Housing/Administrative Assistant Required for US Embassy

Description

U.S. EMBASSY JOB OPPORTUNITY
POSITION TITLE: Housing/Administrative Assistant (Starting basic salary QRs. 105,819; allowances QRs. 64,344 per annum, plus other benefits )

DUTIES: The incumbent is responsible for general administration of the housing units in the Housing Board Pool consisting of approximately 86 short-term leased units and 25 units that are leased for Army Central Command outside of COM authority. The incumbent works with the Assistance General Services Officer (A/GSO) in preparing lease
documents and waiver requests as well as maintaining the PASS Real Property Application (RPA) program. The incumbent assists the A/GSO by providing administrative support functions related to VIP visits. Other
duties include, translation of incoming and outgoing letters and diplomatic notes from Arabic to English and vice versa, routing of incoming and outgoing office correspondence, composing outgoing correspondence both in English and Arabic.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Completion of secondary school required. College degree with an emphasis on real estate or business administration preferred. A minimum of two years experience required with at least one year in data entry. Experience in a field related to housing and real estate sectors is preferred. Good working knowledge in Arabic and fluent in English required. Knowledge of office operations required. Knowledge of housing regulations in Qatar and local real estate leasing practices preferred. Must be familiar with database applications in order to input information on Embassy properties into the RPA software. Knowledge of Qatar regulations for housing and local real estate leasing practices preferred. Advanced computer skills required i.e., Microsoft Office software suit applications. Must have good writing skills and the ability to write business correspondence. A sense of logic and good math skills are required for calculating housing measurements and rental payments.

Must be detail oriented and precise in record keeping. Must be able to work independently.
All interested candidates need to submit via e-mail a DS-174 application form. For instructions please visit: http://qatar.usembassy.gov/job-opportunities.html
Closing date: June 14, 2011
MUST BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A RELEASE LETTER

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