VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

11/04/2024

EMBASSY OF BRAZIL IN MYANMAR

The Embassy of Brazil in Yangon announces the result of the selection process, according to item 4 from the current vacancy announcement.

 The candidates are listed in order as follows:

This selection process will be valid for twelve months, counted from the date of disclosure of the final result. Candidates considered suitable, but not hired due to lack of vacancies, may be called if there are new opportunities for the same job category to which they applied, within the aforementioned period of validity.

This commission has sent individual emails to the candidates confirming their position in the list. 

Yangon, April 11^th 2024

 02/04/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITION VACANCY - THIRD PHASE-INTERVIEW

The candidates selected for the third phase of the process have been contacted by email and/or phone call, with instructions regarding the interview and computer test.

The Embassy of Brazil in Yangon would like to thank all those who applied for the position.

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22/03/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITION VACANCY - SECOND PHASE

The candidates selected for the second phase of the process have been contacted by email and/or phone call, with instructions regarding the written exam.

If you have not been contacted by the Embassy, we regret to inform that you have not been selected. 

The Embassy of Brazil in Yangon would like to thank all those who applied for the position.

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EMBASSY OF BRAZIL IN MYANMAR

 VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Nº 01/2024

Position: Administrative Assistant

The Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Myanmar announces the public selection process for the recruitment of one Administrative Assistant (full-time basis). The selection process follows the terms and conditions set forth in this announcement.

The Administrative Assistant position is not a position of Brazilian public office and does not serve a public function in the Brazilian Government.

The Administrative Assistant will be a local staff of the Embassy of Brazil in Myanmar, appointed independently of his/her nationality, and hired in accordance with the laws of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The Administrative Assistant will be placed in any sector, according to the interest and needs of the Embassy.

1. JOB DESCRIPTION AND BENEFITS

 The Administrative Assistant recruited will be requested to perform various tasks in different sectors of the Embassy, such as:

• Provide general assistance to the public, in person, by email or telephone;

• Receive and separate all correspondence for distribution inside the Embassy;

• Provide information to the public enquiring about consular services;

• Assist relationships with banks, companies and government branches.

• Facilitate contact with local authorities;

• Prepare texts and correspondence, provide services and written translations in both the English and Myanmar languages;

• Assist Accounting department;

• Be available for occasional external services that require traveling within and outside Yangon (at no cost to the employee);

• Show interest to learn Portuguese, in case the candidate does not speak the language.

• Provide other administrative and support tasks as required by the Embassy;

-Working hours: 40 hours/week.

-Monthly salary: USD 1,000.00 (one thousand dollars);  

-13 monthly salaries per year (i.e. 12 months’ salary plus bonus equivalent to one month salary, per year);  

-The contract will be signed for a year with the possibility of yearly renewals.

2. APPLICATION (from February 28^th to March 15^th )

Application form is available on the following address: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/embaixada-yangon/english/vacancy-announcements

Applicants must submit the following documents to be considered:

a)                 Application form scanned and signed; (download here)

b)                 Curriculum vitae with specific reference to language skills (Burmese and English), Microsoft Office, previous working experience, as well as e-mail address;

c)                 COPIES of the following documents:

c. 1) Proof of regular residence status and work permit to take full-time paid employment in Myanmar in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (foreigners only);

c.2)            Education level certificate/diploma;

c.3)            Identification document (the candidate must be at least 18 years old);

c.4)            Police clearance certificate issued by the Myanmar government (for Brazilian citizens, it is also necessary to present the "Certidão de Antecedentes Criminais", to be obtained at the following web address: https://www.gov.br/pt-br/servicos/emitir-certidao-de-antecedentes-criminais);

c.5)            Recommendation letters from previous employers, if available

c.6)            For Brazilian citizens, show compliance with voting duties by providing the voting certificate ("Certidão de Quitação Eleitoral" to be obtained on http://www.tse.jus.br/eleitor-e-eleicoes/certidoes/certidao-de-quitacao-eleitoral);

c.7)            For Brazilian citizens, to present a hand-written letter signed by the candidate declaring that he/she does not hold any office, employment, function or public post, as well as that he/she does not receive any type of income from the Brazilian Government;

c. 7) For Brazilian male citizens, photocopy of military service records;

The copies of all  documents listed above must be sent by e-mail, from February 28th to March 15th, to the email address administ.yangon@itamaraty.gov.br . The documents should be sent in “.pdf” file, in one email message only.

Applicants must submit each required copy of the documents listed above. Failure to do so may result in ineligibility.

3. SELECTION PROCESS – (Estimated dates – Annex I)

1st phase: Curriculum analysis/initial Screening

Applications will be initially screened for eligibility in accordance with the minimum requirements of education and experience, and based on the documentation received from the candidates.

2nd phase: Recruitment test

Shortlisted candidates will be given a recruitment test in English and Burmese in person in Yangon. The date, location, time and duration of the tests will be announced only to shortlisted candidates, by email.

3rd phase: Interviews

The highest scoring applicants from the 2^nd phase recruitment test will be invited for an interview in person at the Embassy of Brazil in Yangon.

The date, location, time and duration of each interview will be announced only to shortlisted candidates individually, by email.

For every phase result, applicants may apply for re-examination in the maximum of two days after the announcement published in the Embassy`s official page. Appeals should be sent to administ.yangon@itamaraty.gov.br.

4. FINAL RESULT

The list with the names of the successful candidates, in ranking order, will be made public on the Embassy official page (https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/embaixada-yangon/english/vacancy-announcements). The candidate listed first will be selected for the current vacancy.

This selection process will be valid for twelve months, counted from the date of disclosure of the final result. Candidates considered suitable, but not hired due to lack of vacancies, may be called if there are new opportunities for the same job category to which they applied, within the aforementioned period of validity.

5. HIRING PROCESS

The selected candidate will be requested to present the original supporting documents listed in item 2 of this announcement within 3 days of the publication of the result. Failing to do so will invalidate his/her selection.

Besides the documents listed in item 2, the chosen candidate should present a certificate of physical and mental fitness issued by a doctor or medical official institution.

The selected candidate will be recruited for a contract term of one year from the date of signing an employment contract, with the possibility of yearly renewals, which term and renewals will be in accordance with the labor legislation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Once hired, the candidate selected for the vacancy of Administrative Assistant must complete a probationary period of three months in the Embassy of Brazil in Yangon. At the end of the probationary period, the contract will be confirmed or canceled depending on the employee's performance.

6. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Any applicant for this vacancy is required to have read all of the terms and made note of the deadlines established in this Announcement, and the submission of an application by such applicant will be deemed an acceptance of the same. An applicant that makes a false or inexact statement, or that cannot fulfill the required conditions, may have his/her application withdrawn by the Selection Committee at its sole discretion at any time.

All the dates mentioned in this Announcement may be altered or rescheduled, at the sole discretion of the Selection Committee.

 Changes to the terms of this Announcement will be published on the Facebook page of the Brazilian Embassy in Yangon (https://www.facebook.com/embassy.brazil.yangon/) and also on the Embassy official website  https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/embaixada-yangon/english/vacancy-announcements .

 Any inquiries about this Announcement shall be made only by email, to administ.yangon@itamaraty.gov.br, including the subject line: “VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Nº 01/2024”.

Yangon, February 28^th 2024

          ANNEX I