Regional Director (Southeast Region)

About the role

Please read the Required Documents section in its entirety.

The Regional Director serves under the direction of the Associate Director (AD), Field Operations Directorate, where he/she leads multiple Senior Executives to strategically plan, execute, and monitor immigration enforcement, to include effective vetting, screening fraud detection, and adjudication of immigration services across a geography that covers homeland security professionals in multiple states.

What you will do

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
• We lawfully administer immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establish immigration services policies and priorities.
• The Regional Director (RD) leads multiple Senior Executives to strategically plan, execute and monitor immigration enforcement, to include effective vetting, screening fraud detection, and the adjudication of immigration services across a geography that covers homeland security professionals in multiple states.
• He/she independently manages all service-related program activities and operations for USCIS within the geographic jurisdiction.
• For an assigned area, he/she has authority and responsibility for immigration operations, including supporting enforcement entities, detecting and addressing fraud, national security and public safety concerns.
• He/she manages and administers immigration benefits and services including the processing of citizenship applications, adjustment of status applications, family-based petitions, and registration.
• Successful program management by the incumbent is critical to preserving national security and public safety in the face of terrorists and other criminal threats to the country.
• Major Duties The Regional Director oversees and directs the Region's immigration enforcement support, adjudication programs and their integrity and related functions in accordance with broad program objectives across multiple geographically distinct districts.
• He/she enforces the Immigration and Nationality Act, and all other federal laws related to immigration and naturalization, executive orders, and policies established by DHS, USCIS Headquarters and the Field Operations Directorate.
• The Regional Director is responsible for a proportional number of all the employees and workload within Field Operations.
• The Regional Director administers key national goals and priorities for immigration enforcement, to include the immigration benefits program and is responsible for results to Headquarters' senior management.
• He/she collaborates with Headquarters in the formulation and application of broad policy and procedures that impact regional/district resources and policy.
• The Regional Director advises higher management of current and emerging resource, citizenship and immigration issues.
• The Regional Director ensures that districts comply with program guidelines established for immigration enforcement, and the adjudication of applications for benefits and privileges and the naturalization of lawful alien residents.
• He/she directs the providing of information to the public, maintenance of records, and providing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with information concerning criminal activities such as fraud and smuggling.
• As a member of the agency's executive team, you will implement the President's Management Agenda within your specific area of responsibility.
• For an overview of the various responsibilities USCIS carries out within the Government, visit our website at ***

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

How you will be evaluated

Our evaluation will be based on the information you provide. Verification of performance, suitability and security information from reference checks will be taken into consideration when making offers of employment. Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted.

If you meet minimum qualifications, your Application Package will be further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (MTQ) listed above. ECQs and TQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed.

Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.

Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position.

The selected individual's application will be forwarded to the OPM for review and certification by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive status (i.e., a current SES, OPM QRB certified SESCDP graduate, or SES reinstatement eligible). Upon QRB certification, the selected individual will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

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Documents you must provide

• Please read this section in its entirety.
• A complete application includes items described below.
• Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
• Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit.
• Some documents may not apply to all applicants.
• REQUIRED: RESUME - All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages (i.e., 1 page that is double-sided or 2 pages that are one-sided each, no less than 11pt font and 0.8 margins) showing all relevant experience.
• Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service (SES) must include evidence of the ECQs and TQs.
• PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER.
• REQUIRED VACANCY QUESTION/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES: Responses are automatically submitted through USA Jobs when you apply to this vacancy.
• ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documentation if applicable: CURRENT OR FORMER SES MEMBERS: Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES status or career SES reinstatement eligibility.
• SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SESCDP) GRADUATES: Verification of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and OPM SES QRB certification.
• CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE: Must provide a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee.
• REQUIRED: If you are not a current U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services employee, a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal (i.e., within the last 18 months form the closing date of this vacancy announcement, from either the Federal or private sector) is REQUIRED.
• Please remove your social security number and date of birth from any documentation you provide.
• If you are unable to provide your most recent annual performance appraisal, please provide a written justification explaining why you could not provide the requested documentation.
• Applicants who fail to provide the most recent annual performance appraisal or written justification explaining why you did not provide the requested documentation will be disqualified for further consideration because your application will be incomplete.

What to expect next

To verify the status of your application, sign in to your USAJOBS account (***), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: ***

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

Additional information

Veterans Preference: Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES. Mobility: Organizational and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing SES leaders.

Individuals selected for SES positions members may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines, and may be required to sign a Reassignment Rights and Obligation Agreement.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Statement: *** Employment Information Resources - Resource Center: *** Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see ***) If you are unable to apply online, please contact *** OPM must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employees in the executive branch.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office.