**Overview**:
Hiring Path:
- Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
For USEFM - FP is 7.
Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.
- Open to U.S. Citizens - All Sources
Security Clearance Required:
Secret/Confidential Clearance
Appointment Type
Term appt, NTE 2 yrs
Appointment Type Details:
Definite not to exceed 2 years.
Marketing Statement:
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 hrs per week)
Supervisory Position:
No
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:
No
Travel Required:
Occasional Travel
Ocassional Travel.
**Duties**:
The Investigative Assistant (IA) assists in an array of sensitive and complex criminal investigations related to document fraud, human smuggling, trafficking in persons, and other criminal issues as directed by the Assistant Regional Security Officer
- Investigator (ARSO-I).
The job holder provides investigative, analytical, and administrative support in the operation of the Diplomatic Security (DS) Overseas Criminal Investigations (OCI) program at post.
The job holder updates the ongoing investigations database in Department of State (DOS) computer systems, and controls access of sensitive information.
The IA must be able to obtain a Secret (S) security clearance.
**Qualifications and Evaluations**:
- Requirements:
EXPERIENCE: Minimum of three (3) years of administrative, journalism, education, business, logistics, investigative analysis, legal, law enforcement, emergency response, analytical or research-related fields is required.
- Education Requirements:
Two years of general college or university study is required.
- Evaluations:
**LANGUAGE**:
- English: Fluent reading/writing/speaking is required.
(this may be tested).
**To meet the English and Spanish language requirement for this position**:
Alternatively, if you already happen to have them**, you may submit English and Spanish test results that are less than 5 years old.
- For English you may submit test results from TOEIC Listening & Reading (Min.
score is 940), TOEFL ITP (Min.
score is 620), TOEFL IBT (Min.
score is 95), IELTS (Min.
score is 7.5), Cambridge (Min.
score is C1), Duolingo (Min.
score is 120), or FSI/ILR (Min.
score is +3).
**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 Mexico may receive a compensation package that includes:
1.Private Medical and Life insurance;
2.U.S.
and Mexican holidays (20 per year approximately);
3.12 days of vacation per year starting out.
Increases progressively.
4.Affiliation to IMSS, AFORE and INFONAVIT;
5.Opportunities to travel abroad for training, and more.
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:
**_For the current COVID-19 Requirements please visit the following _**_link_**
**HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER**:
- AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S.
Veteran*
- AEFM / USEFM
- 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 Veteran's affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability 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.
**FURTHER, THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF ONLY**:
1.Current employees ser