Admin Assistant

Qualifications and Evaluations
Education: A Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business Administration or English is required.
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE: At least three years of progressively responsible experience in administrative and/or a financial management field is required.
JOB KNOWLEDGE: Must have ability to understand the US Government administrative/financial duties. Familiarity with the Vietnamese government (basic knowledge of the Ministries including Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Ministry of Health (MOH), etc. and their function and governance). Must possess advanced accounting knowledge.
Evaluations:
LANGUAGE: Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required.
(This will be tested.)
Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing Vietnamese is required.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Must have ability to manage the office with little or no supervision and to exercise good judgment in complex situations. Must be computer literate to develop reports, tables, charts and presentations using a variety of different software including agency specific software. Typing skill in English and Vietnamese is required.
Qualifications: All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
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.
Benefits: Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Hanoi 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:
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: [protected info]
Thank you for your application and your interest in working at the U.S. Mission in Hanoi.