Human Resources Assistant

About

Announcement Number: Yaounde-2026-018

Hiring Agency: Embassy Yaounde

Position Title: Human Resources Assistant – LE Staff Services (All Interested Applicants / All Sources)

Open Period:09/09/2026 – 09/23/2026

Format MM/DD/YYYY

Vacancy Time Zone: GMT+1

Series/Grade: LE – 0305 8

Salary: XAF FCFA13,507,338 /Per Year

Work Schedule: Full-time – 40 hours per week.

Promotion Potential: LE-8

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, FP grade is 06.

Actual FP salary is 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:

We encourage you to review the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.

 

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. Embassy in Yaoundé is seeking a Human Resources Assistant to support key personnel functions for locally employed staff, including position classification, recruitment, and management of the merit-based compensation system. Other responsibilities include processing personnel actions, managing staff records, supporting Official Residence Expenses (ORE) staff hiring, and administering the awards and benefits programs.

Supervisory Position: No Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No

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Duties

Key Responsibilities

 

Position Classification

 

• • Prepares and reviews position descriptions for accuracy and determines when a position needs reclassification

 

• • Works with supervisors to resolve any issues with paperwork before submission for review

 

Recruitment

 

• • Advises supervisors on filling vacant positions, including guidance on hiring rules, equal employment opportunity requirements, and recruitment timelines

 

• • Writes and posts job announcements and helps ensure hiring managers understand different categories of applicants and the overall hiring process

 

• • Advertises open positions through the embassy’s recruitment system, social media, and within the embassy community

 

• • Screens applications, coordinates interviews and language or subject-matter testing, and sends job offers to selected candidates and notifications to those not selected

 

• • Works with the Health Unit and Regional Security Office to help candidates complete required medical and security clearances, following up to prevent delays

 

• • May help with recruitment for other posts to meet hiring requirements

 

• • Reviews internal applicants for openings and prepares required documentation

 

• • Submits new employee paperwork to the payroll office for processing

 

Official Residence Expenses (ORE) Staff Support

 

• • Coordinates hiring for ORE staff working for the Ambassador or Deputy Chief of Mission, including advertising openings, screening applicants, arranging interviews, and coordinating security and medical clearances

 

• • Helps draft employment contracts and advises on local labor law, including calculating severance pay when required

 

Onboarding and Orientation

 

• • Assists with renewing work permits for staff who are not citizens of the host country

 

• • Prepares check-in and check-out paperwork for local staff and helps with documentation related to extending employment agreements

 

• • Leads HR briefings for new American officers on personnel matters affecting their teams

 

• • Helps new locally employed staff complete required employment, payroll, and benefits paperwork

 

• • Introduces new employees to their teams and supervisors, and walks them through the staff handbook, compensation plan, code of conduct, mandatory training, and terms of employment

 

Personnel Actions and Data Analysis

 

• • Processes a wide range of personnel actions, including new hires, promotions, salary changes, reassignments, extensions, suspensions, unpaid leave, resignations, and retirements

 

• • Serves as the embassy’s point of contact with the payroll center for salary, allowance, and separation payment issues

 

• • Provides financial analysis and budget projections to support decisions on promotions, terminations, retirements, and awards programs

 

Performance Management and Training

 

• • Supports the performance management program by ensuring supervisors complete required performance plans and reviews on time and free of errors

 

• • Tracks deadlines and offers guidance on completing the necessary forms

 

• • Helps develop training materials and conduct presentations on topics like performance management, classification, and recruitment

 

Awards Program

 

• • Helps organize the embassy’s awards programs, including planning ceremonies and following up on cash award processing

 

Records Management

 

• • Creates and maintains official personnel files, ensuring they are secure and only accessible to authorized staff

 

• • Maintains personnel and dependent records and supports the embassy’s HR reporting needs

 

Other Administrative Duties

 

• • Reviews and updates the embassy’s staffing plan, reflecting new titles, grades, and salary changes

 

• • Drafts or contributes to management notices and HR policies

 

• • Provides backup support to other HR and administrative staff as needed

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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:

A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources, Psychology or Law is required.

 

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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: At least three (03) years of progressively responsible experience in a complex administrative field requiring high levels of customer service, in an international organization or large local organization is required.

 

Language: 

 

• • Fluent (speaking, reading, writing) in English.

 

• • Good working knowledge (speaking, reading, writing) in French.

 

This may be tested.

 

Job Knowledge: Good working knowledge of local labor law and social security law as well as prevailing practices and customs as they apply to compensation, retirement, and other phases of personnel management, is required. Good working knowledge of theories, concepts and practice of all aspects of HR Management: staff motivation, performance management, and position management in an organization is required.

 

Skills and Abilities: Good working knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel; Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills are required. Excellent organizational and formal presentation/public speaking skills are required. This may be tested.

 

How to Apply

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.

We foster a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace where employees can be themselves.  We invite qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Required Documents:

Please upload all applicable documents to your application. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

All Applicants:

• • Residency Permit (if applicable)

• • Work Permit (if applicable)

• • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the required field of study

• Work Attestation(s)