Recruitment at The U.S. Mission to Nigeria 

Recruitment at The U.S. Mission to Nigeria

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: Community Liaison Office (CLO) Coordinator

Announcement Number: Lagos-2024-022RA
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full time

• Completion of at least two (2) years of college or university studies is required.

Experience:

• A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience, including but not limited to administration, office management, customer service, program management, or public policy is required

Job Knowledge:

• A good understanding of the Foreign Service community and the structure of the federal government is required.
• Knowledge of general principles of program management and program monitoring is required. Standard knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.
• Knowledge of the Department of State’s programs and policies pertaining to CLO Coordinator’s eight Areas of Responsibility (community liaison, crisis management, employment, education, guidance and referral, communications and outreach, welcoming/orientation/departures, and events planning) is required.

Skills and Abilities:

• Incumbent must be able to analyze specific issues and formulate conclusions and recommendations for action.
• Must be able to work in a high-stress, fast-paced work environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, good briefing and writing skills are required.
• Ability to draft and edit material for correspondence and publication is required.
• Proficiency in project management, including short-term and long-term projects is required.
• Ability to work at a high-level with work disruptions and follow an untraditional schedule is required.

Other Requirements:

• All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Secret Security Clearance.
• All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and, may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
• Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Salary
USD $53,043 / Per Year

Application Closing Date
10th July, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: CLO Administrative Assistant

Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full time

Summary

• The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the CLO Administrative Assistant position in the Management office.
• The U.S. Mission in Nigeria supports Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA). All genders are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• The Community Liaison Office (CLO) Administrative Assistant provides administrative support to the Community Liaison Office.
• The job holder works under the supervision of the CLO Coordinator and collaborates with the entirety of the CLO staff (CLO Coordinator and Assistant CLO Coordinator) to support the office in successful programming under all eight Areas of Responsibility (family member employment; crisis management and security; education; communications and outreach; guidance and referral; welcoming, orientation, and departures; community liaison; and events planning), to develop and maintain key contacts, and to manage information that benefits the morale and welfare of the entire Mission.

Requirements

• Completion of High School is required.
• Minimum of two (2) years administrative/office experience is required.

Salary

• $19,560 /Per Year

Application Closing Date
12th July, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Economic Assistant

Announcement Number: Abuja-2024-060
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Summary

• The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Economic Assistant position in the Economic Section.
• The U.S. Mission in Nigeria supports Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA). All genders are welcome to apply.

Duties

• The incumbent gathers information from published sources and contacts across Nigeria. Incumbent provides research, drafting, and analytical reporting on the full range of environment, science, technology, and health (ESTH), intellectual property rights, youth and women’s economic engagement and economic issues.
• Position provides external and internal event organization, government liaison work, and serves as the grants officer representative for ESTH small grants, advises grantees and potential grantees on State Department procedures and priorities.  Supports Economic Section under the supervision of the ESTH Officer.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Education:

• University Degree in Economics, Business, International Relations, Environmental Science / Conservation or Public Administration is required.

Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years progressively responsible experience in the field of environmental and/or scientific issues, economic or international affairs is required.

Requirements:

• All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust security clearance.
• All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and, may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
• Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Evaluations:

• You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.
• You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
• You must complete the application form and provide the required documents.  Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed.  If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

Language:

• Fluent speaking, reading & writing of English Language is required.

Job Knowledge:

• Incumbent must know roles and responsibilities of key Mission offices and personnel; knowledge of USG and Mission priorities in areas of economic, environment, science, and health policy are required. Knowledge of basic administrative policies and procedures is required.
• With regard to host country: Knowledge of key institutions and persons involved in environment, science, and health policy are required, knowledge of policy-making environment (how policy is made and carried out in the various contexts) is require. Familiarity with country-wide environmental issues (e.g. water resources, biodiversity, clean energy, fisheries, sustainable agriculture, scientific research, climate change/variability, etc.) is required.
• Independent knowledge including familiarity with international environment, science, and health policy issues (e.g. current threats/challenges, major international conventions, accepted concepts in environmental management) is required.
• Familiarity with principal international institutions: U.S. government agencies, UN agencies, international NGOs; and familiarity with research methodologies and procedures relevant to environmental issues (e.g. scientific method, literature research, basic statistical analysis) is required.

