Hiring Agency: U.S Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Announcement Number: DaresSalaam-2026-028
Position Title: Carpentry Maintenance Worker (All Interested Candidates)
Open Period: 16 October 2026 to 30 October 2026
Vacancy Time Zone: GMT+3
Series/Grade: LE-1210-5
Salary: TZS 22,193,475 per year
Work Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Promotion Potential: LE-5
Duty Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Number of Vacancies: 1
Telework Eligible: No
FOR MORE INFORMATION
HR Section
Telephone: 022-229-4148
Email: [email protected]
WHO MAY APPLY
This position is open to:
- All Interested Applicants
- All Sources
- Open to the public
For USEFM applicants, the FP grade is FP-09 . Actual FP salary is authorized by Washington, D.C.
Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation
Appointment Type: Permanent
MARKETING STATEMENT
Applicants are encouraged to review the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before applying.
SUMMARY
The U.S. Mission in Tanzania is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Carpentry Maintenance Worker position in the Facilities Maintenance Office.
ADDITIONAL POSITION INFORMATION
- Supervisory Position: No
- Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No
- Travel Required: Occasional Travel
DUTIES
Working in the Facility Management section of the Embassy, the Carpentry Maintenance Worker carries out scheduled and unscheduled preventive maintenance and repair work on:
- Finish and interior assemblies
- Furnishings
- Fixtures
The work covers all mission buildings and facilities, including residential owned and leased properties.
The job holder will repair, adjust and install:
- Doors
- Windows
- Hardware
- Walls
- Ceilings
- Floor coverings
- Sunshades
- Blinds
- Fixed furnishings
The position also includes:
- Painting various surfaces.
- Replacing specified glazing products using the required installation materials.
OPERATION - 50%
- Enter work orders related to system and equipment problems and coordinate with work order execution personnel.
- Install and repair building assemblies, including:
- Walls
- Ceilings
- Floors
- Doors
- Partitions
- Fittings
- Install and repair fixed and moveable furnishings and fixtures.
- Ensure all tasks are completed in accordance with applicable codes and manufacturers’ recommendations.
- Respond to emergency calls during off-duty hours when there is an imminent threat to:
- Personnel safety
- Structural integrity
- Install, remove, relocate, and repair various finishes, furnishings, fixtures, and components to ensure performance.
- Install, remove, relocate, and repair:
- Interior partitions
- Flooring
- Panels
- Suspended ceilings
- Counter tops
- Moldings
- Work with components composed of:
- Composite materials
- Wood
- Metal
- Assemble and repair items using a variety of joining techniques.
- Use glues and adhesives to secure:
- Wood pieces
- Veneers
- Counter tops
- Erect, disassemble, and relocate modular furniture.
- Work on interior shading assemblies.
- Perform patching, repair, replacement, and installation of:
- Drywall
- Plaster wall assemblies
- Ceiling assemblies
- Related accessories
- Install, replace, repair, and open a wide variety of mechanical locks.
- Address existing or potential problems and make recommendations to ensure systems and equipment meet design and manufacturers’ operating parameters.
- Order and stock carpentry and painting supplies and replacement parts to ensure availability for future needs.
- Assist in developing and executing testing and inspection checklists to ensure quality work by contractors and staff.
- Contribute to the safety program managed by the Post Occupational Safety and Health Officer (FM/GSO).
MAINTENANCE - 40%
- Perform preventative maintenance by inspecting, adjusting, and troubleshooting carpentry shop equipment.
- Lubricate machines.
- Change and sharpen saw blades.
- Adjust drive belt tensions.
- Carry out maintenance on:
- Doors
- Windows
- Hardware
- Wall coverings
- Floor coverings
- Sunshades
- Blinds
- Coordinate work with other trades.
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment by:
- Lubricating machines
- Changing filters
- Cleaning lines of hoses and spray applicators
- Maintaining air compressor motors
- Maintaining air compressor lines
- Maintaining air compressor filters
- Perform preventative maintenance including inspections, repairs, and replacement of opening caulking sealants to provide weather-type sealing to:
- Prevent moisture infiltration from exterior elements
- Maintain smoke barriers
- Maintain integrity of pressurization of interior spaces
- Provide routine inspection on all systems.
- Prepare written reports on their condition, including all key performance indicators, in conformance with reporting requirements of:
- Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Annual Facility Condition Survey
- Annual Inspection Summary
- Assist in developing and executing a comprehensive preventive maintenance program for:
- Building assemblies
- Site features
- Equipment
- Associated components
LOGISTICS - 10%
- Record and compile operational data.
- Complete and maintain:
- Forms
- Logs
- Reports
- Assist in preparing documents for:
- Maintenance
- Repair
- Renovation
- Assist in soliciting contractors.
- Assist in monitoring contractors.
- Escort local contractors at post facilities when required.
OTHER DUTIES
This position description does not state or imply that the listed duties are the only duties to be performed.
The incumbent will be required to perform other duties as assigned by the agency.
REQUIREMENTS
All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold:
- Security certificate
- Medical certificate
All selected candidates will be subject to:
- Background investigation
- Pre-employment medical examination
The selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time upon receipt of agency authorization and required clearances/certifications, or their candidacy may end.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- Completion of Secondary School, O Level , is required.
