US Embassy Dakar hiring Protocol Assistant.
• Salary: 14,964,344 CFA/year
• Closing date: 8 September 2023

Job description
• Serves as Post’s principal advisor on Senegalese protocol and diplomatic matters, local customs, official relations with the government.
• Provides expert advice based on sound analytical reasoning, on sensitive or complex matters regarding the relations with the host country.
• Develops high level host government, private sector, political and religious sector contacts to sustain and further cooperation.
• Administers the Mission’s contact database program and serves as database trainer and expert.
• Provides translator/interpreter services to Post on a case-by-case basis, through translation of official documents, diplomatic notes, bilateral agreements, annual reports and other instruments as required.


Job requirements
• Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible experience in business office experience in a bilingual (French/English) environment including maintaining contacts with Government officials, diplomatic corps, dignitaries.
• Must have a detailed understanding of local political and economic sectors, social community members as well as diplomatic and international organizations, protocol standards, local institutions and very important people at Post.
• A university degree in International Relations, Law, Administration, Languages/Linguistics, or Communication Sciences is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong intercultural awareness are required.
• Must be timely and accurate in drafting, editing, and translating a wide variety of documents in English and French.

• Must be able to do research and analysis in a variety of technical and complex subject matter fields.
• Must be able to work extensive hours, including weekends, holidays and late evenings, with all appropriate appearance and dress for the occasion.
• Must be comfortable in an automated environment with the ability to understand.
• English: Level IV (Fluent) written/spoken/read, including the ability to translate is required.
• French: Level IV (Fluent) written/spoken/read, including the ability to translate is required.
• Wolof: Level III ( Good working Knowledge) written/spoken/read is required.