Description de l'offre

JOB ADVERTISEMENT : Resource Coordination Assistant -  U.S. Embassy in Yaounde

Announcement Number:
Yaounde-2026-013
Hiring Agency:
Embassy Yaounde
Position Title:
Resource Coordination Assistant - All Interested Applicants / All Sources
Open Period:
09/03/2026 - 09/17/2026
Format MM/DD/YYYY
Vacancy Time Zone:
GMT+1
Series/Grade:
LE - 6530 7
Salary:
XAF FCFA10,226,300 /Per Year
Work Schedule:
Full-time - 40 hours per week.
Promotion Potential:
LE-7
Duty Location(s):
1 Vacancy in

Yaounde, CM
Telework Eligible:
No
For More Info:
 HR Section
 000-000-0000
 ydeapplicants@state.gov
Overview
Hiring Path:
• Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
This position is open to All Interested Applicants / All Sources

For USEFM - Actual FP-07 salary authorized by Washington D.C.
Security Clearance Required:
Public Trust - Background Investigation
Appointment Type
Permanent
Appointment Type Details:
Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period.
Marketing Statement:
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.

Summary:
The U.S. Mission in Cameroon is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Resource Coordination Assistant position in support of the Public Diplomacy Section in Yaoundé.

Supervisory Position:
No
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:
No

Duties
The Resource Coordination Assistant works under the direct supervision of the Resource Coordination Specialist, and is the Public Diplomacy (PD) Locally Employed Staff responsible for managing all administrative aspects of the PD Section.  Supports Established Opinion Leaders (EOL), Emerging Voices (EV), and Strategic Content Coordination (SCC) specialists and assistants for exchanges and other public engagement programs and activities.  Supports grants administration; tracks and collaborates on PD budgets and expenditures.  Oversees PD section time & attendance, staff travel, representation, vouchers, and other administrative tasks; manages program calendars.  Serves as the primary point of contact for the PD Section, ensuring that visitors receive accurate and timely information with the highest levels of customer service.


Key Responsibilities:


Program Support :  The incumbent coordinates logistics and resource requests for PD program and activity implementation, serving as the primary PD liaison with Management including General Services Office (GSO), Facilities, Diplomatic Technology (DT), and Financial Management Office (FMO) and Regional Security Office (RSO). This individual supports the EOL, EV, and SCC specialists on exchanges and public engagement programs, while preparing and tracking travel and financial arrangements for program participants. The role also involves managing communications with applicants and participants, providing on-site logistical support for PD events, and overseeing representational activities such as guest lists, invitations, and RSVPs. Additionally, the incumbent serves as the PD Section's "power user" for the contact management database (CRM).


Procurement, Property, and General Administrative Functions:  In this capacity, the Resource Coordination Assistant serves as the PD Section's point of contact with GSO for property management, covering inventory, maintenance, and disposal, while coordinating with FMO and GSO on PD-specific procurements. The position also oversees the design and production of printed materials for PD activities and manages equipment, publications, and supply inventories. Further responsibilities include preparing time and attendance records and representation vouchers, managing the PAO's and PD program calendars, and tracking Front Office taskings. The incumbent additionally serves as the primary visitor point of contact in both English and French, drafting correspondence and providing informal interpretation and translation as needed.


Grants, Budget, and Financial Coordination:  The Assistant provides administrative support to Grants Officers and maintains PD grant files, while tracking compliance with USG-mandated databases such as DUNS and SAMS. This role includes tracking PD expenditures against budget targets and preparing reports for the PAO and PDO, as well as serving as an Occasional Money Handler for petty cash and program participant payments. The incumbent also assists in preparing budgets for individual PD programs and serves as the Grants Officer's Representative (GOR), monitoring grantee compliance and reporting requirements.


Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a: 



Security certificate; or 

Public Trust - background investigation security 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 upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:
University degree in Business Administration, Financial Management, Organizational Management, Accounting, Public Administration, or local equivalent is required.

Evaluations:
You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement. 
You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
You must complete the application form and provide the required documents.  Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed.  If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

Qualifications:
Experience:  A minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in administrative services, procurement, customer service, or events management is required.


Language: Fluency in Speaking/Reading/Writing English and French is required. This may be tested.


Job Knowledge:  Detailed knowledge of PD management operations, human resources, grants policies and procedures, procurement, travel, IT, and other administrative procedures and regulations is required.  Thorough knowledge of PD and relevant DOS regulations and other guidance on all elements of resource coordination relevant to PD Section activities is required.  Detailed knowledge of USG grant regulations, Grants Policy Directives, public-private partnerships and fundraising guidelines, A/OPE guidance is required.


General knowledge of USG and DOS structures is required.  Comprehensive knowledge of PD within DOS, to include the functions of and programs sponsored by R (the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs), R/PPR (the Under Secretary’s Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources), ECA (the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs), GPA (the Bureau of Global Public Affairs), and the PD components of relevant regional and functional bureaus is required.  Must have an overall understanding of the functions of an embassy, and general knowledge of the structure of non-DOS agencies in Cameroon (i.e. DoD, DoJ, CDC, Peace Corps, etc.).


Knowledge of U.S. foreign policy objectives and American interests in Cameroon; understanding of regional, ethnic, socio-economic, cultural and linguistic factors and the influence of religious, cultural and educational institutions in shaping perceptions of the U.S. are all required.   


Comprehensive knowledge of Cameroonian geography, infrastructure, government institutions, and common business and banking practices is required.  Knowledge of customer service in Cameroon is required.   Must have an understanding of communications in Cameroon and the international information environment as it affects Cameroon, and must be familiar with digital practices and procedures.


