The incumbent serves as a Passport Specialist within the National Passport Center, Passport Services (CA/PPT/NPC), Bureau of Consular Affairs.  In this capacity, the incumbent plans and directs a comprehensive anti-fraud program for CA/PPT/NPC and in conjunction with the other regional Fraud Program Managers and the Office of Fraud Prevention Programs (CA/FPP). TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CONSULAR AFFAIRS, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Duties

Designs and directs comprehensive region-wide programs to protect the integrity of the U.S. passport and the worldwide acceptance and trust placed in the document Analyzes and evaluates suspected fraudulent passport applications as referred by acceptance agents, passport adjudicators and other employees and officers of the Agency/Center who have concerns over the validity of an application As an expert in passport fraud, fraud statutes and regulations, precedents and Departmental anti-fraud policy, provides expert instruction, advice and support to management, acceptance agents, and passport adjudicators Works with the other Passport Fraud Prevention Specialists in designing and developing comprehensive in -house fraud prevention workshops, seminars, and presentations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• MOBILITY STATEMENT: Willingness to transfer between passport facilities is a requirement for assignment to this position.
• This position requires shift work.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.  NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience may have been gained in work such as developing, examining, investigating, adjudicating, or authorizing claims arising under the immigration and/or nationality laws of the United States. GS-13 Applicants - Qualifying Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying laws, regulations, precedents, court decisions and policies of the Department and the Directorate of Passport Services pertaining to passport adjudication and issuance; Experience examining legal documentation relating to birth, adoption, naturalization, and similar evidence reflecting eligibility for U.S. passports and identifying those that are spurious or warrant further scrutiny; Experience conducting in-depth interviews diplomatically to gain information needed to make judgments for possible passport fraud while not offending those with legitimate U.S. passport entitlement; and Experience and familiarity with various subterfuges and schemes commonly used to fraudulently obtain passports and visas; and to instruct passport acceptance agents and adjudicators to recognize them. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 level

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 600 19th Street, N.W. Attn: CA/EX/HRD Washington, District of Columbia 20520 United States
• Name: Marquis Brock-Smith
• Phone: 1-771-204-3233
• Email: [email protected]