Health Unit Administrative Assistant at EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Health Unit Administrative Assistant36-13

Closing Date: August 02, 2013

The Embassy of the United States of America in Kigali is recruiting for the position of Health Unit Administrative Assistant. The position is available to start immediately.

DUTIES

The incumbent of this position performs receptionist and administrative duties that support the operation of the Embassy Health Unit (HU), including record keeping, chart maintenance, gathering statistics, making appointments, scheduling health education activities, and related duties. Provides basic nursing assistant support such as initial patient assessment, and has responsibility for locally-employed staff occupational health program.

REQUIREMENTS:

All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting eackitem:

1. Two years administrative experience with a health-related business, NGO or governmental organization.
2. Level III spoken and written English; Level III spoken and written Kinyarwanda.
3. Must have working knowledge of standard office procedures (receptionist duties, filing systems) and operation of office equipment such as fax machine, scanner, photocopier, etc. Knowledge of basic medical terminology (or ability to learn).
4. Must be able to use computer word processing and data base programs such as MS Word and Excel.
5. Excellent interpersonal communications skills; ability to understand and protect patient confidentiality and demonstrate discretion with regard to all HU matters. Ability to manage multiple tasks and flexibility to apply new methods or processes.

Interested candidates for this position must submit the following for consideration of the application:

1. Universal Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member (DS-174);
2. 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.
3. Any other documentation (e.g., essays, certificates, awards) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.

SUBMIT APPLICATION BY HAND TO: Human Resources Office

American Embassy

HR Office

2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie Kigali, Rwanda

B.P. 28 Kigali

OR BY EMAIL TO:

KigaliHRRecruitment@state.gov