OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates OPENING DATE: September 30, 2009
POSITION: Engineer, FSN-11, FP-4* CLOSING DATE: October 13, 2009
POSITION NO: NAS-78
WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week
SALARY: *Not-Ordinarily Resident: US$56,242 p.a. (Starting salary)
(Position Grade: FP-4 to be confirmed by Washington)
*Ordinarily Resident: Rs.1,940,194 p.a. (Starting salary)
(Position Grade: FSN-11)
NOTE: ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is seeking an individual for the position of Engineer in the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) for its Peshawar Office.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION:
The incumbent provides technical expertise on engineering matters for the Narcotics Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. The incumbent reports to the Chief Project Engineer and Senior Development Advisor located in Peshawar, and is responsible for the general supervision of NAS projects in NWFP and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), providing engineering inputs to design and implement infrastructure components of US Government-funded development projects. A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available in the Human Resources Office.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
NOTE: All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive
information supporting each item.
1. EDUCATION: Completion of professional degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university is
required.
2. EXPERIENCE: Five years of responsible, professional, engineering and management experience in civil
engineering, design, and construction is required.
3. LANGUAGE: Level IV (fluent) Reading/Writing/Speaking English, Urdu and Pashto are required. Be able
to speak and translate Pashto and other local languages into precise and correct English.
4. KNOWLEDGE: Incumbent must have professional knowledge of civil engineering and construction
principles, theories, concepts, and practices, as well as the ability to apply standard engineering practices,
methods, and techniques to perform the full scope of civil engineering work with latitude for independent and
un-reviewed actions.
5. ABILITIES & SKILLS: Must have good communication skills. Ability to organize, technically and
financially analyze, and interpret and evaluate, engineering and construction projects. Ability to adopt and apply
professional engineering practices, methods, and techniques to resolve problems. Ability to keep abreast of
changes in scientific knowledge and engineering and construction technology, and utilize information gained to
solve theoretical and practical engineering and construction problems. Must be computer literate in MS Office.
SELECTION PROCESS:
When equally qualified, U.S. Veterans will be given preference. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate address the
required qualifications above in the application.
ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA:
1. Post Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining
successful candidacy.
2. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
3. Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible to apply.
4. Applicants for the position must meet the required qualifications as advertised in the vacancy announcement. Trainee level(s) may be established below the full performance grade level listed if not fully qualified.
5. Current employees who have voluntarily reassigned/promoted from one position to another are not eligible to apply within six months from the effective date of the reassignment/promotion.
6. Current employees who have received any job related training are not eligible to apply in another section/agency
within one year from the effective date of the training.
7. Candidates need to indicate on the Application for Employment if any family member is working in the U.S.
Mission, Pakistan and, if so, in which section they are employed.
TO APPLY:
Interested applicants for this position visit website http://www.postbox1048.com/internal for submission
applications. Applications will only be accepted online submission. Mailed applications will not be accepted. Only short
listed candidates will be contacted.
DEFINITIONS:
1. Ordinarily Resident (OR): A citizen of the host country or a citizen of another country who has shifted the main
residence focus to the host country and has the required work and/or residency permit for employment in country.
2. Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR): Typically NORs are US citizen EFMs (Eligible Family Members) and family members of FS, GS, and military personnel who are on the travel orders and under Chief of Mission authority, or other personnel having diplomatic privileges and immunities.
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: October 13, 2009
U. S. Mission, Pakistan is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, social status, or political ideologies/affiliation.
Forex Trading
