Serial Technician - U.S. Embassy - Islamabad, Pakistan

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OPEN TO:

All Interested Candidates OPENING DATE: December 16, 2008

POSITION: Serial Technician CLOSING DATE:

December 29, 2008

GRADE:

FSN-6, FP-08*

POSITION NO:

LC-09

WORK HOURS:

Full-time; 40 hours/week

SALARY:

*Not-Ordinarily Resident: US$29,379 p.a. (Starting salary)

(Position Grade: FP-8 to be confirmed by Washington)

*Ordinarily Resident: Rs.405,093 p.a. (Starting salary)

(Position Grade FSN-6)

NOTE: ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR

RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is seeking an individual for the position of Serial Technician in the Library of

Congress Office.

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

The incumbent of this position receives and processes serial publications in all formats contributing to the

development of this vital research collection. Each year Serials Section processes over 40,000 pieces in over 12

languages in 3 calendar systems. Incumbent plays a significant role in payment and control for over 1400

subscriptions for Library of Congress and over 40 participants in the Cooperative Acquisitions Program. Serials

Technician works with vendors and provides regular feedback on the vendor performance the Head of Serials

noting issues of timeliness, claiming problems, and performance of the vendors.

A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available in the Human

Resources Office.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

NOTE: All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information

supporting each item.

1. EDUCATION: College degree (fourteen years of education) in science or arts is required.

2. EXPERIENCE: Three to five years technical work in library acquisitions, serials control, publishing or

bookselling or accounting/receiving work.

3. LANGUAGE: Level III (good working knowledge) Speaking/Writing English and Urdu are required. Level

II (limited) knowledge of one of the following languages: Pashto, Punjabi, Persian, Sindi, or Balochi is required.

4. KNOWLEDGE: Principles of librarianship including library terminology for bibliographic records as they

relate to serials control. Knowledge of research collections and needs of research libraries, knowledge industries

including but not limited to universities, government, think tanks, NGOs as producers of serial publications.

5. ABILITIES & SKILLS: Excellent computer skills with ability to use word processors, spreadsheets and

search Internet. Accuracy and close attention to detail. Ability to interpret elements of title page and volume

numbering of serials for correct data entry and transcription to work independently recognizing the need to seek

advice in non-routine problems.

SELECTION PROCESS

When equally qualified, U.S. Veterans will be given preference. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate address the

required qualifications above in the application.

ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA

1. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful

candidacy.

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

3. Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory on their

most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible to apply.

4. Applicants for the position must meet the

required qualifications as advertised in the vacancy announcement.

Trainee level(s) may be established below the full performance grade level listed if not fully qualified.

5. Current employees who have voluntarily reassigned/promoted from one position to another are not eligible to

apply within

six months from the effective date of the reassignment/promotion.

6. Current employees who have received any job related training are not eligible to apply in another section/agency

within

one year from the effective date of the training.

7. Candidates need to indicate on the Application for Employment if any family member is working in the U.S.

Mission, Pakistan and, if so, in which section they are employed.

TO APPLY

Interested applicants for this position must submit applications on the attached Applications Form or visit website

http://www.postbox1048.com/internal

for online submission of applications. Only short listed candidates will

be contacted.

SUBMIT PAPER APPLICATION TO:

Human Resources Officer

U.S. Embassy Islamabad

P.O. Box 1048, GPO

Islamabad

DEFINITIONS

:

1. Ordinarily Resident (OR): A citizen of the host country or a citizen of another country who has shifted the main

residence focus to the host country and has the required work and/or residency permit for employment in country.

2. Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR): Typically NORs are US citizen EFMs (Eligible Family Members) and family

members of FS, GS, and military personnel who are on the travel orders and under Chief of Mission authority, or other

personnel having diplomatic privileges and immunities.

CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: December 29, 2008

As an equal opportunity employer, U.S. Mission, Pakistan encourages women to apply

for this position. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color,

religion, gender, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, social status, or

political ideologies/affiliation.
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