CLO Administrative Assistant at the U.S. Consulate General

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: ​​CLO Administrative Assistant

Announcement Number: Lagos-2025-033
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Agency: Consulate General Lagos

Summary

• The U.S. Consulate Lagos, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the CLO Administrative Assistant position in the Management Section.

Duties

• The Community Liaison Office Administrative Assistant (CLO Administrative Assistant) provides administrative support to the Community Liaison Office.
• The CLO Administrative Assistant works under the supervision of the CLO Coordinator and collaborates with the entirety of the CLO staff (CLO Coordinator and Assistant CLO Coordinator) to support the office in successful programming under all eight Areas of Responsibility (family member employment; crisis management and security; education; communications and outreach; guidance and referral; welcoming, orientation, and departures; community liaison; and events planning), to develop and maintain key contacts, and to manage information that benefits the morale and welfare of the entire Mission.

Educational Qualifications

• Completion of High School is required.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of administrative / office experience is required.

Requirements:

• All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a low risk/non-sensitive 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.

Language:

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

Job Knowledge:

• Basic understanding of the Foreign Service concept and the structure of the U.S. federal government is required.
• Knowledge of general principles of office administration and management is required.
• Standard knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to draft communications and reports is required.
• Strong organizational skills (physical and digital organization of office files) is required.
• Strong research skills and proficiency in the use of Microsoft 365 is required.

Salary
USD 43,112 Annually.

Application Closing Date
10th October, 2025.