Safety Program Coordinator 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: Safety Program Coordinator

Announcement Number: Lagos-2025-019
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Summary

• We are seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Safety Program Coordinator in the Facilities Maintenace Section.

Duties

• Reporting to the Facility Manager (FM), the incumbent is assigned to Facility Management (FAC) at the U.S. Consulate and will assist the Post Occupational Safety and Health Officer (POSHO) and the Assistant POSHO in performing his/her duties by performing safety inspections at all compounds of the U.S. Consulate’s government-owned and leased properties. Incumbent will also act as the FAC liaison for all post Green Team projects and coordinate with Political/Economic Section’s Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) representatives to support Mission sustainability goals.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:

• All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a secret security clearance. 
• 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 (6 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:

• Completion of High School / Secondary School is required.

Evaluations:

• 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.

Experience:

• Minimum two (2) years of prior experience in an office or management related position is required.

Job Knowledge:

• General knowledge of office working environments is required. Job holder will need to learn the operational environment in country as they will act at the FAC representative to host nation government entities, in conjunction with Political and Economic sections, but knowledge beforehand is not a requirement.
• Having a basic understanding of host nation government entities that intersect with their proposed workload is beneficial, as it will provide guidance on how best to navigate future engagements.

Salary
USD $8,541 / per year.

Application Closing Date
5th September, 2025.