Job opening: Supervisory Management and Program Analyst
Salary: $136 035 - 176 842 per year
Published at: Oct 30 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in Refugee, Asylum & International Operations, Asylum Division, Newark Asylum Office.
As a Supervisory Management and Program Analyst, you will direct analyst personnel and serve as an expert analyst to management on major mission and/or administrative programs.
Duties
Supervise management and program analysts responsible for assessing the productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of operations, key initiatives, and program objectives.
Provide technical and administrative leadership to a team by assigning work to subordinate staff, providing training, explaining requirements, and resolving problems that may impact the objectives of the organizational unit.
Plans and conducts special studies, personally or through team members, provides expert advice to management, and develops and evaluates policies in assigned program areas.
Develop, implement, and monitor sophisticated management information systems that focus on long and short range plans, policies and programs in the direction of goals, objectives and priorities.
Conducts performance appraisals and provides performance feedback to subordinates throughout the rating period.
Qualifications
The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 11/08/2023.
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 11/08/2023.
The Asylum Division within USCIS is responsible for interviewing asylum seekers to determine whether they qualify for protection in the United States due to persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion. These determinations are made while protecting national security, combating fraud and protecting the legal immigration system through careful screening, vigilant interviews and sound adjudications. Every day, Asylum Officers change lives while ensuring the integrity of our country's immigration system.
Newark location only: Employment at the Newark Asylum Office provides an exciting opportunity to staff to work in both downtown Newark and our Manhattan Branch. Both locations are accessible through public transportation and travel between the two offices is quick and convenient. While staff members will be assigned to the Newark Branch duty station, employee may be expected to work out of the Manhattan Branch on a rotational, periodic or as needed basis.
GS-14: You qualify at the GS-14 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have experience performing the following duties:
Conducting studies, analyzing findings and making recommendations on substantive operating programs that requires applying knowledge of qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques along with knowledge of the mission, organization, and work processes of the programs and the relationships of administrative support activities.
Performing a wide variety of analytical studies and projects related to organizational improvement, productivity improvement, compliance with internal standards and controls, and long-range planning including developing guidance on techniques for operational improvement and manuals or directives covering the administrative aspects of field operations.
Serving as a functional lead or technical advisor for interdisciplinary project teams to evaluate program operations, identify and articulate issues, recommend solutions in a clear, concise manner to senior executive-level audiences.
Utilizing complex information systems for data collection that focus on tracking program performance for long- and short-term initiatives, policy implementation, and operational effectiveness.
Please read the following important information to ensure you submit everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit your responses and appropriate documentation prior to 11/08/2023. Your resume will be used to determine your qualifications for the position advertised in this announcement. Therefore, your resume must highlight your most relevant, significant experience related to the requirements found in the qualification section of this announcement, as well as any applicable education. USCIS will only review the first 5 pages of your resume to determine your initial eligibility/qualifications for a position. As such, please be sure to include content to support your eligibility/qualifications for this position within the first 5 pages. Please note that your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since Human Resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated and ranked based on your responses to the online questions.
Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:
Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)
Duties (be specific in describing your duties)
Employer's name and address
Supervisor name and phone number
Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18 2007 to April 05 2008)
Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position.
Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
Salary
Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide the above information may result in a finding of ineligible.
Note: Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.
Federal Experience: If you are using current or prior federal experience as a basis for qualifying for this position, the grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level must be listed in your work history. This information will be further validated if selected for this position.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build criteria competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer service. Please provide the dates and amount of time/hours worked earning this experience.
Education
EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
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