Supervisory Asylum Officer

U.S.-Citizenship-and-Immigration-Services; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

USCIS in San Francisco is seeking a Supervisory Asylum Officer to lead a team of asylum officers, monitor interviews, and ensure high-quality adjudications. You will evaluate performance, provide mentorship, and initiate personnel actions when necessary.

Qualified candidates will have experience in asylum case work, policy impact analysis, and guidance of staff through complex decisions. This role requires careful adherence to agency procedures and federal guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising asylum adjudication teams and ensuring quality control.
• Ability to analyze country conditions and policy impact on cases.
• Experience providing guidance or training to staff handling asylum cases.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Asylum Officers and observe interviews.
• Review proposed adjudications to ensure quality and consistency.
• Complete performance evaluations and initiate personnel actions as needed.
• Oversee decisions and ensure proper application of guidance.

Skills

Case analysis

Policy analysis

Mentorship

Decision review

Job description

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud.

As a Supervisory Asylum Officer, you will supervise a team of Asylum Officers, observe Asylum Officer interviews, review proposed adjudications to ensure that an appropriate level of quality is maintained, complete performance evaluations, and initiate appropriate personnel actions when necessary.

The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 09/30/2026.

Time in Grade does not apply to Delegated Examining Announcements, any reference to Time in Grade in the questionnaire will not apply to the rating and ranking of applicants.

This announcement is issued under the Direct Hire Authority to recruit for positions for which the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has a critical hiring need.

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 majority of the following duties:

• Making final determinations on or preparing legal briefs or other written memoranda that advocate for asylum or immigration benefits cases;
• Analyzing the impact of policy, legislation, or country conditions on asylum or immigration benefits cases;
• Providing technical guidance, mentorship, or training to individuals who adjudicate asylum or immigration benefits cases or who prepare legal briefs or other written memoranda that advocate for asylum or immigration benefits cases;
• Reviewing asylum or immigration benefit decisions to ensure proper application of all relevant guidance.

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