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About
Announcement Number: Monterrey-2024-003
Hiring Agency: Consulate Monterrey

Position Title: Visa Clerk - Sub Cashier - All Interested Applicants (A31-237)

Open Period: 02/12/2024 - 02/26/2024

Format MM/DD/YYYY

Vacancy Time Zone: GMT-6

Series/Grade: LE - 1415 6

Salary: MXN $275,118.63 /Per Year

Work Schedule: Full-time - 40 Hrs.

Promotion Potential: LE-6

Duty Location(s): 1 Vacancy in

Monterrey, MX
Telework Eligible: No

For More Info:  HR Section

 000-000-0000
 permtr@state.gov

Overview
Hiring Path: • Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification For USEFM - FP is 08. Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.
From the Agency:
Open to All Interested Applicants / All Sources
Offered salary is a yearly gross amount $275,118.63

Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation

Appointment Type Permanent

Appointment Type Details: • Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period

Marketing Statement: We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.

Summary: The work schedule for this position is: Full Time (40 hours per week)

Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (2 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or
clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Supervisory Position: No

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Relocation Expenses No
Reimbursed: Occasional Travel
Travel Required: Occasional Travel within the consular district

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Duties
The employee must screen incoming documentation and information from a variety of sources (public counters, NVC, DHS, mail, phone calls, etc.) to organize and track visa
requests according to a relatively complicated set of law and procedures so that the Consular Officer (or other Visa Adjudicating Official) can make decisions and ensure that the
legal requirements of the application have been met. Procedures are standard and policies are clearly defined. Generally, the employee receives work assignments and tasks
according to a standard procedure, and then inputs relevant data into an established process.

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Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements: EXPERIENCE: At least two years providing customer service and/or work applying regulatory material.

Education Requirements: Completion of High school is required

Evaluations: LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:

Good Working Knowledge English is required. (This may be tested)

Good Working Knowledge Spanish is required. (This may be tested)

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

You must self-certify your proficiency in the required languages within the ERA application, in the Education and Experience step. If
you meet the requirements for Education and Experience, and you did not submit a Language test score (which is completely optional),
your application will be forwarded to the Hiring Manager. If you are shortlisted by the Hiring Manager, you'll be tested in English and
Spanish to complete your application. If you do not reach the required minimum score in both tests, you will not be able to continue in
the process.

Alternatively, if you already happen to have them, you may optionally submit English and Spanish test results that are less than 5
years old in the documents section of our application.

For English you may submit test results from:

Stratcomm U.S. Mission to Mexico English Test (Min. score for Fluent is 81%; Min. score for Good Working Knowledge is 66%)

TOEIC Listening & Reading (Min. score for Fluent is 855; Min. score for Good Working Knowledge is 655). Information of a local
test center: TOEIC Standard Testing Services, Gauss 9 Int 103 C, Col. Anzures, C.P. 11590, Del. Miguel Hidalgo, México. Tel.
(55) 5540-3555 • (55) 5540-3959. The test's fee is the applicant's responsibility.

TOEFL ITP (Min. score for Fluent is 600; Min. score for Good Working Knowledge is 520).

TOEFL IBT (Min. score for Fluent is 90; Min. score for Good Working Knowledge is 68).

IELTS (Min. score for Fluent is 7.0; Min. score for Good Working Knowledge is 6.0).

Cambridge CEFR (Min. score for Fluent is C1; Min. score for Good Working Knowledge is B2).

Duolingo (Min. score for Fluent is 110; Min. score for Good Working Knowledge is 90).

FSI/ILR (Min. score for Fluent is 3+; Min. score for Good Working Knowledge is 2).

For Spanish you may submit test results from:

Stratcomm U.S. Mission to Mexico Spanish Test (Min. score for Fluent is 81%; Min. score for Good Working Knowledge is 66%)

Anglo Eucativo CEFR (Min. score for Fluent is C1; Min. score for Good Working Knowledge is B2)

FSI Foreign Service Institute /ILR Inter-Agency Language Roundtable (Min. score for Fluent is 3+; Min. score for Good Working
Knowledge is 2).

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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.

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Benefits and Other Info
Benefits:

Agency Benefits: Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Mexico
may receive a compensation package that includes:

1. Private Medical and Life insurance;

2. U.S. and Mexican holidays (20 per year approximately);

3. 17 days of vacation per year starting out. Increases progressively.

4. Affiliation to IMSS, AFORE and INFONAVIT;

5. Opportunities to travel abroad for training, and more.

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 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 **

* 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.

For more information (i.e., what is an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH, etc.?) and for additional employment considerations, please visit the
following link.

FURTHER, THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF ONLY:

1. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.

2. Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory or an MBC score of less than 100 points
on their most recent Employee Performance Report (EPR) are not eligible to apply.

3. Current employees who have less than 1 year in their current position are not eligible to apply.

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FURTHER, THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs ONLY:

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

2. 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.

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How to Apply
How to Apply: All candidates must be able to obtain and hold a security certification.

To apply for this position click the “Apply to this vacancy” button. For more information on how to apply please watch this
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jilz3gQ8ly8

Please note that if you have created an account in the past, and you do not remember your password, you may use the "Forgot Password?"
option to create a new password using your answers to the security questions. If your account is blocked, or you have forgotten your answers
to the security questions, please send an e-mail to the contact at the top of this announcement to request a password reset.

Required Documents: In order to qualify based on education, you MUST submit the requested diploma and / or transcripts as verification of educational requirement
by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your
eligibility, you will not be considered for this position.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO ALL APPLICANTS:

1. MANDATORY - Certification of your last level of Education (e.g., official copies of High School Diploma, University Transcripts,
Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, etc.)

2. MANDATORY - Permanent Residency Permit from "Instituto Nacional de Migracion" or Proof of Mexican Citizenship

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED ONLY TO ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS APPLICANTS:

1. Copy of Sponsor's Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent)

2. Passport Copy

3. DD-124- Member Copy 4, Letter from Veteran's Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)

4. SF-50 (if applicable)

Next Steps: Please keep in mind the vacancy will close on February 26th at 22hr; you must submit your application before this time

Applicants who are invited to take a test, or who are selected for an interview, will be contacted via telephone or email.

For further information - click here link to read the complete position description listing all of the duties, responsibilities, required
qualifications, etc.

Thank you for your application and your interest in working at the U.S. Mission in Mexico.

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