Deputy Motor Pool Supervisor at the U.S. Consulate

The U.S. Mission to Nigeria comprises of the Embassy in Abuja, FCT, and the Consulate General in Lagos. U.S. Consulate General Lagos is the Mission’s representative to the Nigerian people in the southern region.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Deputy Motor Pool Supervisor

Announcement Number: Lagos-2023-035
Location: Lagos
Work Schedule: Full-time - 40 hours per week
Hiring Agency: Consulate General Lagos
Series / Grade: LE - 1005 7
Promotion Potential: LE-7

Overview

• Hiring Path: Open to the public
• Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
  • For USEFM - FP is 07.  Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C
  • All Interested Candidates
• Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation
• Appointment Type: Permanent
• Appointment Type Details: Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period

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 (6 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
• Supervisory Position: Yes
• Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No

Duties

• Under the direct supervision of the Motor Pool (MP) Supervisor, incumbent serves as Deputy MP Supervisor and back up dispatcher in the MP section of the General Service Office (GSO). Incumbent directs, coordinates, and plans services provided by the MP office.
• Responsibilities include scheduling of Boat Pilots, Truck Drivers, Chauffeurs/Motor Cycle Drivers, Dispatchers, and armored and un-armored vehicles, ensuring that they meet requirement expectations as per internal rules and regulations.
• Procuring and tracking maintenance services; recording all MP activities in appropriate databases; and preparing reports. Incumbent backs up in the absence of MP Supervisor. Incumbent acts as backup MP timekeeper and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Education Requirements:

• Completion of Secondary School is required.

Experience:

• Two-years of experience on vehicle fleet management including one year experience in supervisory position is required.

Job Knowledge:

• Knowledge of host country motor vehicle practices, traffic laws, vehicle licensing, registration, and procedures is required.
• Good knowledge of fleet management, and safety norms are required.
• Must be able to write clearly, read and comprehend documents.

Evaluations:

• This may be tested. Please specify your level of proficiency in the language listed.

Language:

• Good working knowledge in speaking/reading/writing of English is required.

Skills and Abilities:

• Must have a class B or D valid Nigerian drivers' license. Good working computer skills to use MS Office (word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook) and motor pool applications is required. 
• Must have excellent supervisory, organizational, and communication skills and
• Must understand training manuals and instructions to synthesize training materials into real life skills.

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
Agency Benefits:

• Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Lagos, Nigeria may receive a compensation package that may include health, separation, and other 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:

• For the current COVID-19 Requirements please visit the following link.
• 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:

• 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”), Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability dated within the past six months, 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.

Marketing Statement:

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

Salary
NGN7,298,859 annually.

Application Closing Date
3rd April, 2023,