All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a security certificate. All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.

Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (4 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Two years of University Studies (50% of educational credits) or College Certificate.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Education.

• You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.


• You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
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  You must complete the application form and provide the required documents.

Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

Experience:

Must have at least three years of progressively responsible consular experience in substantive visa work with appropriate application of laws and regulations, or progressively responsible administrative experience, resolving customer service issues.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Language:

Fluent English and Spanish is required (this may be tested).

To meet the English and Spanish language requirement for this position:

Please address this language requirement in your ERA application.

Skills And Abilities (these may be tested):

The incumbent must demonstrate intermediate proficiency in MS Word and Outlook, along with basic knowledge of the MS Office suite and Power Apps. The incumbent must possess the ability to analyze, interpret, and apply regulatory or legal information accurately, exercise sound judgment in evaluating evidence and supporting documents, and apply regulations correctly. Strong interpersonal skills are required to interact effectively with applicants, internal and external stakeholders, and contractors, while maintaining professionalism and tact.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for local employees:

• Merit Based Compensation (Performance Related Pay awards)


• Bi-weekly salary payments.


• Bi-weekly cash allowances compensation.


• Annual Christmas bonus (aguinaldo), and vacation bonus.


• US and Mexican holidays (20 per year approximately).


• 17 days of vacation per year. Increases progressively.


• Affiliation to IMSS, AFORE and INFONAVIT.


• Private Medical and Life insurance.


• On-site Gym.


• Training Opportunities and more.

For Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants, benefits should be discussed with the HR Office. The pay plan is assigned by the HR Office and confirmed by Washington, D.C.

HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS:

A hiring preference is extended to eligible and qualified applicants in the order listed below. It is essential you accurately describe your status in your application, failure to do so may result in a determination that you are not eligible for a hiring preference.

HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER

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  IMPORTANT: US citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) 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”) preferably Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability, 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 FS employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.

For complete definitions of AEFM, USEFM, EFM, Member of Household, etc., please visit the 3 FAM 7210 Definitions.

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS

The following apply to EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs only:

Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment who are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible. This does not apply when the hiring mechanism is TEMP or the work schedule is intermittent or irregular.



• Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may NOT be extended a second conditional offer of employment unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing.

The following apply to Locally Employed (LE) staff only:

• Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible.


• Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory, or an MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible.


• Current employees who have less than six months in their current position are not eligible to apply.