Special Consular Services Assistant

**Duties**:
Incumbent manages a full range of complicated and time-sensitive Special Consular Services cases that often require considerable research and analysis. Takes actions to resolve issues independently with mínimal input from consular officer for most complex cases. This position is one of the initial points of contact between the Embassy and U.S. citizens or host country officials. the incumbent shares responsibility with Special Consular Services colleagues for response to terrorist incidents and a full range of special consular services (including, but not limited to, welfare and whereabouts cases, repatriations, deaths, arrests, voting, notarial, and public inquiries). Incumbent rotates and claims primary responsibility for specific portfolios and must thus remain knowledgeable and prepared to step into any portfolio as demand requires. The incumbent works on special projects and tasks as assigned. The incumbent is directly supervised by the Special Consular Services Supervisor and may be asked to serve as acting LE Supervisor in the Locally Employee Supervisor's absence.

**Qualifications and Evaluations**:

- Requirements:
JOB KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge of French laws, precedents, and practices pertinent to Special Consular Services work.
- Education Requirements:
Completion of secondary school is required.
- Evaluations:
LANGUAGE **(THESE WILL BE TESTED)**:

- English: Level 4 - Fluent; speaking/reading/writing, may include the ability to translate.
- French: Level 4 - Fluent; speaking/reading/writing, may include the ability to translate.

**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.
- Qualifications:
All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

**Benefits and Other Info**:

- Benefits:

- Agency Benefits:
**SALARY**: the **annual gross salary includes**: the profit-sharing allowance, the vacation allowance, the bonus allowance and the “Comité d’Entreprise” allowance.

**MEAL TICKETS**: Meal tickets have a face value of EUR 8.25/day. 60% of the daily amount is paid by the U.S. Government. An employee contribution of EUR 3.30 per ticket will be deducted in payroll. The number of meal tickets is limited to 202 workdays per year.

**TRANSPORTATION**:Employees are eligible for a reimbursement of 50% of the cost of public transportation passes purchased for commuting purposes.

**HOLIDAYS**: The U.S. Missions in France observe eleven U.S. holidays per year and up to ten French holidays.

**For EFMs**, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.

The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.
- Other Information:
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**
- IMPORTANT: Applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”), Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability dated within the past six months, equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.

**This level of preference applies to all Foreign Service employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.