Supervisory Immigration Services Officer (Section Chief)

Citizenship and Immigration Services; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizenship and Immigration Services in Lincoln, Nebraska seeks a Supervisory Immigration Services Officer (Section Chief) to provide technical and administrative direction for efficient operations and ensure integrity of immigration systems and benefit programs.

The role involves coordinating and directing the accomplishment of difficult and diverse functions, analyzing program goals and objectives, and establishing long-range work plans with actions to achieve them.

Qualifications

• Providing technical and administrative supervision to a staff of officers engaged in programs administering the Immigration and Naturalization Act (such as Adjudications, Inspections, Investigations, and Border Protection).
• Coordinating and directing the accomplishment of difficult and diverse functions or issues.
• Analyzing and implementing issues related to the establishment of program goals and objectives.
• Establishing long-range work plans and determining the actions necessary to accomplish these objectives.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical and administrative supervision to a staff of officers engaged in programs administering the Immigration and Naturalization Act (such as Adjudications, Inspections, Investigations, and Border Protection).
• Coordinating and directing the accomplishment of difficult and diverse functions or issues.
• Analyzing and implementing issues related to the establishment of program goals and objectives.
• Establishing long-range work plans and determining the actions necessary to accomplish these objectives.

Job description

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As an Supervisory Immigration Services Officer (Section Chief), you will provide technical and administrative direction for efficient operations; ensure the integrity of immigration systems and benefit programs; identify and address areas to improve; and provide support for enforcement activities.

The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 10/22/2026. 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 10/22/2026.

S-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 majority of the following duties:

• Providing technical and administrative supervision to a staff of officers engaged in programs administering the Immigration and Naturalization Act (such as Adjudications, Inspections, Investigations, and Border Protection).
• Coordinating and directing the accomplishment of difficult and diverse functions or issues.
• Analyzing and implementing issues related to the establishment of program goals and objectives.
• Establishing long-range work plans and determining the actions necessary to accomplish these objectives.