Employment Opportunity

Cashier

OPEN TO: All interested candidates

POSITION: Cashier
 FSN-08; FP-6 (To be confirmed by Washington)

OPENING DATE: July 15, 2008

CLOSING DATE: July 29, 2008

WORK HOURS: Full Time (40 hrs/ per week)

SALARY: Ordinarily Resident FSN- 08
 *Not- Ordinarily Resident: FP-06 (To be confirmed by Washington)

NOTE: All ordinarily resident applicants must have the required work and/or residency permits to be eligible for consideration.  Only applicants who are already in country or who will arrive within a month from the closing date of the vacancy announcement will be considered eligible to apply.

The U.S. Embassy in Managua is seeking an individual for the position of Cashier in the Financial Management Center (FMC).

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
Position manages the highly complex cashiering program of the Embassy’s Financial Management Center and performs cashiering work consistent with the computer programs of the Financial Management System.

The position is accountable for cash and cash instruments and performs work requiring the application of knowledge regarding:

A.  Receipt, examination, deposit, custody, disbursement or other physical handling and processing of U.S. and foreign currency(ies) and cash instruments;
B.  Cash accountability control methods and cash processing procedures of supported Federal Agencies on post and of local banking and commercial instructions;
C.  Negotiability, validity, and genuineness of cash items; and acceptability requirements of supporting documents; and
D.  Financial accounting system on post and effects of cash receipt and disbursement actions.
 

A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available in the Human Resources Office. Contact ext. 7778.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Note:  All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.
1. University degree in finance, banking, accounting, budgeting, or financial management is required.
2. Minimum of four years of progressively responsible experience in finance, accounting, bookkeeping or cash operations is required.   
3. Level IV (Fluent) written/spoken/reading English is required.  Level IV (fluent) written/spoken/reading Spanish is required. These will be tested.
4. Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite (particularly in Excel).

SELECTION PROCESS
When equally qualified, US citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and U.S. Veterans are given preference.  Therefore, it is essential that the candidate specifically address the required qualifications above in the application.

ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA
1. 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 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.
4. Currently employed US Citizen EFMs who hold a FMA appointment are ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of their employment.
5. Currently employed NOR's hired under a 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 position with a When Actually Employed (WAE).

TO APPLY
Interested applicants for this position must submit the following or the application will not be considered:
1. Application for US Federal Employment (SF-171 or OF-612);or a current resume or curriculum vitae that provides the same information as an OF-612;  plus
2. Candidates who claim US veterans’ preference must provide a copy of their form DD-214 with their application.
3. Any other documentation (e.g. essays, certificates, awards, and copies of degrees earned) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.

SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Human Resources Office
Attention: Jeaneth Vasquez
Km. 5 ½ Carretera Sur. Managua or P.O. Box 327

POINT OF CONTACT
Jeaneth Vásquez
HR Assistant – Ext. 7778

DEFINITIONS
1. US Citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) – For purposes of receiving a preference in hiring for a qualified position, an EFM who meets the following criteria:
 - US Citizen; and,
 - EFM (see above) at least 18 years old; and,
- Listed on the travel orders of a direct-hire Foreign, Civil, or uniformed service member assigned to or stationed abroad with a USG agency that is under COM authority, or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; and either:
- Resides at the sponsoring employee's or uniformed service member's post of assignment abroad or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; or
- Resides at an Involuntary Separate Maintenance Allowance (ISMA) location authorized under 3 FAM 3232.2.

2. EFM:  An individual related to a US Government employee in one of the following ways:
 - Spouse;
- Child, who is unmarried and under 21 years of age or, regardless of age, is incapable of self-support.  The term shall include, in addition to natural offspring, stepchildren and adopted children and those under legal guardianship of the employee or the spouse when such children are expected to be under such legal guardianship until they reach 21 years of age and when dependent upon and normally residing with the guardian;
- Parent (including stepparents and legally adoptive parents) of the employee or of the spouse, when such parent is at least 51 percent dependent on the employee for support;
- Sister or brother (including stepsisters and stepbrothers, or adoptive sisters or brothers) of the employee, or of the spouse, when such sibling is at least 51 percent dependent on the employee for support, unmarried, and under 21 years of age, or regardless of age, incapable of self-support.

3. Member of Household (MOH) – An individual who accompanies a  direct-hire Foreign, Civil, or uniformed service member permanently assigned or stationed at a U.S. Foreign Service post or establishment abroad, or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan.  An MOH is:
 - Not an EFM; and,
 - Not on the travel orders of the sponsoring employee; and,
- Has been officially declared by the sponsoring USG employee to the COM as part of his/her household.

A MOH is under COM authority and may include a parent, unmarried partner, other relative or adult child who falls outside the Department’s current legal and statutory definition of family member.  A MOH does not have to be a US Citizen.

4. Not Ordinarily Resident (NOR) – An individual who:
 - Is not a citizen of the host country; and,
 - Does not ordinarily reside (OR, see below) in the host country; and,
 - Is not subject to host country employment and tax laws; and,
 - Has a US Social Security Number (SSN). 

NOR employees are compensated under a GS or FS salary schedule, not under the LCP.

5. Ordinarily Resident (OR) – A Foreign National or US citizen who:
 - Is locally resident; and,
 - Has legal, permanent resident status within the host country; and,
 - Is subject to host country employment and tax laws. 

EFMs without US Social Security Numbers are also OR.  All OR employees, including US citizens, are compensated in accordance with the LCP.

CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION:  July 29, 2008

The US Mission in Managua 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.