Skills And Abilities:

• Ability to develop and maintain a broad range of contacts in ESTH and intellectual property rights communities is required.
• Ability to carry out moderately difficult research projects and prepare well-organized analytical and factual reports is required.
• Basic computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, internet research and email protocols are required.  Ability to read and assess charts and graphs is required.
• Ability to analyze simple project budgets for accuracy and logic is required.

Salary
USD $24,860 / Per Year.

Application Closing Date
18th July, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Mail Room Clerk

Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full time

Summary

• We are seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Mail Room Clerk position in the Diplomatic Technology Office.
• The U.S. Mission in Nigeria supports Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA). All genders are welcome to apply

Responsibilities

• The Mailroom Clerk receives, dispatches, sorts, and distributes mail from multiple sources.
• These include but are not limited to local and international mail, Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) mail, diplomatic pouch material, and commercial courier services.
• The incumbent spends a large percentage of the time serving customers at the Mailroom service window.
• The incumbent is supervised by the Mailroom Supervisor with overall supervision by a designated DT employee.

Requirements

• Successful completion of high school or local equivalent is required.
• One year of experience in customer care, office assistance, or clerical work is required.

Job Knowledge:

• Knowledge of standard office practices is required.
• Knowledge of Department of State DPO, Pouch, and host country post regulations and procedures is required; knowledge of local post offices, airport, and train facilities, as well as a local courier systems are required. Good understanding of Mission’s organization, function, personnel, and practices of the agencies to which mail service is provided is required.

Salary

• $10,833 /Per Year

Application Closing Date
5th July, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: State Program Assistant

ID: Abuja-2024-059
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full time

Summary

• The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the State Program Assistant in the Economic Section.

Duties

• Under the supervision of the Deputy Economic Counselor, position will manage Post’s non-PD grants portfolio, including the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help program, the Democracy and Human Rights (DHRF) program, Julia Taft Fund for Refugees, PEPFAR Small Grants, Regional Environment Office Small Grants, and other non-Public Diplomacy grant opportunities at the U. S. Mission in Nigeria, ensuring all federal assistance funds are awarded and liquidated according to their respective rules and regulations.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:

• All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a High Risk Public Trust security clearance.
• All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
• Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements

• 2-year university studies in Liberal Arts, Business, Finance or Accounting is required.

Experience:

• Three (3) years of progressive experience working with NGOs, community groups, or private development is required.
• Experience in project management, grant management, grant writing, contracting, vouchering, and budgeting are required.

Salary

• $53,043 / Per Year.

Application Closing Date
7th July, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Summary

• Under the direct supervision of the Consular Chief, the Consular Associate is assigned a wide range of responsibilities in the American Citizen Services (ACS) Unit, Nonimmigrant Visa (NIV) Unit, Immigrant Visa Unit, and Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU).
• The jobholder provides consular services to U.S. citizens, conducts non-adjudicatory visa processing, and assists in investigation and validation studies.  Incumbent also handles correspondence with the public, attorneys, U.S. and host governments, Congress, and other parties.
• Must be able to secure and maintain a Secret level security clearance.

Requirements

• Completion of High School/Secondary School is required.
• Experience: Minimum of Two (2) years of office administrative experience is required.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to input data in consular systems with minimum errors, and spot and correct errors made by others (applicants and fellow staff).
• Demonstrated skills in MS Office Suite and general computer skills including information and database management.
• Organizational skills, including task management and filing skills; communication skills including writing skills appropriate for drafting official correspondence and reports.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOS Secret Security clearance.
• Tact and good judgment in dealing with the public, often under difficult and sensitive circumstances.
• Sensitivity in evaluating evidence and applying complex regulations correctly.
• Ability to learn applicable U.S. and host country laws, regulations, legal precedents and court decisions.
• Good interpersonal skill.

Salary
USD $42,391 / Per Year

Application Closing Date
16th July, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online