US EMBASSY KENYA JOBS. LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR (KISWAHILI)

Open to:All Interested Candidates
Position:Language Instructor
(Kiswahili)
Opening:June 17, 2011
Closing:June 24, 2011
Work Hours: Part-time; 20 hour work
week
Salary:
Not-Ordinarily Resident: Position
Grade: FP-8
Ordinarily Resident: Position Grade:
FSN-205-6
(A higher step and salary may be
granted based on superior
qualifications).
The Human Resources Office (HRO)
has an opening for the position of
Language Instructor (Kiswahili).The
incumbent of this position will work in
“Part-Time” status (20 hour work
week). The position will beavailable
immediately.
Basic Function:
The Language Instructor will instruct
employees and/or dependents in the
Kiswahili Language.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
NOTE: All must address each selection
criterion detailed below with specific
and comprehensive information
supportingeach item.
Completion of secondary school is
required; two years formal training in
Kiswahili language also required.
One to three years of experience in
positions requiring the application of
instructional skills and techniques and effective communication with students to gain and hold their interest required. Level IV (fluent) English
ability is required and Level IV (fluent)
Kiswahili ability also required.
Ability to communicate effectively with
the relatively mature level of students
(employees) being taught.
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:
Management will consider nepotism/
conflict of interest, budget, and
residency status in determining
successful candidacy.
Current employees serving a
probationary period are not eligible to apply.
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.
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.
Currently employed NORs hired undera 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 with a When
Actually Employed (WAE) work
schedule.
Applicants must be available for an
interview and for proficiency testing as required by the selecting official.

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)
found on: http://
nairobi.usembassy.gov/root/pdfs/
emplyform.pdf
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 TO
The Human Resources Office,
P. O. Box 606 Village Market, 00621
Nairobi, Kenya.
POINT OF CONTACT
Telephone: 254-2-363-6091
FAX: 254-2-363-6097