2015 CLOSING DATE: January 4, 2016 WORK HOURS: Full-time, 40 hours/week SALARY: Position Grade: FSN-07 ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. The U.S. Embassy/USAID in Abidjan is seeking an individual to fill an Administrative Assistant position for USAID Cote D’Ivoire / Health Office. BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION This is a bilingual position located in the US Embassy, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and is supervised by the USAID Health Office Deputy Director. The incumbent provides clerical, administrative, secretarial and program support for staff in the Health Office. This individual is expected to liaise with the West Africa Regional Mission, the Côte d’Ivoire Office of the Development Counselor, and the U.S. Embassy Abidjan administrative support offices. S/he will assist with program monitoring, budgeting, tracking budgets and program data. The incumbent will be the main liaison with the financial management, contract, and program offices and will provide support to the Director and Deputy of the Health Office and cross-office functional support teams (i.e. travel, timesheets, ICASS, GLAAS, etc.). A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available at http://abidjan.usembassy.gov/pds.html. Important Notice: ‘’Applicants must submit a completed DS-174 form, a current curriculum vitae (resume) that provides the same information listed in Appendix B and found on the UAE or a combination of both. To view the new form (English and French versions) as well as the instructions for completing it, please click on the following link: http://abidjan.usembassy.gov/how_to_apply2.html  When submitting your application via email, please always start the subject line with the Vacancy Announcement’s number followed by the position title. E.g.: VA No.53-15; Administrative Assistant VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT USAID AMERICAN EMBASSY, ABIDJAN COTE D’IVOIRE  QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item. Education (15%): A Bachelor’s Degree in public health, sociology/social sciences, business studies, international development, or other health-related field. Prior Work Experience (25%): At least three years of progressively responsible experience in the clerical and administrative support to medium or large-scale enterprises or international agencies. Language Proficiency (10%): Level 3/3 (Good working knowledge) speaking/writing/reading in both English and French is required. Language proficiency will be tested. Knowledge (25%): Good knowledge of the concepts, principles and practices employed in development programs is required. Skills and Abilities (25%): The incumbent must be able to collect and use relevant health data in preparing precise and accurate reports. The incumbent must also be able to draft correspondence pertaining to health activities. High level of proficiency in word processing and Excel is required. Knowledge of MS Power-point is also required. Must have tact and excellent interpersonal skills. SUBMIT APPLICATION TO The Human Resources Office Attention: Recruitment Section American Embassy, Abidjan 01 B.P. 1712 Abidjan 01 Cote d’Ivoire Fax: (225) 22-49-41-02 or via email to: AbidjanHR@state.gov POINT OF CONTACT The Human Resources Office Telephone: 22-49-40-00 Fax: (225) 22-49-41-02 CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: January 4, 2016 The U.S. Mission in Abidjan 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.