This is the level of English needed to apply for job vacancies at the US Embassy in Ecuador

The United States Embassy in Ecuador published a list of job vacancies at its headquarters in Guayaquil and Quito and Look for applicants with various levels of English, such as fluent or good practical knowledge.

In Latin America, Ecuador is one of the two countries with the worst level of English language proficiency and it is only above Mexico. In fact the score is 440 out of 1,000, according to the EF EPI (English Proficiency Index) 2021 report.

For Quito, the embassy requires visa assistants. This is open to current Mission, EFM or MOH employees. The responsibility of this position is based on handling the full and complex range of processing activities for immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications, with the exception of adjudication.

They need an applicant with two years of customer service experience, two years of general college education, and a level III of English, that is, that they know how to read, speak and write.

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The salary is $26,217 a year and request a copy of the notice of orders/Assignment (or equivalent); title or transcript; proof of two years of university studies; copy of passport or ID; DD-214 – copy of member 4, letter from veterans affairs or other supporting documentation (if applicable); SF-50 (if applicable).

for the position of mechanical plumbing maintenance also in Quito require A minimum of three years of experience working as a journeyman plumber in the repair and maintenance of plumbing/mechanical systems in commercial or industrial facilities.

Here this participant would carry out maintenance of mechanical and plumbing systems, among other activities. The salary is $22,393 a year and they are looking for people with a limited level of English proficiency. This is: written/spoken/read in English to understand verbal requests, read some technical material and prepare simple reports.

In addition to this, have a high school diploma, business school course certificates, driver’s license and others.

And the last vacancy in Quito is to be USAID Project Management Specialist (Monitoring and Evaluation) PSC. It is a job to work within the Program Office (PO) in USAID/Ecuador and must report to the director of the Program Office. Likewise, it is also responsible for supporting the activities and processes of the Mission related to monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL).

For this vacancy the salary is $55,730 a year and require a level IV (Fluent) in English and Spanish, both oral and written. Communication is with technically sophisticated concepts at a professional level.

They are looking for an applicant with a minimum of three years of work experience combined with training work in activity management, performance monitoring and evaluation. And with a bachelor’s degree in international development, social sciences, business administration, economics, statistics, or related field.

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Meanwhile, for Guayaquil needs participants with the same level of English as the other job offers. For example, for the Health Unit Assistant, they ask for a level III level of English with knowledge in reading, writing and speaking.

Here this assistant must supervise, direct and execute the administrative functions and responsibilities of the Medical Unit assigned to him by the Medical Specialists of the Foreign Service of Direct Contracting. Salary is $22.93.33 a year.

And finally, the embassy also needs security escortwho will perform those functions with unauthorized visitors and personnel while in controlled access areas (CAAs) or elsewhere within mission facilities and grounds.

For this position they are looking for someone with level III fluency in both spoken and written English; One year of previous experience in a clerical, management or security-related role.

Possessing a high school diploma, title and the salary is $24,749 a year. (YO)