Chief of Staff

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As a Chief of Staff, you will provide financial, human capital and administrative oversight of complex and diverse mission support functions and ensures organizational goals are achieved with offices across diverse geographic locations.

Directs administrative programs including logistics, facilities, emergency management, congressional and stakeholder relations, and program evaluation in accordance with policies established by USCIS HQ, the Regional Director, and District Director.

Serves as a senior-level expert and advisor on complex administrative, labor and employee relations, and logistical matters. Formulates and initiates changes to policies and procedures that affect the work of others and major aspects of the program.

Maintains an awareness of external factors that affect the organization. Ensures goals are met through well-coordinated strategic resource planning, monitoring, and execution that minimizes costs and maximizes program efficiency and effectiveness.

Develops short/long-term resource strategies and concrete objectives, plans and priorities, consistent with organizational goals and internal/external factors to support and enable high visibility mission requirements with national impact.

Inspires, motivates and challenges others to maximize their potential; fosters an environment that encourages a high performing workforce; models a high standard of conduct for others.

Plans work to be completed by subordinates, sets and adjust short-term priorities, and sets target dates for work completion. Coordinates, directs, and oversee subordinates and exercises significant responsibility in advising management officials.

Supports expert staff at the district and field level responsible for comprehensive budget process from planning to execution, and serves as a senior level expert and advisor on budget formulation and controls.

Develops and implements workforce management strategies around staffing, recruitment, and retention, conducts effective staffing analysis, acquisition funding, and performance monitoring.

Responsible for oversight of the District’s administrative, human resource/talent management, emergency management, facilities projects, financial management, asset management, training, and outreach functions.

Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National to apply for this position Successfully pass a Background Investigation including financial disclosure You must pass a drug screening Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service Political appointees may require OPM approval before on-boarding USCIS applies the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 to its telework program This position IS considered "essential" for purposes of reporting to work when the facility might otherwise be closed. Residency Requirement: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This residency requirement states that candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position; (1) resided in the United States; OR (2) worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity, OR (3) been a dependent of a U.S. Federal or Military employee serving overseas. Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period: You may be required to serve a twelve-month probationary period upon appointment to this position. You may also be required to complete an appropriate supervisory training course within one year of assignment to this position.

EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP): Per 5 CFR 576.202, An employee who receives a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) and later accepts employment for compensation with the Government of the United States within 5 years of the date of the separation on which the VSIP is based, including work under a personal services contract or other direct contract, must repay the entire amount of the VSIP to the agency that paid it (proof of payment is required) before the individual's first day of reemployment. Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Common definitions for hiring terms found in this announcement.