15 166 Serial Technician

U.S.
MISSION, PAKISTAN - EMBASSY ISLAMABAD

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 15-166
OPEN TO:
POSITION:
GRADE:
POSITION NO:
WORK HOURS:
SALARY:
All Interested Candidates

OPENING DATE: October 22, 2015
Serial Technician
CLOSING DATE: November 04, 2015
FSN-6; FP-08*
LC-31
Full-time; 40 hours/week
*Not-Ordinarily Resident: US$36,353 p.a. (Starting salary)
(Position Grade: FP-08 to be confirmed by Washington)
*Ordinarily Resident: Rs.740,241 p.a. (Starting salary)
(Position Grade: FSN-6)
NOTE: ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR
RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is seeking an eligible and qualified applicant of Serial Technician in the Library of
Congress (LOC) Office.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
This position plays a significant role in controlling over 40,000 serial items P/A for the LOC and 40+ participants in the
Cooperative Acquisitions Program (CAP). The incumbent's responsibilities cover: identifying new sources for titles,
placing orders/verifying invoices; checking-in issues; and claiming missing/skipped issues. Uses both local/international
databases searching records to verify bibliographic data, creating bibliographic records according to LOC standards,
binding prep and quality control of bound volumes. Interacts regularly with Cooperative Acquisition Program (CAP)
participants, responding to requests for subscriptions and claims; disseminating serial updates; ensures special requests are
attended to promptly. Provides regular feedback on vendor performance to the Head of Serials noting issues of timeliness,
claiming problems, and overall vendor performance for serial subscriptions.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
NOTE: All applicants must address each required qualification listed below with specific and comprehensive information
supporting each item. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.
1. EDUCATION: Bachelors Degree (fourteen years of education) in science, arts or commerce is required.
2. EXPERIENCE: Three years of technical work in library acquisitions, serials control, publishing, bookselling, or
accounting/receiving work is required.
3. LANGUAGE: Level III (good working knowledge) Speaking/Reading/Writing English, Urdu, and Level II
(Limited knowledge) Persian or Pashto is required. This may be tested.
4. KNOWLEDGE: Must have standard knowledge of librarianship including terminology for cataloging and serials
inventory control. Knowledge of research libraries especially collection requirements is required. Knowledge of
local knowledge industries including but not limited to universities, government agencies, research institutes, and
NGOs as producers of journals and other serials is required.
5. ABILITIES & SKILLS: Incumbent must have excellent computer skills with ability to use word processor,
spreadsheets and search the Internet. Accuracy and close attention to detail. Ability to interpret elements of title
page and volume numbering of serials for correct data entry and transcription. Ability to work independently
recognizing the need to seek advice in non-routine problems. Interpersonal skills for working with LOC
Islamabad staff, vendors, and Cooperative Acquisition Program participants. Must type a minimum of 30 wpm.
Technical and typing skills may be tested.
SELECTION PROCESS:
When qualified, applicants who are U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and/or preference-eligible U.S.
Veterans are given a preference in hiring. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants make themselves known as
having a hiring preference and specifically address the required qualifications above in their application.
ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA:
1. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget and residency status in determining successful
candidacy.
2. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
3. Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory on their most
recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible to apply.
4. Current NOR employees hired on a Family Member Appointment (FMA) or a Personal Service Agreement (PSA)
are not eligible to apply within the first 90 calendar days of their employment, unless they have a When Actually
Employed (WAE) work schedule.
5. Current employees who have voluntarily been reassigned/promoted from one position to another are not eligible
to apply for six months from the effective date of the reassignment/promotion.
6. Current employees who have received any job-related training are not eligible to apply in another section/agency
for six months from the effective date of the training.
7. U.S. Mission Pakistan will not bear any travel expenses for testing, interviews, pre-employment clearances (if
selected) or relocation for joining.
TO APPLY:
Interested candidates for this position must submit their completed DS-174 (Application for Employment as LE Staff
or Family Member) by e-mail at PakJobs@state.gov. The Vacancy Announcement Number (e.g. 15-104) must be
mentioned in the subject line of the email.
Applicants claiming a U.S. Veterans preference must submit written documentation confirming eligibility (e.g., Member
Copy 4 of Form DD-214, Letter from the Veterans Administration, or certification documenting eligibility under the
VOW Act with an expected discharge no later than 120 days after the certification is submitted) by the closing date of the
vacancy announcement. If the written documentation confirming eligibility is not received in the HR office by the
closing date of the vacancy announcement, the U.S. Veterans preference will not be considered in the application
process. Specific criteria for receiving a U.S. Veterans preference may be found in HR/OEs Family Member
Employment Policy (FMEP).
Incomplete DS-174 (Application for Employment as LE Staff or Family Member) or submissions received after the
closing date will not be considered. Please do not attach any documents at this stage; you will be informed when your
documents are required. Only those candidates meeting all the requirements will be contacted for a test/interview. To
review all advertised positions, please visit Embassy
website http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/employment_opportunities.html.
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: November 04, 2015

