IN THIS SECTION
Employment-Related Social Media
Foreign Service Family Member Businesses
Inside the Mission Employment for EFMs
Outside the Mission Employment for EFMs
Volunteer Opportunities in the Foreign Service Community
GENERAL RESOURCES
Family Member Employment - Teleworking (GCLO)
Advice and information from GCLO about teleworking for EFMs.
Family Member Employment Report (FAMER)
The FAMER provides a snapshot of family member employment at post and includes the number of family members employed both inside and outside the mission. The FAMER is published twice a year, as is The Worldwide Family Member Employment Overview, and serves as a research tool for the bidding season for family members interested in working. The FAMER is available to Department of State employees via OpenNet and to employees of other agencies assigned under Chief of Mission authority by emailing the Community Liaison Office Coordinator (CLO) at post, FSI’s Transition Center via the website Post Info To Go – External or by emailing GCLOAskEmployment@state.gov. Please include the name of the direct hire employee, agency, and post of assignment in the email. See our guide to reading the FAMER.
GCLO's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) list
GCLO’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a voluntary, work-based program that offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services to employees who have personal and/or work-related problems
Global Community Liaison Office (GCLO)
Global Community Liaison Office (GCLO)
**Also see useful articles on EFM employment in the Realities of Foreign Service Life books, Volumes 1 and 2.
EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS AND NETWORKING
FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILY MEMBER BUSINESSES
AAFSW's EFM Business Directory
Find real estate agents in the Foreign Service community.
FS Community Business Directory
The AAFSW FS Community Business Directory’s mission is to become the Foreign Affairs reference portal to present all EFMs, MOHs, FSOs, and FS-Community-related business products and services.
GCLO's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) list
GCLO’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a voluntary, work-based program that offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services to employees who have personal and/or work-related problems
INSIDE THE MISSION EMPLOYMENT FOR EFMS
OUTSIDE THE MISSION EMPLOYMENT FOR EFMS
GCLO's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) list
GCLO’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a voluntary, work-based program that offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services to employees who have personal and/or work-related problems
EMPLOYMENT BACK IN THE U.S.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE COMMUNITY
AAFSW's Art and BookFair
Held each autumn in the State Department, and year-round used bookstore in the Department; e-mail office@aafsw.org.
Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW)
Volunteer community association for all members of the Foreign Affairs community, including spouses/partners, employees (FS and CS), retirees, divorced/widowed employees or spouses.
J. Kirby Simon Trust
Grants to support charitable projects by Foreign Service community members overseas.
Secretary of State Awards for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad (SOSA) Winners
For inspiration from previous exceptional volunteers.