Job Vacancies at the US Embassy of Nigeria

US Embassy in Nigeria – A diplomatic mission is a group of individuals from one state or an international intergovernmental organization (such as the United Nations) who are stationed in another state to officially represent the sending state/organisation.

The United States Mission in Nigeria promotes equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates to apply to fill the job vacancies at the US Embassy of Nigeria.

Generator Technician

Job Specifications:

• Full Time
• Required Qualifications: OND – BA/BSC/HND
• Location: Lagos | Nigeria

Job Description:

The Generator Technician is assigned to the Facilities Maintenance Section and is directly supervised by the Building Mechanical Engineer for all assigned duties. Carry out preventive maintenance, repair, installation, modification, troubleshooting, overhaul, testing adjustment and calibration of various diesel generators, automatic transfer switches, fuel tanks, batteries and chargers, transformers and associated mechanical and electrical systems. Incumbent receives written or verbal request for maintenance services and ascertains all the information to determine whether the work is of a routine or emergency nature.

Qualifications and 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.

Education Requirements:

Successful completion of Secondary School or Technical Training College and three (3) years of journey man knowledge in maintenance and repair of standby generator and /or uninterrupted power supply systems is required.

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.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of Five (5) years experience in generator trouble shooting, repairing and installation is required.

Salary: USD $17,082 /Per Year

Procurement Agent

Job Specifications:

• Full Time
• Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
• Location: Abuja | Nigeria

Job Description:

The incumbent procures a variety of goods and services for all agencies at post. They will also perform contract administration on all formal contracts, purchase orders, and other contracting instruments.

The incumbent is responsible for maintaining a filing system for all contracting activities and reports directly to the procurement supervisor.

Qualifications and Requirements:

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.

Education Requirements:

• At least two (2) years of college studies is required.

Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible procurement-related experience is required.

Salary: USD $19,560 /Per Year

Supervisory Visa Assistant

Job Specifications:

• Full Time
• Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
• Location: Lagos | Nigeria

Job Description:

The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Supervisory Visa Assistant (Nonimmigrant Visa LE Staff Supervisor) position in the Consular Office. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria supports Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA). All genders are encouraged to apply.

Duties

The Incumbent serves as the Locally Employed (LE) Staff supervisor of the twelve-person LE Staff in the Nonimmigrant Visa (NIV) Unit. The NIV Unit is the largest in Africa and is one of the highest-fraud NIV Units in the world. Coordinates the processing of all nonimmigrant visa work for the Lagos consular district, encompassing the full range of nonimmigrant visa classifications, including tourist and student visas, as well as petition-based work and performance visas.

As supervisor, the incumbent supervises two-three FSN-08 Team Leads and indirectly supervises the four-six FSN-07 Visa Assistants on each team and serves as rater and reviewer for annual evaluations. The incumbent is responsible for actively contributing to an inclusive and diverse environment and ensure that all employees are treated equally. The incumbent oversees all onboarding and ongoing training for the NIV Unit. The incumbent also overseas all NIV processing for over 300,000 cases per year.

Incumbent supervises all NIV scheduling, pre-screening, intake, data entry, visa printing and passback, screening documents and cases for fraud indicators, and providing guidance to consular officers. The incumbent acts as a liaison among NIV LE Staff, adjudicating officers, the Fraud Prevention Unit, and the NIV Chief in monitoring and modifying procedures to enhance the unit’s operating efficiency and serves as the principal advisor to adjudicating officers. This position is a “hands-on” customer service position that requires decisive action and exceptional interpersonal skills.

Qualifications and Requirements:

FOR THE EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, APPLICANTS MUST MEET EITHER OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2 TO QUALIFY.

Option 1

Experience: Minimum three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative/government work experience and prior customer service-oriented work is required. Must have acquired experience handling more complicated tasks and resolving unusual/difficult situations AND one (1) year of previous experience as a supervisor is required.

Education: A university degree in any of the following: Business Administration, communications, public administration, sociology, or law is required.  Note: NYSC Certificate/Exemption/Exclusion document is required

Option 2:

Experience: Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible administrative/government work experience and prior customer service-oriented work is required. Must have acquired experience handling more complicated tasks and resolving unusual/difficult situations AND one (1) year of previous experience as a supervisor is required.

Education: Two (2) years of university studies in any field.

Salary: USD $31,148 /Per Year

Method Of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should apply by clicking on the button below to start their application.

Deadline: January 21, 2025