Applicants should address this factor in their ERA application under Education .
EVALUATIONS
Applicants will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements contained in the vacancy announcement.
Applicants may be asked to complete:
- A pre-employment language test
- A pre-employment skills test
Applicants must complete the application form and provide the required documents.
The application must address all position qualifications and requirements, including:
- Education
- Experience
- Language
- Knowledge
- Skills
- Abilities
Failure to submit a complete application may result in disqualification.
EXPERIENCE
A minimum of three (3) years of experience in the repair and maintenance of:
- Building assemblies
- Furnishings
- Fixture operations
Applicants should address this factor in their ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities .
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
- English: Level 2, Limited Knowledge, speaking/reading/writing.
- Swahili: Level 3, Good Working Knowledge, speaking/reading/writing.
Language ability may be tested.
Applicants should address the language requirement in their ERA application.
JOB KNOWLEDGE
The successful candidate must demonstrate competence in:
- Maintenance and repair of various building finishes and assemblies, components, fixtures, and furnishings utilizing carpentry and general building construction skills.
- Setting up and operating a wide variety of:
- Woodworking machines
- Metal machines
- Power tools
- Handheld tools
- Ensuring tools and equipment meet accepted trade practices and safety procedures.
- Utilizing various types of:
- Electronic measuring devices
- Recording instruments
- Testing procedures in control assembly tolerances.
- Diagnosing faults.
- Determining current operating function against design requirements.
- Working in accordance with U.S. and host country regulations.
- Reading and working from:
- Sketches
- Architectural drawings
- Engineering drawings
- Specifications
- Material lists
Applicants should address this factor in their ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities .
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
The successful candidate must have:
- Ability to identify problems or dangers.
- Ability to report issues.
- Ability to provide solutions.
- Communication skills.
- Interpersonal skills to answer queries from end-users.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work within a tight schedule.
- Flexible approach to work shifts.
- Ability to answer emergency calls at all hours.
- A current driver's license.
Applicants should address these factors in their ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities .
BENEFITS
The U.S. Mission in Tanzania offers a compensation package that may include:
- Health benefits
- Separation benefits
- Other benefits
For Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants, benefits should be discussed with the HR Office.
The pay plan is assigned by the HR Office and confirmed by Washington, D.C.
HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS
A hiring preference is extended to eligible and qualified applicants in the order listed below.
Applicants must accurately describe their status in their application. Failure to do so may result in a determination that they are not eligible for a hiring preference.
HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER
- Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM) / U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran.
- AEFM / USEFM.
- Foreign Service (FS) on Leave Without Pay (LWOP) and Civil Service (CS) employees with reemployment rights.
U.S. VETERAN PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION
U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) applicants claiming status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent:
- DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, preferably Member Copy 4
- Letter from Veterans’ Affairs indicating the present existence of a service-connected disability
- Equivalent documentation
- Certification
A certification is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active-duty service under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted.
The certification letter should:
- Be on the letterhead of the appropriate military branch.
- Include military service dates.
- Include the expected discharge or release date.
- State the character of service.
Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.
This level of preference applies to all FS employees on LWOP and CS employees with reemployment rights back to their agency or bureau.
For complete definitions of:
- AEFM
- USEFM
- EFM
- Member of Household
- Other related categories
Applicants should refer to 3 FAM 7210 Definitions .
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
For EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs
- Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment and are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible.
- This restriction does not apply when:
- The hiring mechanism is TEMP
- The work schedule is intermittent
- The work schedule is irregular
- Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may not be extended a second conditional offer unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing.
For Locally Employed (LE) Staff
- Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible.
- Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of:
- Needs Improvement
- Unsatisfactory
- Or an MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report
are not eligible.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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
- Sexual orientation
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Applicants must upload all applicable documents to their application.
Failure to submit a complete application may result in disqualification.
All Applicants
- Proof of Citizenship
- Work Permit, if applicable
- Secondary School Certificate, O Level
- Resume/CV
Eligible Family Member (EFM) Applicants Must Also Submit
- Copy of Sponsor's Travel Orders/Assignment Notification, or equivalent
- Passport copy
- DD-214 Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation, if applicable
- SF-50, if applicable
NEXT STEPS
Applicants who are shortlisted and invited to:
- Take a language test
- Take a skills test
- Attend an interview
will be contacted via email.
HOW TO APPLY
Click the “Apply to This Vacancy” button at the top of the vacancy page to begin your application.
Applicants should address all relevant:
- Experience
- Education
- Language skills, including English
- Job-related skills
- Position requirements
Applicants may edit their application at any time before the vacancy closing date.
Failure to submit a complete application by the vacancy closing date may result in disqualification.
For a copy of the complete position description, contact the HR Office .
To request a reasonable accommodation, contact:
Email: [email protected]
For more information on applying for jobs or employment with the U.S. Mission in Tanzania, the source provides:
Application Closing Date: 30 October 2026
Applicants who are shortlisted and invited to take a language or skills test, or selected for an interview, will be contacted via email.
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