Supervisory Program Analyst

U.S. Department of State; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa Services Directorate, Office of Screening, Analysis, and Coordination, seeks a qualified candidate to coordinate interagency screening and vetting for all visa applicants and respond to SAOs on visa eligibility.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent, with demonstrated ability to supervise, assess, and apply immigration and national security policies, under time-in-grade rules.

Qualifications

• 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.
• Experience developing, examining, investigating, or adjudicating claims under immigration and nationality laws.
• Experience providing operational oversight, leadership, and direction of visa screening and vetting programs.
• Experience implementing national security-related visa policy.
• Time-In-Grade Requirements: 52 weeks at the next lower grade.
• Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others.
• Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances.
• Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress.
• Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view.
• Capacity to "see the job through."

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Analysis

Adaptability

Judgment

Job description

This position is in the Office of Screening, Analysis, and Coordination, Visa Services Directorate, Bureau of Consular Affairs. The Office: a) Coordinates interagency screening and vetting checks for all visa applicants, including by responding to Security Advisory Opinions (SAOs) on the visa eligibility of foreign nationals who may fall within the purview of subsections 212(a)(3)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. [If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.

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-13 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 must demonstrate the following:

• Developing, examining, investigating, or adjudicating, claims arising under the immigration and/or nationality laws of the United States.
• Providing operational oversight, leadership, and direction of visa screening and vetting programs.
• Implementing national security-related visa policy.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.

In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities:

• Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others;
• Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;
• Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;
• Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and
• Capacity to "see the job through."