These may be tested.


Skills And Abilities:  


Analytic skills:  Must have strong analytic skills to manage funding from multiple sources, each with differing requirements for purpose, oversight and accounting.  Must be able to accurately assess resource challenges and identify solutions, including those that address sensitive resource challenges.  Must be able to perceive significant changes in PD operations and adjust operations in response.   


Communication/Interpersonal skills:  Must have excellent customer relations, and interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills.  Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including writing reports in both English and French.  Must be able to work effectively with Mission personnel and Cameroonian institutions on PD operations and resources, including on sensitive or contentious financial topics.  Must be able to brief U.S. officers and visitors on appropriate uses of funding from multiple sources and other resource and funding issues governing Public Diplomacy.  


Management Skills:  Strong management skills are required, including the ability to develop and oversee logistics with partner institutions and manage complex PD/Mission events.  


Technical Skills:  Good keyboarding and data entry skills are required; excellent familiarity with electronic discovery tools, in particular the Internet, and standard information retrieval practices and procedures are required.  Thorough, detailed knowledge of and ability to use various computer software programs, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, and databases, as well as PD-specific software, databases, and reporting tools is required.  Knowledge of and ability to support PD use of digital and visual tools is required.  Must have excellent numerical skills to be able to manipulate numbers with speed, to process personnel and travel documents, develop equipment lists and supply orders, and monitor PD budgets.


These may be tested. 
Benefits and Other Info
Benefits:
Agency Benefits:
Benefits Summary - U.S. Mission Cameroon 


SALARY & COMPENSATION: The annual gross salary includes: the Basic Rate, theMiscellaneous Benefits Allowance, and the End-of-the-Year Bonus (equal to 1/12 of annual basicsalary, paid in December). Seniority Allowance is paid in accordance with local labor law. Merit-based compensation rewards are available for high performers. A Cashier allowance is paid foreligible positions.


LEAVE BENEFITS: Subject to the stated limits and rules of the Local Compensation Plan, employees are entitled to: Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Maternity Leave, Special Leave, and Family Leave.


MEDICAL BENEFITS: The U.S. Mission in Cameroon directly reimburses eligible employees for covered medical expenses incurred for them and/or eligible dependents, subject to the stated limits of the Local Compensation Plan. 


HOLIDAYS: The U.S. Mission in Cameroon observes American and Cameroonian public holidays, about 19 holidays per year. 


For Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants, benefits should be discussed with the HR Office. The pay plan is assigned by the HR Office and confirmed by Washington, D.C. 

Other Information:
HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS:  


A hiring preference is extended to eligible and qualified applicants in the order listed below.  It is essential you accurately describe your status in your application, failure to do so may result in a determination that you are not eligible for a hiring preference. 


HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER 



Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM) / U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran* 

AEFM / USEFM 

Foreign Service (FS) on Leave without Pay (LWOP) and Civil Service (CS) with reemployment rights ** 


* IMPORTANT:  US citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) 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”) preferably Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability, 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 FS employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau. 


For complete definitions of AEFM, USEFM, EFM, Member of Household, etc., please visit the 3 FAM 7210 Definitions.    

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS

The following apply to EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs only:    



Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment who are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible. This does not apply when the hiring mechanism is TEMP or the work schedule is intermittent or irregular.    

Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may NOT be extended a second conditional offer of employment unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing. 


The following apply to Locally Employed (LE) staff only:   



Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible. 

Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory, or an MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible.  



How to Apply:
Click the “Apply to This Vacancy” button at the top of the page to begin your application.  For an instructional video on how to apply click here. 


Please address all relevant experience, education, language skills (including English), and job related skills or requirements in your application.


You may edit your application any time before the vacancy closing date. If you fail to submit a complete application by the vacancy closing date of this vacancy, then your application may be disqualified for this position.


For a copy of the complete position description, please contact the HR Office.


To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the HR Office.

Required Documents:
All Applicants:



Residency Permit (if applicable)

Work Permit (if applicable)

University Degree or the equivalent

Work Attestation(s) or proof of experience

ID Card or Passport copy (as applicable


In addition, Eligible Family Member (EFM) Applicants must submit:



Copy of Sponsor's Travel 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)

Next Steps:
Once the Vacancy Announcement (VA) closes:


Applications meeting the minimum education and experience requirements will be screened by HR Office and the Selecting Official(s).


ONLY shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email for mandatory language and/or subject matter tests. 


ONLY successful tested applicants will be contacted by email for interviews. 


ONLY tested and/or interviewed applicants will be notified by email of the results.


 


For Selected Applicants: 


HR Office will send a Conditional Offer with the security certification and medical clearance requirements.


The security certification is a 2–4-month process and is done by the Regional Security Office (RSO), who will contact the applicant once he/she completes the requirements provided with the Conditional Offer.


The medical clearance is covered by the U.S. Embassy, and will be completed by the applicant separately, during the security certification process. 


Once HR Office receives the medical clearance and the security certification, the applicant will receive a Formal Offer with an agreed start date.


For more information on applying for jobs or employment with us, please visit the U.S. Mission website https://cm.usembassy.gov/jobs/#apply.


Thank you for your application and your interest in working with us.

HOW TO APPLY ? 

All applications must be submitted ONLINE at : https://bit.ly/3cImd1A 

Deadline: Open Period: 09/03/2026 - 09/17/2026