Job opening: Supervisory Adjudication Officer
Salary: $155 700 - 183 500 per year
Published at: Dec 15 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in Refugee, Asylum & International Operations, STAR Division.
As a Supervisory Adjudication Officer (STAR Division Chief), you will be responsible for providing extensive knowledge on statelessness, Terrorist Inadmissibility Grounds, and research issues. As well as manage a range of demands with potential implications on immigration operation on a global scale.
Duties
Provide briefings as requested in response to a change in law or policy and outline potential impacts; provide options to senior leadership and make recommendations.
Manage of a wide variety of complex administrative, functional, and policy requirements as it pertains to inspection, investigations, and adjudications across USCIS.
Develop new work procedures and methods to address efficacy issues and program needs. They also modify work operations to establish and satisfy priorities in the face of shifting program requirements.
Oversee a wide range of complex administrative and operational needs in order to direct studies and analyses that may affect immigration operations worldwide.
Supervise the preparation of advisory reports for specific cases, along with creating and executing agency guidelines, rules, processes, and training.
Qualifications
The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 01/05/2024.
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 01/05/2024.
GS-15: You qualify at the GS15 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-14 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:
Directs a program which involves knowledge and experience in conducting inspections, investigations and compliance tasks involving adjudication processes.
Operates programs in constantly changing political, cultural, environmental, and socio-economic conditions.
Maintains relationships with internal and external partners across the federal government to plan policies and procedures on behalf of the agency.
Creates innovative techniques and protocols to monitor efficiency and fulfill program requirements.
Analyzes, researches, develops, and drafts new regulations, policies and procedures.
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 01/05/2024. 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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