Job opening: Adjudication Officer
Salary: $117 962 - 181 216 per year
Published at: Dec 18 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate; Statelessness, TRIG, and Research Division; Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds (TRIG) Branch.
As an Adjudication Officer, you will serve as a subject matter expert on complex adjudications, act as an intra-agency liaison and coordinate with inter-agency partners, conduct training and high-level research, and draft work products relating to Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds.
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.
Assist in the overall administration and technical direction of terrorism-related inadmissibility matters within USCIS.
Implement and manage quality assurance and case review procedures and methodologies related to adjudications on terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds across agency directorates.
Draft memoranda, reports, and communications regarding terrorism-related laws and administrative/judicial decisions, and serve as a liaison in inter-agency meetings.
Conduct and manage research initiatives across directorates, including a variety of work products for adjudicators on terrorism-related inadmissibilities.
Develop, conduct, and present training on complex matters concerning the terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds.
Qualifications
The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 12/27/2024.
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 12/27/2024.
GS-13: You qualify at the GS-13 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-12 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:
Providing input and support on national security-related matters for immigration cases.
Applying immigration statutory provisions, regulations, and procedures to make final determinations on immigration applications/petitions.
Making final determinations on difficult and sensitive immigration applications involving terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds.
Formulating findings, conclusions, and recommendations and presenting them in written and oral form.
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:
Providing expert direction and support on national security-related matters for immigration cases.
Applying immigration statutory provisions, regulations, and procedures to make final determinations on immigration applications/petitions.
Making final determinations on difficult and sensitive immigration applications involving terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds.
Analyzing, researching, and developing work products on the terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds.
Leading, conducting, and presenting complex and time-sensitive management studies and reviews in written format and verbally to various audiences to include agency leadership and other federal departments or agencies.
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 12/27/2024. 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
EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at these grade levels.
If you have not already done so, you will be required to attend and complete a USCIS Officer training course. This is typically provided through a blended approach of virtual instruction followed by in-residence instruction at a training venue. Training must be successfully completed according to the standards of the agency. Failure to do so will be grounds for mandatory removal from the position. Such failure will result in either reassignment to a different position, demotion or separation by appropriate procedures.
Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.
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