We encourage you to review the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.

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.

The U.S. Mission in Vietnam is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Supervisory Voucher Examiner (Certifying) position in the Financial Management Center (FMC)

All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a security clearance (public trust).

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 from 45 day to 90 days upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

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.
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.

FOR THE EXPERIENCE ANH EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS APPLICANTS MUST MEET EITHER OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2 TO QUALIFY.

Option 1

Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, finance is required.

Experience: At least five years progressively responsible experience in financial management, including vouchering is required. One year of supervisory experience is required.

Option 2

Education: At least 2 years college or university studies is required.

Experience: At least seven years progressively responsible experience in financial management, including vouchering is required. One year of supervisory experience is required.

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

Language:

Fluent in Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required. (This will be tested.)

Fluent in Speaking/Reading/Writing Vietnamese is required.

Please address this language requirement in your ERA application.

Job Knowledge:

Knowledge of a variety of accounting and budget functional areas and their relationships to other functions to research or investigate problems or errors that require reconciling and reconstructing incomplete information, conducting extensive and exhaustive searches for required information or performing actions of similar complexity.

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

Skills And Abilities:

Ability to understand and analyze numerous financial data.

Ability to present facts and recommendations in a clear, concise manner, both orally and in writing with personnel with no/limited accounting/finance background.

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

LE Staff working at the U.S. Mission in Vietnam will receive the following allowances and benefits in addition to the annual basic salary listed above.

1. Allowances:


Unique Conditions of Work Allowance: 7% of Annual basic salary (subject to review every two years).

Miscellaneous Benefits Allowance: US$1,000 per annum for FSN-09 and below, and US$3,000 per annum for FSN-10 and above.

2. Benefits

Tet Bonus - one-month basic salary

Merit Based Compensation - annual salary increase based on performance

Annual leave - 120 hours per year and the annual leave hours will increase every five years of creditable service according to local labor law

Sick leave according to local labor law

Family leave - up to 5 days and other special leave as stipulated in the local labor law

American and Vietnamese holidays up to 21 days per year

Invest in yourself - 1 day

Contribution to mandatory insurances according to Vietnam's Government law and regulation including social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance

Supplemental Health Insurance that the U.S. Mission covers 90% of the premium for employees and each eligible family member

Mission cash award for outstanding performance

Training opportunities abroad, in-country, on-the-job and online sources for professional career development

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.

Click the “Apply to This Vacancy” button at the top of the page to begin your application. For an instructional video on how to apply click here.

Please address all relevant experience, education, language skills (including English), and job related skills or requirements in your application.

You may edit your application any time before the vacancy closing date. If you fail to submit a complete application by the vacancy closing date of this vacancy, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

A copy of the complete position description listing all of the duties, responsibilities, required qualifications, etc is posted with the vacancy announcement on the U.S. Mission internet website: https://vn.usembassy.gov/jobs/. You may also contact the Human Resources Office via Hanoi HR@state.gov to obtain it.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the HR Office.

We foster a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace where employees can be themselves. We invite qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Please upload all applicable documents to your application. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

All Applicants:

• Bachelor degree (required)


• Proof of citizenship (required)


• Resume/CV (optional)


• Other (optional)

In addition, Eligible Family Member (EFM) Applicants must submit:

• Copy of Sponsor's Travel Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent)


• Passport copy


• DD-214 - Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)


• SF-50 (if applicable)

The HR Office will contact successful applicants. For more information on applying for jobs or employment with us, please visit the U.S. Mission internet website: https://vn.usembassy.gov/jobs/ or follow us at Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/usembassyhanoi or https://www.facebook.com/USConsulate HCMC

Thank you for your application and your interest in working with us.