Adjudication Officer

Full Job Description

View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, in Washington, District of Columbia. These are non-bargaining unit positions.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within the National Capital Region. Please limit your resume to 2 pages.

If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.

WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as: Providing advice and guidance to agency managers (field and headquarters) on matters relative to organizational operations, policies, procedures, and other requirements; Performing a variety of investigative and analytical functions at the Headquarters level.

responsible for adjudication determinations pursuant to the Immigration and Naturalization Act Section (INA) 212(d)(5)(A), Coordination and Deconfliction, Public Safety and National Security related vetting, oversight, and compliance; Researching data sensitive databases from a variety of sources to evaluate a subject's interaction with law enforcement; Operating under delegated authority for approval of Parole Applications; and Coordinating working groups with internal and external partners including, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S.

Marshals Service, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of International Affairs, State and Local Police Departments.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

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 critical 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 experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707.

Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.

If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.

To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Major Duties:

• As an Adjudication Officer, you will perform the following duties: Evaluates the prior contributions and proposed activities to approve or deny paroles, as well as to grant and/or implement restrictions on immigration related benefits; Uses sensitive law enforcement databases to investigate the subjects' interactions with law enforcement, criminal history, immigration history, and prior support to law enforcement; Reviews the requestor's monitoring plan and makes a determination of sufficiency, which may impose additional constraints based on evaluation and analysis of each individual case; Serves as a liaison with frequent collaborations with a variety of Headquarters and Field internal and external law enforcement agencies' representatives including but not limited to the FBI, DEA, and many others; and Performs cross-organizational analysis of public safety and national security risks inherent to the parole of subjects often with extensive violent, sometimes extremist backgrounds, and evaluates the requesting agencies' plan and capacity to mitigate those threats.