Job opening: Adjudication Officer
Salary: $82 764 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Jul 01 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in Field Operations Directorate, Office of Field Operations, Investor Program Office (IPO).
As an Adjudication Officer, you will safeguard the integrity of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program by detecting, analyzing, and evaluating fraud, national security, and public safety threats. Provide oversight, liaison, and evaluation activities with law enforcement and adjudications elements.
Duties
The responsibilities described are for the full performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope performed with less independence, and limited complexity.
Conduct background security checks, screening for fraud, public safety, and national security threats while identifying admissibility and removability indicators.
Review and interpret new and established directives, instructions, regulations, etc. and delegations of authority for potential impact on program objectives, operation policies, work operations, and process.
Liaise with law enforcement officials, adjudications, Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS), USCIS officials, and other government agencies for deconfliction.
Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, position papers, legal decisions, notices to appear in removal proceedings, and responses for litigation.
Collect, analyze, and evaluate information from DHS internal systems and make determinations related to national security and egregious public safety issues.
Qualifications
The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 07/10/2024.
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 07/10/2024.
GS-11: You qualify at the GS-11 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-09 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:
Research, interpret and apply existing agency guidelines to applications and petitions for background check product lines that
have high visibility or are of great important to the agency;
Providing guidance on immigration law, regulations, policies, and procedures to varied audiences, particularly as it relates to
background checks;
Developing and maintaining standard operating procedures related to background check policies and procedures;
Communicating effectively with customers, leadership, and agency working groups to advise on background check policies and
procedures, responding to customer service inquiries, and completing team projects.
OR
You may substitute successful completion of a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent degree) or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in any field, or L.L.M. if related for experience at the GS-11 grade level. Such education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise three years of graduate study. If that information is not available, use 54 semester or 81 quarter hours.
GS-12: You qualify at the GS-12 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-11 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:
Planning, organizing, and directing team efforts across organizational lines, including monitoring progress to ensure
agency mission requirements are accomplished in a timely manner;
Reviewing and analyzing proposed legislation as to its effect on national security and public safety and
recommending changes where appropriate;
Providing advice, guidance and advocacy on policy matters relating to national security, fraud and public safely, and
impact on adjudications;
Liaising with executive leadership, internal and external agency program staff, law enforcement and legal counsel to
furnish information, guidance, and assistance regarding policies, regulations, and statutes relating to background
checks.
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 07/10/2024. 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.
Education
COMBINING QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION (at the GS-11 level only): If you do not qualify based on experience or education alone, you may be able to qualify based on a combination of your experience and education. For more information on combining education and experience, visit the following website:
General Schedule Qualification Standards.
Transcript required: If you don't submit a transcript, we will not use your education when deciding if you're qualified for the job. For verification purposes, the transcript submitted must include your name and educational institution.
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