Life Safety Technician(American Embassy)-Job vacancies in Uganda

JOB TITLE:  Life Safety Technician;  FSN-5                                            
NUMBER: 092-2013    
ORGANISATION: American Embassy
COUNTRY: Uganda 
Deadline:  November 19, 2013
 WORK HOURS:     Full-time; 40 hours/week
"The American Embassy is seeking two individuals for the position of Life Safety Technician in the Facilities Section."
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
The incumbent is responsible to maintain all aspects of the various life-safety systems installed in the Chancery, USG owned residential properties and STL residents.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
NOTE:  All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.
1. Education required: Completion of secondary school (both ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels) and attainment of advanced certificate/diploma in electrical and electronic applications.
2.  Work Experience required: Minimum of four years progressively responsible experience in the electrical or electronic field.
3. Language required:  English level III both spoken and written.
4.  Knowledge required: Must have full working knowledge in electrical theories and safety procedures and be proficient in electrical troubleshooting.
5. Skills and Abilities required: Must be able to and work independently.  Proper use of both hand tools and electrical or electronic testing equipment is required.  Must be available for on-call duty 24 hours a day.  Must hold a valid drivers’ license with classes B, CM, DL.
HOW TO APPLY
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.  A current resume or curriculum vitae.
3. Candidates who claim US Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214 with their application.  Candidates who claim conditional US Veterans preference must submit documentation confirming eligibility for a conditional preference in hiring with their application.
4.  Any other documentation (e.g. essays, transcripts/certificates, awards) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.

SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Human Resources Office
By email at KampalaHR@state.gov.
ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
Clearly indicate the position applied for in the subject area of the email submission.
Please use standard file types such as Microsoft Word (.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and please send all documents in one file attachment.
Telephone:  0414-306001/259-791/5

The US Mission in Kampala  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.
Read more information from the original posting; on the link below:
http://kampala.usembassy.gov/life_safety_nov2014_technician.html