Visa Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located at the National Visa Center (CA/VO/DO/NVC) in Portsmouth, NH.

NVC is organized within the Office of Domestic Operations, Visa Services Office, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/VO/DO).

CA/VO/DO is responsible for planning and supporting a wide range of VO-wide issues, including program planning, contracting, human resources, budget, training, and special projects.

Unofficial Working Title: Fraud Prevention Specialist Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience may have been gained in work such as developing, examining, investigating, adjudicating, or authorizing claims arising under the immigration and/or nationality laws of the United States.

Specialized experience must include: Experience in understanding and applying federal policies, laws, and regulations that govern non-immigrant and diversity immigrant visas processing.

Experience detecting fraud using laws, regulations, and policies.

Experience in using qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of fraud prevention operations.

Experience in utilizing software programs and online research tools used in border security, non-immigrant visa, and diversity visa operations. Major Duties:

• Monitors and tracks contractor performance of anti-fraud activities consistent with work statement requirements to ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables in support of the Fraud Prevention and Analysis Unit.
• Serves on advisory panels, study groups, and committees to review and analyze the effectiveness of CA's visa anti-fraud efforts and strategies.
• Creates and delivers training on updated visa policies to consular and contract employees and other agencies involved in visa anti-fraud work.
• Establishes and maintains contacts with counterparts in the law enforcement and national security communities to keep current with their processes, practices, and procedures relevant to National Visa Center fraud prevention programs.
• Conducts research in government and commercial databases to identify visa fraud and other violations of U.S. law in visa case work.