Visa Specialist

US Department of State Headquarters; Williamsburg (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of State Headquarters seeks a qualified specialist for the Kentucky Consular Center to support visa operations and fraud prevention initiatives. You will apply a wide range of federal policies to non-immigrant and diversity visa processes, analyze fraud prevention effectiveness, and utilize border security tools and research resources.

The ideal candidate will communicate complex findings clearly and coordinate with internal teams to implement policy changes and strengthen

Qualifications

• Experience applying federal policies, laws, and regs for non-immigrant and diversity visa processing.
• Ability to use qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate fraud prevention operations.
• Experience using software programs and online tools used in border security and visa processing.
• Ability to interpret policies, provide advice, and communicate findings to diverse audiences.

Skills

Policy knowledge

Fraud analysis

Border security tools

Oral/written communication

Tools

Security software

Job description

This position is located in the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), Office of Domestic Operations, Visa Directorate, Bureau of Consular Affairs. KCC processes all petition-based non-immigrant and diversity immigrant visas, which totals over 600,000 cases per year, and conducts Facial Recognition checks for approximately 20 million visa and passport applications per year.

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

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:

• Experience in understanding and applying a wide range of federal policies, laws, and regulations that govern non-immigrant and diversity immigrant visas processing.
• 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.
• Experience in analyzing and recommending new fraud prevention initiatives in response to emerging fraud patterns, trends, and regulatory and policy changes.
• Experience in using oral and written communication to provide advice and assistance, plan and coordinate activities, present briefings and trainings, interpret policies and procedures, conduct outreach, and represent agency interests in interactions with other government and non-governmental entities.