Clo Assistant

**Duties**:
**Basic Function of the Position**: Position fully assists the CLO coordinator in all eight areas of CLO responsibilities and provides clerical and administrative support for these eight areas. Assists with office visits and phone calls. Works with CLO to enhance post morale and provides orientation and information of interest to the Embassy community. Is also responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating CLO events. Maintains and disseminates community information. Serves all US Government employees and their family members, maintaining and improving quality of life for all Mission members. When the CLO coordinator is absent, represents CLO at various committee meetings.

**Qualifications and Evaluations**:

- Requirements:
**EXPERIENCE**: Minimum of three years of administrative, secretarial or customer-oriented work experience is required.

**JOB KNOWLEDGE**: Must have a general understanding of factors affecting newly arrived employees and family members adapting to Paris. General knowledge of resources that are available or prior experience which demonstrates the ability to assist newly assigned personnel in adjusting to a new overseas environment.
- Education Requirements:

- Completion of Secondary School required.
- Evaluations:
**LANGUAGE**: Level IV(Fluent) English Speaking/Reading/Writing required. This may be tested.

**SKILLS AND ABILITIES**: Excellent Customer service is required. Good writing/Editing skills are required. Strong organizational and time management skills are required. Strong written and oral communication skills are required. Ability to initiate and implement various programs. Ability to interact well with otrhers. Ability to effectively use the internet. Ability to use computer word processing, and various data entry platforms. **Must be able to obtain and hold an Interim Top Secret security clearance.**

**SUPERVISION EXERCISED**: N/A

**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:
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:

- AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
- AEFM / USEFM
- 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”), 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.