**Hiring Agency:** Embassy Brussels
**Position Title:** HR Assistant – Recruiter (open to all)
**Open Period:** 03/25/2026 – 04/27/2026
**Vacancy Time Zone:** GMT+1
**Series/Grade:** LE – 0305 7
**Salary:** EUR €4,466 /Per Month
**Work Schedule:** Full-time – 38 hours per week
**Promotion Potential:** LE-NA
**Duty Location(s):** 1 in Brussels, BE
**Telework Eligible:** No
## Overview
**Hiring Path:** Open to the public
**Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:** This position is open to: All Interested Applicants / All Sources For USEFM – FP grade is FP-07. Actual FP salary authorized by Washington D.C.
**Security Clearance Required:** Public Trust – Background Investigation
**Appointment Type:** Permanent
**Appointment Type Details:** Indefinite subject to successful completion of initial one-year contract.
**Marketing Statement:** 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.
**Summary:** The U.S. Mission in Belgium is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of HR Assistant – Recruiter in the Human Resources Office.
**Supervisory Position:** No
**Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:** No
## Duties
The jobholder manages and administers recruitment for the Tri-Mission’s American Family Member Employment Program. In addition, the jobholder is responsible for administering local staff recruitment for all Facilities Management, Warehouse, and Chauffeur positions, and coordinates and manages the Local Internship Program. Works directly with a variety of individuals and offices (Human Resource Officers, Community Liaison Office, hiring managers, Post Employment Committee members, Universities, etc.) to ensure positions are filled in accordance with established recruitment regulations, policies, guidelines.
## Qualifications and Evaluations
### **Requirements:**
– All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) certification.
– All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
– Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (15 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
### **Education Requirements:**
– Two years of full-time college or university studies.
– 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.
### **Qualifications:**
– Experience: At least three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in the field of Human Resources office with a broad exposure to recruitment and hiring, or training, or local labor law. Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.
– Language: Fluency in English. Fluency in Dutch or French combined with good working knowledge of the other language. (This may be tested.) Please address this language requirement in your ERA application.
– Job Knowledge: Advance knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, performance management, training, compensation and benefits, and personnel information systems. Must possess a good working knowledge of the local employment laws and customs as it pertains to social security and employment regulations for LE Staff. Advance knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service in a fast paced work environment. This includes meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Advance knowledge of computer hardware and software, including spreadsheets software. Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.
– Skills And Abilities: Must have excellent organizational skills, personality which inspires confidence in customers and permits maintenance of effective working relationships with supervisors and agency heads. Good working knowledge of MS Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point programs is required. Must understand the ability to utilize tact and diplomacy in person-to-person contact with host government officials and other external contacts/vendors throughout the area of responsibility. Must be able to demonstrate strong interviewing skills relevant to recruitment. Ability to effectively communicate in written and oral form as appropriate. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a team. Effective organizational skills and attention to detail are required attributes. (This may be tested.) Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.
## Benefits and Other Info
**Benefits – Agency Benefits:** The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for local employees that may include: life insurance, hospitalization insurance (family included), meal tickets, transportation reimbursements, seniority leave, special holidays, training, Employee Assistance Program, etc. 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.
**Other Information – HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS:** A hiring preference is extended to eligible and qualified applicants in the order listed below. It is essential you accurately describe your status in your application, failure to do so may result in a determination that you 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) with reemployment rights **
– IMPORTANT: US citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) applicants who claim 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 which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability, equivalent documentation, or 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 in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.
**ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS:** The following apply to EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs only:
– Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment who are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible. This does not apply when the hiring mechanism is TEMP or the work schedule is intermittent or irregular.
– Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may NOT be extended a second conditional offer of employment unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing.
The following apply to Locally Employed (LE) staff only:
– 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.
## How to Apply
**How to Apply:** Click the “Apply to This Vacancy” button at the top of the page to begin your application. For an instructional video on how to apply [click here](https://icr.state.gov). Please address all relevant experience, education, language skills (including English), and job related skills or requirements in your application. You may edit your application any time before the vacancy closing date. If you fail to submit a complete application by the vacancy closing date of this vacancy, then your application may be disqualified for this position. For a copy of the complete position description, please contact the HR Office. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the HR Office.
**Required Documents:** Please upload all applicable documents to your application. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.
**All Applicants:**
– Residency Permit and/or Work Permit
– Secondary school diploma (preferably a copy recognized by Belgian/U.S. authorities*)
– Proof of college/university attendance
– Language Scores (if available)
**In addition, Eligible Family Member (EFM) Applicants must 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)
*Clarification: If you have a diploma of one of the following countries, your diploma is automatically recognized:
– USA
– Belgium
– Netherlands
– Luxembourg
– International diplomas awarded by the European University Institute Firenze
In case you have a foreign diploma from a country not listed above, preferably submit the professionally recognized version by [cfwb](http://www.cfwb.be)/[naric](https://www.naric.be) as outlined on our [website](https://be.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/). The recognition type that applies for this vacancy is: level recognition. The process may take about 90 days.
**Next Steps:** The HR Office will contact successful applicants. For more information on applying for jobs or employment with us, please visit the U.S. Mission [website](https://be.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/) or follow us at [linkedin.com/company/us-embassy-in-belgium](https://www.linkedin.com/company/us-embassy-in-belgium) Thank you for your application and your interest in working with us.
