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- Open to the public
- All Interested Applicants / All Sources
We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.
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 of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Must be available to travel throughout Germany. This position may be required to regularly support events and VIP visits outside normal working hours.
Duties
The Community Management Coordinator is responsible for building and maintaining Embassy flagship digital properties (social media, website content); developing a year-long editorial calendar to promote Mission priorities with online communities; researching and analyzing evolving markets for Embassy digital properties; and customizing content and online engagement to promote Mission objectives. Organizes and hosts online conversations and designs and develops innovative engagement opportunities and tools. Provides guidance to Public Diplomacy (PD) Public Engagement staff and other Embassy personnel who engage with online communities on standards, regulations, and policies for the use of digital properties.
Qualifications and Evaluations
EXPERIENCE: please address this factor in your ERA application under major duties and responsibilities.
Three years of experience is required, in managing digital properties, including online interaction with the public and content creation in multimedia and traditional formats.
An associate's degree or two years of full-time university studies in Communications, Business, Marketing, or local equivalent is required.
LANGUAGE: please address both language requirements in your ERA application.
English:(Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required. This may be tested.
German:(Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing German is required. This may be tested.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES: please address this factor in your ERA application under major duties and responsibilities. Provide examples when describing your work experience.
Must have excellent written communication skills. This 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.
This may be tested.
All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
Benefits and Other Info
Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Germany may receive a compensation package that may include health, separation, and other benefits.
For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources (HR) Office.
The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.
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.