Embassy of The United States Job Vacancies; How to Apply

Duties

• The incumbent reports to the Custodial Supervisor and works as a member of a Custodial Team to perform a wide range of janitorial tasks.  Duties include maintaining sanitary health and strict safety standards, escorting contractors, and general labor duties.
• The individual is responsible for performance of scheduled and unscheduled cleaning and custodial tasks throughout offices, buildings, entrance/exit areas, garages, shops, and plaza areas of the Embassy compound and other US government properties.
• The incumbent may also move furniture or appliances, assist various offices’ in loading/unloading shipments, opening/moving crates and boxes, assist with setting up for conferences or ceremonies to include delivery and setting up chairs, tables, and equipment for conferences and ceremonies.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE:  

• One year general work experience is required

JOB KNOWLEDGE:  

• Must have general knowledge and understanding of Use/Care/Storage/ Maintenance of Cleaning equipment and materials

Education Requirements:

• Completion of Secondary School is required

Evaluations:
LANGUAGE:  

• Level III (Good Working Knowledge; Reading/speaking /writing) English is required. (This may be tested.) Level III (Good Working Knowledge; Reading/speaking /writing) Kiswahili is required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Must be able to work independently.
• Must be physically fit and capable of performing heavy physical work. Must be able to lift, handle and carry heavy loads with or without the assistance of elevators or other devices. Must be able to use electronic powered carts (golf carts), Hand trucks and other simple hand tools. Must be able to perform all job activities and duties in a responsible manner to avoid the creation of safety and health hazards.
• Must be able to conformto established safety and health policy procedures. Must be able to properly utilize appropriate PPE as required by the job activity. Must report hazardous conditions. Must inform supervisor of all accidents, illnesses and injuries.

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.

Deadline: 07/17/2023

Duties
Basic Function of Position 

• Working in the Facility Management section of the Embassy, the General Maintenance Worker carries out scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and minor repair work on the plumbing system and fixtures, general welding and masonry work in all mission buildings and facilities including residential owned and leased properties.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE:  

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in the repair and maintenance of plumbing and commercial or industrial HVAC/mechanical heating, refrigeration and ventilation systems is required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE: 

• Maintenance and repair of standard plumbing methods and techniques including potable water and sewage systems, motor starters, thermostats, humidistats, variable frequency drive (VFD) motors and controllers, gravity dampers, sensors, furnaces, hydronic systems, hot water heaters and heat pumps, evaporators and condensers.
• Minor component replacement of motors, valves, pumps, controls and recording instruments
• Plumbing system testing procedures in control devices to monitor, diagnose faults, determine current operating capacity to the design requirements, all in accordance with US and host country regulations.
• Maintenance and repair using industry aligned techniques and procedures for the modification and fabrication of various types of metal and alloy parts and equipment by use of electric and gas welding processes.
• Maintenance and repair using industry aligned techniques and procedures involved in laying a variety of brick, block, stone and concrete in the construction or repair of such items as partitions, walls, walkways and roadways.
• Reading and working from sketches, architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, schematics, one-line diagrams and material lists

Education Requirements:
Mandatory: 

• Completion of secondary school is required and completion of vocational training from an accredited institute recognized as awarding a Trades Certificate in a general construction field is required.

Evaluations:
LANGUAGE:  

• English level II (Limited knowledge) Reading/Writing/Speaking is required. (This may be tested)

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Must be able to identify problems or dangers, report issues and provide solution.
• Must be able to work as part of a team, work under pressure and a tight schedule.
• Must have flexible approach to work shifts and answer emergency calls at all hours.
• Must possess a valid Kenyan driver’s license with at least five (5) years of experience driving

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.

Deadline: 07/17/2023

Duties

• Develops applications to support Embassy business processes and requirements, improving mission capabilities and efficiencies. Incumbent is responsible for software design and development; application testing, performance design and code reviews; data analytics and visualization; and development of user guides and technical documentation.
• Liaise and advise other Department of State Missions wishing to use Nairobi developed solutions and provide limited remote support. Ensure the availability of applications for internal and external users and the timely and consistent response and closure of trouble tickets received via an incident tracking system.
• Incumbent installs and maintains the post developed suite of applications on cloud servers and systems. Works on IT tasks related to Project Change Requests as well as releases to install, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain BPS applications in development, quality assurance, testing, and user acceptance testing. Reviews proposed changes to the client operating environment, recommends resolutions that best fit the needs of the Department, and identifies and breaks down problems using structured problem resolution approaches for the developed service standards. Promulgates and ensures conformance with Department of State security policies.
• Incumbent surveys and catalogs new applications developed by BPS to be modified for enterprise use. S/he prepares initial project requirement and planning documentation for review by the BPS Governance Board and Senior Management. Will also assist the Information Management Officer and Supervisory IMS to organize periodic BPS Governance Board and Senior Management meetings in Nairobi.
• Incumbent will be involved in the testing and piloting of new applications and software prior to deployment. Teaches new users and post system administrators how to use, migrate data if necessary, and maintain newly installed software, applications, and interfaces.
• This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent. Incumbent will be required to perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE:

• Five years of dedicated experience as an application developer, computer programmer, or data analyst at a medium to large-sized firm is required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:  

• User support experience in assisting and training personnel in network applications. Business analysis and user requirements gathering. Experience with Power BI, Power Apps, or programming skills in .NET, C# and/or VB. Experience creating web user interface using ASP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery.
• Experience with database development, SQL and ORM technologies. Microsoft SharePoint configuration and customizations including other Microsoft cloud and data mining products.

Education Requirements:
Mandatory:

• Bachelor’s Degree in the field of computer science, computer languages, or software application development is required.

Evaluations:
LANGUAGE:

• English Level 4 – Fluent; written/spoken, including the ability to translate is required. (This may be tested)

SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

• Strong prioritization and decision-making skills with sound judgment. Strong communications skills with the ability to interpret and/or discuss information with others so as provide advice and recommendations involving somewhat complex issues. Range of technical abilities to independently understand and resolve routine and non-routine software/hardware issues. Good interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and ability to work in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.

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.

Deadline: 07/06/2023