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Amerikanische Botschaft Berlin Hiring for Administrative Clerk Job at Berlin Full Time
- Open to the public
OPEN TO:
- All Interested Applicants / All Sources
We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.
The work schedule for this position is:
- Full Time (40 hours per week)
Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
As the Regional Driver Trainer, the incumbent is responsible to provide training not only for the U.S. Embassy Berlin, but also the constituent posts in Hamburg and Leipzig and travel to those sites may be necessary. In addition, VIP visits sometimes occur outside of Berlin and travel may be necessary to support these visits.
Duties
As part of this mixed role, the incumbent serves as the U.S. Embassy’s sole Regional Driver Trainer with additional administrative duties such as dispatching drivers, maintaining the vehicle fuel card program, and tracking driver’s medical certifications. The incumbent also serves as a chauffeur on an as-needed basis. As a certified Smith system instructor, the job holder administers the driver safety program as required by the Safety Health and Environment Management (SHEM) office of the Department and ensures 100% compliance with prescribed health and safety standards. The job holder directly conducts driver training for all professional and incidental drivers of all government vehicles under Chief of Mission authority, ensures that all drivers have the required certifications and training, and provides familiarization training for armored vehicle drivers. The Regional Driver Trainer is directly supervised by the Motor Pool Supervisor and acts as the according back-up during absences. This position may require occasional domestic and foreign travel, as well as work during non-business hours, weekends, or holidays.
Qualifications and Evaluations
EXPERIENCE: please address this factor in your ERA application under major duties and responsibilities.
One year of prior work experience as a driver trainer or managing driver training or training, instruction or teaching in a professional setting is required.
Completion of secondary school (US: High School Diploma/GED; Germany: state German school degree) is required.
LANGUAGE: please address both language requirements in your ERA application.
Position requires good working knowledge language skills in English (speaking/reading/writing).
Position requires good working knowledge language skills in German (speaking/reading/writing).
SKILLS AND ABILITIES: please address this factor in your ERA application under major duties and responsibilities.
– Must have a valid (German/EU), current driver’s license for Class B. (please submit front and back of the license) (German driver’s license Class C1 is necessary but not considered a required employment prerequisite. Gaining the license may become subject to post-entry training – given the availability of required funding) – Driving may be tested.
This may be tested.
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.
All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
Benefits and Other Info
Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Germany may receive a compensation package that may include health, separation, and other benefits.
For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources (HR) Office.
The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.
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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:
1. AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
2. AEFM / USEFM
3. 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”), Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability dated within the past six months, 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.