Technicien audiovisuel IRM (IRM AV Technician) | Ambassade des États-Unis en Mauritanie
Description de l'emploi
Announcement Number: Nouakchott-2023-039
Hiring Agency: Embassy Nouakchott
Position Title: IRM Audio Visual (AV) Technician (IRM AV Technician)
Open Period: 10/12/2023 – 12/03/2023
Format MM/DD/YYYY
Vacancy Time Zone: GMT
Series/Grade: LE – 0615 7
Salary: MRU 671,209
Work Schedule: Full-time – 40 hours/weekly
Promotion Potential: LE-NA
Duty Location(s): 1 Vacancy in
Nouakchott, MR
Telework Eligible: Yes
For More Info: HR Section
222-45-25-26-60
Overview
Hiring Path:
• Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification from the Agency:
All Interested Applicants / All Sources
Security Clearance Required: Public Trust – Background Investigation
Appointment Type: Permanent
Appointment Type Details: Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period
Marketing Statement:
All those interested in this offer are invited to apply without distinction of gender.
We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.
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 (2 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Supervisory Position: Yes
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No
Travel Required: Not Required
Duties:
The Job Holder (JH) serves as a multimedia Audio Visual (AV) technician for the U.S. Mission in Nouakchott, Mauritania. JH manages the AV resources and is responsible for installing, maintaining, and operating various AV systems, including encoders/decoders, sound systems, projectors, conferencing equipment, laptops, and other multimedia services for International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) subscribers. The incumbent also serves as a computer technician responsible for installing, assembling, servicing, and configuring computers, monitors, network infrastructure, and peripherals such as printers, scanners, and related hardware; pulls cables and rewires or directs the wiring of cables as required for new installations. In addition, JH will perform limited maintenance on mobile devices, including removing batteries, replacing screen protectors, and fixing electronic abnormalities on mobile devices.
A/V Support 25%
Setup and maintain Audio Visual equipment that includes Mixers, Wired/wireless mics, portable carts. Develops, plans, and recommends equipment upgrades, maintenance, repair, and installations of AV equipment. Works with the embassy and contract personnel to complete upgrades, maintenance, repair, and installation of AV equipment. Provide AV support for all Chancery and the Chief of Mission residence programs. These materials needed by the JH as monitors, network infrastructure, computers etc. will cost on average 15, 000 $.
VTC Support 25%
The incumbent will manage the Embassy’s unclassified video teleconference equipment, DIN video teleconferencing equipment, and projectors and laptops. This includes setting up VTC equipment with sound system, multimedia presentations, and other equipment as needed; installing and operating podiums, video/projection equipment, video/teleconferencing equipment, and sound systems.
Cable TV Support and AFN support 10%
Install, maintain, and troubleshoot backbone infrastructure to support cable TV and AFN throughout the Embassy compound and JAO and residences. The equipment to support includes encoders, media converters, boosters, and cable infrastructure. Liaison with AFN custodian at Post and contractor to install, maintain and troubleshoot AFN decoders. Maintain and troubleshoot splitters and combiners for feed management.
System Management: 10%
The incumbent will make recommendations regarding multimedia acquisitions VTC equipment, plan their upgrades and maintain inventory. In addition, the incumbent will install, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade computer hardware, software, personal computer network, and peripheral equipment. Installs cabling and rewires or directs the rewiring of cables as required for new installations and office reconfiguration.
Video Recording Support and Network Support 15 %
The incumbent will be called to record training videos using state-of-the-art cameras, edit them on Apple iMac, and then publish them onto SharePoint for users. In addition, the incumbent will need to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade backend network switches to support AFN and ISP feed over ethernet. Also, they will be called to manage the UDP feed and set up hardware, i.e., encoders to convert Analog to the digital video stream.
Cell phone maintenance/destruction: 15 %
The incumbent will liaison with the ISC to prepare USG owned mobile devices for destruction by removing batteries from the devices and shipping them to regional destruction facilities in Bangkok or Frankfurt. In addition, perform limited maintenance on USG owned mobile devices, i.e., repair or replace cracked or broken cell phone screens, perform limited electronic or software repairs on mobile devices to place them back into service.
Note: This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by incumbent. Incumbent will be required to perform other duties as assigned by the agency.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
Experience: Three years of experience in computer installation, multimedia installations, maintenance, and repair are required.
Education Requirements:
Mandatory: University degree in Information Technology is required.
Evaluations:
LANGUAGE:
English: Level III (Good working knowledge: speaking, writing, and reading)
Level IV French (Fluent: speaking, writing, and reading) is required.
Language skills may be tested.
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 and Other Info
Benefits:
Agency Benefits:
Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in (Nouakchott/Mauritania) 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”), 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.
How to Apply
How to Apply: Applicants must complete the following application process to be considered:
- Create an account on the Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA) website via the Embassy website https://mr.usembassy.gov/
- Choose Announcement Number Nouakchott-2023-039 IRM Audio Visual (AV) Technician (IRM AV Technician) and complete the online application.
- Upload any additional documentation that supports or addresses the requirements listed above (eg. College/university degree, copy of orders/Assignment notification, SF50, DD-214, (if applicable)
All candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust clearance.
To apply for this position, click the “Submit Application” button. For more information on how to apply visit the Mission internet site https://mr.usembassy.gov/
Required Documents:
To qualify based on education, you MUST submit the requested degree and / or transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide requested information, or the information is insufficient to verify eligibility, may result in disqualification for this position.
All Applicants:
- Residency and/or Work Permit
- Degree (not transcript)
- Driver’s License
- Certificate or License
Eligible Family Member Applicants:
- Copy of Sponsor’s Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent)
- Passport copy
- DD-214 – Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)
• SF-50 (if applicable)
Documents for Auto-Request:
- COM Approval for Members of Household
- Copy of Orders (applicants assigned to US Mission)
- DD-214 (Member Copy 4)
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Local Language Score
- Other Document
- Other Document 2
- Passport
- Professional Diploma or License
- Proof of Citizenship (applicants assigned to US Mi
- SF-50 (applicants assigned to US Mission)
- University Degree
- Veteran’s Affairs Letter
Next Steps:
Applicants who are invited to take a language or skills test, or who are selected for an interview will be contacted via email.
For further information – the complete position description listing all of the duties, responsibilities, required qualifications, etc. may be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Office.
Thank you for your application and your interest in working at the U.S. Mission in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
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