Expanded Professional Associates Program (EPAP) Professional Associate

Job Details

Qualifications & Requirements

Please refer to the EPAP Qualification Standards. Each EPAP area and its corresponding grade lists the minimum requirements, which are a combination of education and professional or specialized experience. Prior EPAP experience in lieu of EPAP Qualification Standards: Applicants who have been successfully employed in an EPAP position for 12 months or longer and who can document fully satisfactory performance will be considered qualified for the same EPAP position at the same grade or at a higher grade depending on the length of service. Applicants must submit: (a) Two Notifications of Personnel Action (SF-50s) documenting start and end dates of 12 or more months of experience in the same EPAP position; and, (b) Employee Performance Report(s) (EPR/JF-57) documenting fully satisfactory or better performance for 12 or more months of service in the same EPAP position. Please note, prior experience in lieu of EPAP qualification standards only applies to the same EPAP area. (Exceptions: prior EPAP Facility Management and Medical positions' work experience will not serve in lieu of meeting the EPAP qualification standards.) Past or current EPAP employees should be mindful that regardless of their current or past EPAP status, they need to document their eligibility and qualification (education transcript and resume showing experience) in addition to the two SF-50s and the EPR/JF-57. Doing so will ensure eligibility and qualification.

Position Overview

EPAP provides appointment eligible spouses with Professional Associate employment opportunities at post. Positions offered are full-time in Political, Economics, Management, Public Diplomacy, Facility Management, Financial Management, General Services, Human Resources, Diplomatic Technology, Office Management, and Medical areas. EPAP uses HR/OTA position descriptions (see EPAP webpage for PDs). Specific description of duties may be requested from the HRO at posts.

Duties

• The Qualification Standards for EPAP positions may be found here: The EPAP Qualification Standards and position descriptions (PDs) were created in consultation with HR/TAC, HR/OTA, and other relevant Human Resource offices. For general PDs, please visit the EPAP webpage . For a detailed description of the duties and responsibilities, the applicant should contact the HRO at post. EPAP incumbents, unless they are separately accredited, do not have the same status as U.S. Foreign Service employees. Rather, such family members have derivative privileges and immunities, i.e., deriving from the sponsoring employee's status. Such status imposes a de facto limitation on what family members may do on the job and how they represent post. As is required for all Family Member Appointments (FMA), EPAP incumbents and supervisors will agree upon specific Work Requirement Statements (WRS, Form JF-57 EPR, Section III), within the first 45 days of employment at post. The WRS will confirm the duties and responsibilities as defined in the EPAP PD.