This position serves as Deputy Assistant Director, Student & Exchange Visitor Program within the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) National Security Division, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). HSI is a critical asset in the ICE mission, responsible for investigating a wide range of domestic and international activities arising from the illegal movement of people and goods into, within and out of the United States.

Duties

The Deputy Assistant Director, Student & Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP): Leading the SEVP and keeps the Assistant Director for National Security apprised of controversial and sensitive issues that affect the SEVP. Overseeing the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of SEVP operations, development, assignment, and goals within ICE, including a budget in excess of $180 million. Accomplishing the mission of SEVP in order to prevent the abuse of U.S. Visa programs and ensure that students studying in the United States comply with visa rules in a way that does not significantly hurt the nation's academic system. SEVP also certifies schools and programs that enroll these students and serves as coordinator for various U.S. government organizations that have an interest in these students. Leading the development and implementation of all policy, regulations, and statutes that govern the 1.4 million international students and the more than 40,000 designated school officials in excess of 7,000 SEVP-approved institutions; manages the recertification process of these academic institutions, which is a biannual requirement established by Congress that results in significant interaction with presidents and chancellors of the nation's largest and most prestigious colleges and universities. Representing ICE at regional and national academic conferences; interacts with university presidents and chancellors and senior ICE, DHS, and Departments of Education and State officials regarding joint efforts in outreach to international students and academic institutions, as well as compliance issues. Engaging closely with ICE and HSI operational offices to ensure that special agents take both criminal and administrative actions against fraudulent schools that improperly enroll international students; interacts with and responds to senior DHS and ICE leadership related to these actions, and briefs senior members of Congress who oversee national security and immigration issues. Managing resources and systems to fully implement comprehensive multi-year plans to both safeguard and share critical law enforcement information with federal, state, local, and foreign partners where appropriate and in accordance with applicable laws and policy. Planning, organizing, developing, and implements strategies and concepts to develop and improve information sharing interoperability and safeguarding; assures that information sharing and intelligence capabilities, constraints, potentials, and issues are communicated to key decision makers within ICE. Leading efforts to ensure tasks and deliverables reach desired milestones, outcomes, and performance results; leads staff program development and management, as well as policy development, review, and implementation, providing the technical guidance and leadership necessary to resolve matters that are often controversial, complex, and/or precedent-setting. Interacting with and testifies before Congressional members regarding a host of law enforcement and national security issues associated with international education.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.
• If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under federal law, if selected for this position.
• You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
• You must file a Public Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment.
• Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of placement and/or employment in the position and the incumbent(s) of this position is/are subject to random drug testing.
• The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires SES appointees coming from outside the Federal service to verify they are eligible to work in the United States.

Qualifications

1. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined in the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent. This experience should be sufficiently broad in scope and at a major management level in a large or complex organization. The ideal candidate will have experience supervising a large number of employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as: Directing the work of an organizational unit; Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects; Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and Supervising the work of employees, developing policy, and other executive functions. If your experience does not include these basic qualifications, you will not be determined qualified for this position. 2. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential, not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. ECQ 1: Leading Change- This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2: Leading People- This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3: Results Driven- This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4: Business Acumen- This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5: Building Coalitions -This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. The Fundamental Competencies are the attributes that serve as the foundation for each of the ECQs; they are cross-cutting and should be addressed over the complete ECQ narrative. Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation Additional information on the ECQs is available at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications. 3. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs) Current or former SES members and CDP-certified applicants may omit the ECQs from their application package. However, all applicants must submit narrative responses for the TQs listed below. TQ 1- Expert knowledge of and ability to manage a complex, large-scale Federal law enforcement program and its related policies, procedures, regulations, and techniques. TQ 2- Effectively maintain partnerships between ICE, federal, state and local partners, and the academic community to improve the understanding of program requirements, provide leadership in resolving policy issues, and develop approaches to overcoming challenges. Important: Refer to the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement for page length and other formatting specifications. Documents that do not adhere to the specified requirements may be disqualified. We recommend uploading your documents in PDF format to preserve formatting and ensure conformance with specifications. Failure to submit any of the required documents as stated will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.

Education

There are no educational requirements for this position.

Contacts

• Address National Security Investigations Division 500 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20536 US
• Name: Shaunta Newby
• Phone: (202) 732-3661
• Email: [email protected]