Minimum Requirements
| Qualifications Required: NOTE: All applicants are instructed to address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information: à Completion of primary school is required. à One year of janitorial or laborer experience is required. à Level III English ability is required and Level II Kiswahili ability also required. à Must have general knowledge and understanding of cleaning materials and solvents. à Must be able to use small electric powered carts (such as a golf cart), hand trucks and other simple hand tools. |
Job Specification
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITIONThe incumbent works alone as a member of a crew to perform a wide range of janitorial and general manual labor duties in US Government owned and leased residences and offices. Assignments may involve cleaning or performing scheduled cleaning tasks in the common areas of Government Owned Office Buildings, garages, sidewalks and plaza areas of the Embassy Compound or other US Government owned offices. The incumbent may also move furniture and appliances, load outgoing or incoming cargo, open crates and boxes, assist in delivering and setting up audiovisual equipment, and setting up chairs and tables for conferences and ceremonies.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 45 % OF TIME
Cleans, disinfects and deodorizes commodes, sinks, hand dryers, paper towel holders, floors and walls of restrooms. Sweeps mops, waxes, polishes, and buffs floors, stairs, elevators, walkways, plazas, driveways and parking lots. Vacuums and shampoos carpets. Dusts and polishes furniture, woodwork, baseboards, pictures and frames. Empties wastebaskets and ashtrays. Cleans and polishes windows, mirrors. Replaces soap, deodorizes, supply paper towels and toilet paper as needed.
15%Sets up chairs and tables for conferences and/or ceremonies, and moves chairs, furniture and appliances from one location to another as needed. Lifts or moves large, heavy items such as cartons and boxes, equipment and supplies with or without the assistance of the hand carts, elevators, or other equipment.
10% Loads and unloads outgoing and incoming shipments of cargo.
10% Opens packing crates and boxes, and breaks down such items for removal from compounds.
10% Receives written or oral work orders indicating location and scope of work to be accomplished, or independently proceeds to assigned area and begins daily cleaning routine. Signs for and maintains all equipment and supplies (brooms, mops, buckets, vacuums, buffer machines, cleaning supplies, etc) necessary for the satisfactory completion of assignments. Secures all tools, equipment and supplies to avoid theft or vandalism.
5% May occasionally go off compound to assist other offices with delivery and set up of audiovisual or other equipment for conferences and/or ceremonies.
5% Performs all other related duties as required.
Selection Process:
WHEN EQUALLY QUALIFIED, U.S. CITIZEN ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBER (USEFMs) AND U.S. VETERANS WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE. THEREFORE, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE CANDIDATES SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS ABOVE IN THE APPLICATION.
Additional Selection Criteria:
à Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful candidacy. à Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
à 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.
à Currently employed U.S. Citizen EFMs who hold a Family Member Appointment (FMA) are ineligible to apply for
advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of their employment.
à 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.
à Applicants must be available for an interview and for proficiency testing as required by the selecting official.
1. Candidates who claim U.S. Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214 with their application. Candidates who claim conditional U.S. Veterans preference must submit documentation confirming eligibility for a conditional preference in hiring with their application.
Any other documentation (e.g., essays, certificates, awards) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
The U.S. Mission in Nairobi 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.
DEFINITIONS
1. Eligible Family Member (EFM):
An individual related to a U.S. Government employee in one of the following ways:
- Spouse or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610);
- Child, who is unmarried and under 21 years of age or, regardless of age, is incapable of self-support.
The term shall include, in addition to natural offspring, stepchildren and adopted children and those under legal guardianship of the employee or the spouse when such children are expected to be under such legal guardianship until they reach 21 years of age and when dependent upon and normally residing with the guardian;
- Parent (including stepparents and legally adoptive parents) of the employee or of the spouse, when such parent is at least 51 percent dependent on the employee for support;
- Sister or brother (including stepsisters and stepbrothers, or adoptive sisters or brothers) of the employee, or of the spouse, when such sibling is at least 51 percent dependent on the employee for support, unmarried, and under 21 years of age, or regardless of age, incapable of self-support.
position, an EFM who meets the following criteria:
- U.S. Citizen; and,
- EFM (see above) at least 18 years old; and,
- Listed on the travel orders of a direct-hire Foreign, Civil, or uniformed service member assigned to or stationed abroad with a USG agency that is under COM authority, or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; and either:
- Resides at the sponsoring employee's or uniformed service member's post of assignment abroad or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; or
- Resides at an Involuntary Separate Maintenance Allowance (ISMA) location authorized under 3 FAM 3232.2.
3. Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM): EFM (see above) eligible for a Family Member Appointment for
purposes of Mission employment: · Is a U.S. citizen; and
· Spouse or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610) or a child of the sponsoring employee who is unmarried and at least 18 years old; and
· Is listed on the travel orders or approved Form OF-126, Foreign Service Residence and Dependency Report, of a sponsoring employee, i.e., a direct-hire Foreign Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service member who is permanently assigned to or stationed abroad at a U.S. mission, or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and who is under chief of mission authority; and
· Is residing at the sponsoring employee's post of assignment abroad or, as appropriate, office of the American Institute in Taiwan.
· Does not receive a Foreign Service or Civil Service annuity
4. Member of Household (MOH): An individual who accompanies a direct-hire Foreign, Civil, or uniformed servicemember permanently assigned or stationed at a U.S. Foreign Service post or establishment abroad, or at an office
of the American Institute in Taiwan. An MOH is:
- Not an EFM; and,
- Not on the travel orders of the sponsoring employee; and,
- Has been officially declared by the sponsoring USG employee to the COM as part of his/her household.
outside the Department’s current legal and statutory definition of family member. A MOH does not have to be a U.S.
Citizen.
5. Not Ordinarily Resident (NOR) – An individual who:
- Is not a citizen of the host country; and,
- Does not ordinarily reside (OR, see below) in the host country; and,
- Is not subject to host country employment and tax laws; and,
- Has a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN).
6. Ordinarily Resident (OR) – A Foreign National or U.S. citizen who:
- Is locally resident; and,
- Has legal, permanent resident status within the host country; and,
- Is subject to host country employment and tax laws.
compensated in accordance with the Local Compensation Plan (LCP).
When applying for this position, kindly email us with the additional documents as specifically required for the position (e.g. licenses, certificates, diplomas, degrees) to nairobidocs@state.gov. Kindly set the subject of the email in the following format: Job ref/Job title/Your Full Name/ID
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