Trades Helper job vacancy

About the position

The U.S. Mission in Tanzania is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Trades Helper position in the Facilities Maintenance office.
Vacancy details
Announcement number: DaresSalaam-2026-029
Hiring agency: Embassy Dar Es Salaam
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Position title: Trades Helper (All Interested Candidates)

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Opening date16 October 2026

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Closing date30 October 2026

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Vacancy time zoneGMT+3

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Series/gradeLE - 1210 3

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SalaryTZS TSh16,211,123 per year

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Work scheduleFull-time – 40 hours per week

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Promotion potentialLE-3

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Number of vacancies1

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Duty locationDar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Telework eligibleNo

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Hiring pathOpen to the public

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Appointment typePermanent

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Security clearance requiredPublic Trust – Background Investigation

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Supervisory positionNo

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Relocation expenses reimbursedNo

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Travel requiredOccasional travel

Who may apply
This position is open to:

All Interested Applicants / All Sources.

For USEFM – FP grade is FP-CC. Actual FP salary authorized by Washington D.C.

Contact information
HR Section

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Telephone022-229-4148

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EmailDAR-Recruitment@state.gov

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.

Duties and responsibilities

The incumbent reports directly to the Supervisory Building Engineer.

The position holder is employed as a Trades Helper to assist the technicians of the skilled trades in the performance of routine and preventive maintenance, and new installations and demolition work.

The Supervisory Building Engineer will assign the incumbent to any of the skilled trade shops on a daily basis to assist the skilled technicians with maintenance and repair work throughout the New Embassy Compound (NEC) office buildings, grounds and residential owned/leased properties.

In addition to assisting the skilled trade technicians, the incumbent may be assigned tasks include material handling, painting, custodial type work, snow removal, common laborer work, and grounds maintenance and gardening work.

Employed as a Trades Helper to assist the skilled technicians as they carry out skilled maintenance and repair work on all facilities throughout the NEC to include office buildings, grounds and residential owned/leased properties. Work assignments will be directed by the Supervisory Building Engineer.

Operations & Maintenance Support – 95%

• Provides assistance to the technicians of the skilled workshops to help them in routine mechanical, carpentry, electrical and plumbing maintenance and preventive maintenance, repairs, and installations.

• Assists in various manual tasks such as: demolition work, painting, plumbing, carpentry work, routine and preventive maintenance, and general cleanup of work areas, and common use areas of the NEC.

• Uses hand and power tools under the supervision of the skilled technicians and mechanics as necessary.

• Prepares worksite and maintains tools and equipment. Brings tools, supplies and materials to work site as directed by the skilled technicians; cleans the work site at the completion of the task; loads and unloads materials and tools and also loads construction debris into dump truck.

• Perform unskilled tasks such as common laborer work, material handling, snow removal, grounds maintenance and gardening work.

Logistic Support – 5%

• Performs escort duties for local contractors as required.

• Reports installation deficiencies and maintenance/repair needs to supervisor.

• Performs other collateral duties as assigned by the Supervisory Building Engineer.

NoteIncumbent serves as an incidental operator of official vehicles and meets all requirements outlined in 14 FAM 433.

Note: This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by incumbent. Incumbent will be required to perform other duties as assigned by the agency.

Qualifications and evaluations

Requirements

All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a:

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Security certificate; and

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Medical certificate.

All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and 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 clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education requirements

Completion of secondary school (O level) is required.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Education.

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.