Amerikanische Botschaft Berlin
We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.
The work schedule for this position is:
Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
As part of the Travel & Visitors Unit (TVU) of the General Services Office (GSO), the job holder serves as one of two Visa Clerk / Couriers (Official Travel Clerk). This position assists all U.S. Government (USG) employees in Germany requiring a visa for official travel to foreign countries. He/she submits the completed visa request package in person to the appropriate foreign embassy and follows up until the visa request has been completed and is ready for pick-up. The Visa Clerk / Courier personally picks-up the passport with visa and returns it to the applicant. He/she is further responsible to maintain/update information in the TVU database to track the process on a regular basis. The Visa Clerk / Courier is directly supervised by the Supervisory Travel Assistant.
EXPERIENCE: please address this factor in your ERA application under major duties and responsibilities.
One (1) year prior work experience in a service-oriented field is required.
Completion of secondary school (US: High School Diploma/GED; Germany: state German school degree) is required.
LANGUAGE: please address both language requirements in your ERA application.
Position requires good working knowledge language skills in English (reading/writing/speaking).
Position requires good working knowledge language skills in German (reading/writing/speaking).
This may be tested.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission 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.
All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Germany may receive a compensation package that may include health, separation, and other benefits.
For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources (HR) Office.
The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.
HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS: Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference.
HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER:
1. AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
2. AEFM / USEFM
3. FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **
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