Experienced Event Assistant/Representational Caretaker at U.S. Embassy

U.S. Embassy

Position: Experienced Event Assistant/Representational Caretaker

Job Time: Part-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 month ago

Deadline: Submition date is over

EMPLOYER: The U.S. Embassy Chief of Mission (COM); not the U.S. Embassy, not the U.S. government. As a personal employee of the COM, the terms and conditions of U.S. government employment do not apply to this position.

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

• Carries out the Residence Manager's directives related to all routines, schedules and standards affecting the overall appearance and functioning of the residence.
• Responsible for daily cleaning and regular deep cleaning of personal and representational space.
• Manages all laundry. Cleans, irons, steams and folds clothing and bed and bath linens.
• Responsible for dry cleaning and mending.
• Responsible for all special care items.
• Organizes and maintains all closets and dressers. Cares for shoes.
• Responsible for stocking and organizing cleaning and laundry supplies and products. Responsible for maintaining paper supplies such as toilet paper, napkins, tissues, and trash bags.
• Responsible for reporting repairs needed to the House Manager.
• Assists with packing and unpacking for travel and relocation.
• Assists with setting up, serving, and clean-up before and after events.
• Assists all other staff, including culinary and household staff and the Residence Manager as needed.
• Responsible for remembering requests and preferences.
• Responsible for reporting all safety and security concerns
• Responsible for administering First Aid as needed.
• Experience cleaning and maintaining living spaces and their contents.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Experience with laundry, ironing, and mending. Experience organizing and stocking supplies.
• Experience staffing events.
• Experience working as part of a team and independently. Experience reporting anomalies.
• Clear thinker, collaborator, communicator, problem-solver under pressure.
• Must exercise effective judgment.
• It must be numerate.
• Excellent skills in spoken and written English required (English language skills will be tested).
• Ethiopian nationality or a valid residency and work permit for non- Ethiopian nationals.

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Fixed term contract until the employer permanently departs post, until one-month prior notice is provided by either the employer or the employee, a one-month base salary payment in lieu of one-month prior notice is provided by the employer to the employee, or the employee is dismissed for cause.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD: 60 workdays

Working Hours: Part-time (24 hours/week). Availability for evening and weekend work is required.

SALARY: Negotiable