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. The
Department of State also strives to achieve Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) in all personnel operations through
continuing diversity enhancement programs.
The EEO complaint procedure is not available to individuals who believe they have been denied equal opportunity based
upon marital status or political affiliation. Individuals with such complaints should avail themselves of the appropriate
grievance procedures, remedies for prohibited personnel practices, and/or courts for relief.
Appendix A
DEFINITIONS
EFM
USEF
M
AEFM
This diagram demonstrates how an Appointment

Eligible Family Member (AEFM) is also a U.S.citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) as well as
an Eligible Family Member (EFM).
1. Eligible Family Member (EFM): An EFM for employment purposes is defined an individual who meets all
of the following criteria:
U.S. Citizen or not a U.S. Citizen; and

Spouse or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610); or
Child, who is unmarried and under 21 years of age or, regardless of age, is incapable of self-support. The term
child shall include, in addition to natural offspring, stepchild, adopted child, and a child under legal
guardianship of employee, spouse, or same-sex domestic partner when such child is expected to be under legal
guardianship until 21 years of age and when dependent upon and normally residing with the guardian; or
Parent (including stepparents and legally adoptive parents) of employee, spouse, or same-sex domestic partner,
when such parent is at least 51 percent dependent on the employee for support; or
Sister or brother (including stepsisters and stepbrothers, or adoptive sisters or brothers) of the employee, spouse,
or same-sex domestic partner when such sibling is at least 51 percent dependent on the employee for support,
unmarried, and under 21 years of age, or regardless of age, incapable of self-support; and
Listed on the travel orders or approved Form OF-126 of a sponsoring employee, i.e., a direct-hire Foreign
Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service member who is permanently assigned to or stationed abroad or, as
appropriate, at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; and
Is under chief of mission authority.
2. U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM): A USEFM is an individual who meets all of the following criteria:
U.S. Citizen; and

Spouse or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610) of the sponsoring employee; or
Child of the sponsoring employee who is unmarried and at least 18 years old; and
Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service member who is permanently assigned to or stationed abroad
or, as appropriate, at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; and resides at the sponsoring
employees post of assignment abroad, or as appropriate, at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan;
and is under chief of mission authority; or
resides at an Involuntary Separate Maintenance Allowance (ISMA) location authorized under 3 FAM
3232.2; or
Currently receives a U.S. Government retirement annuity or pension from a career in the U.S. Foreign
Service or Civil Service.
3. Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM): An AEFM is an individual who meets all of the following
criteria:
U.S. Citizen; and

Spouse or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610) of the sponsoring employee; or
Child of the sponsoring employee who is unmarried and at least 18 years old; and
Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service member who is permanently assigned to or stationed abroad
or,
as appropriate, at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT); and
Is under chief of mission authority; and

Is residing at the sponsoring employee's post of assignment abroad or, as appropriate, at an office of the
American Institute in Taiwan; and
Does NOT currently receive a U.S. Government retirement annuity or pension from a career in the U.S.
Foreign Service or Civil Service.
4. Member of Household (MOH): A MOH is an individual who meets all of the following criteria.
A MOH is someone who accompanies or joins a direct-hire Foreign Service, Civil Service, or uniformed
service member permanently assigned to or stationed abroad or, as appropriate, at an office of the
American Institute in Taiwan; and
A MOH must be officially declared to the COM by the sponsoring employee as part of his/her household; and
A MOH is under COM authority;
A MOH may include a parent, unmarried partner, other relative, or adult child;
A MOH may or may not be a U.S. Citizen;
A MOH is not an EFM;
A MOH is not listed on the travel orders or approved Form F-126 of a sponsoring employee.
5. Not Ordinarily Resident (NOR) An individual who meets the following criteria:
An EFM, USEFM or AEFM of a direct-hire Foreign Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service member
permanently assigned or stationed abroad, or as appropriate, at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; or
Has diplomatic privileges and immunities; and
Is eligible for compensation under the FS or GS salary schedule; and
Has a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN); and
Is not a citizen of the host country; and
Does not ordinarily reside in the host country; and
Is not subject to host country employment and tax laws.
6. Ordinarily Resident (OR) An individual who meets the following criteria:
A citizen of the host country; or

A non-citizen of the host country (including a U.S. citizen or a third-country national) who is locally resident and
has legal and/or permanent resident status within the host country and/or who is a holder of a non-diplomatic
visa/work and/or residency permit; and/or
Is subject to host country employment and tax laws

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MISSION, PAKISTAN - EMBASSY ISLAMABAD

All Interested Candidates

CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: November 04, 2015

This diagram demonstrates how an Appointment

U.S. Citizen or not a U.S. Citizen; and

U.S. Citizen; and

U.S. Citizen; and

Is under chief of mission authority; and

6. Ordinarily Resident (OR) An individual who meets the following criteria:

A citizen of the host country; or

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