Regional Director (Southeast Region)

Citizenship and Immigration Services•Orlando, FL

About The Position

The Regional Director (RD) serves under the direction of the Associate Director, Field Operations Directorate, and leads multiple Senior Executives in planning, executing, and monitoring immigration enforcement and services across a multistate geographic region. The RD independently manages USCIS service-related program activities and operations within the assigned jurisdiction, including immigration operations that support enforcement entities and address fraud, national security, and public safety concerns. The role administers immigration benefits and services, including citizenship and adjustment-of-status applications, family-based petitions, and registration. The RD oversees regional immigration enforcement support, adjudication programs, program integrity, and related functions across multiple districts, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, executive orders, and DHS, USCIS Headquarters, and Field Operations Directorate policies. The RD administers national goals and priorities, reports results to Headquarters senior management, collaborates on policy and procedures, and advises higher management on emerging resource and immigration issues. The position also directs public information, records maintenance, and the provision of information to ICE concerning criminal activities such as fraud and smuggling. As a member of the agency executive team, the RD implements the President's Management Agenda within their area of responsibility.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
Must demonstrate the listed Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualification in a resume not exceeding two pages, unless qualifying SES or SES Candidate Development Program documentation is submitted as specified.
Technical qualification: Executive-level leadership overseeing operational programs that directly affect U.S. national or homeland security, including ensuring program integrity, efficiency, and quality using a risk-based approach and managing organizational and operational change across multiple geographically dispersed offices.
Executive Core Qualification: Knowledge of the American system of government and commitment to uphold the Constitution, the rule of law, and service to the American people.
Executive Core Qualification: Ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, reduce wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technology upgrades.
Executive Core Qualification: Demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to produce exceptional-quality work reliably.
Executive Core Qualification: Ability to lead and inspire people toward organizational vision, mission, and goals; promote high performance and accountability; lead through change; and hold individuals accountable.
Executive Core Qualification: Ability to achieve individual and organizational results aligned with stated goals from superiors.
May be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering duty.
Subject to a one-year supervisory probationary period unless already completed.
Must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
May be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify Selective Service registration or exemption.
Must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment when requested.
Candidates with certain current or recent political Schedule A, Schedule C, or non-career SES executive-branch employment must disclose that status to the Human Resources Office; OPM authorization is required for offers to those individuals.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple Senior Executives in strategically planning, executing, and monitoring immigration enforcement and services across a multistate region.
Independently manage USCIS service-related program activities and operations within the geographic jurisdiction.
Oversee regional immigration enforcement support, adjudication programs, program integrity, and related functions across multiple districts.
Enforce the Immigration and Nationality Act and other federal laws related to immigration and naturalization, executive orders, and applicable DHS, USCIS Headquarters, and Field Operations Directorate policies.
Manage immigration operations, including support for enforcement entities and efforts to detect and address fraud, national security concerns, and public safety concerns.
Administer immigration benefits and services, including citizenship applications, adjustment-of-status applications, family-based petitions, and registration.
Administer national goals and priorities for immigration enforcement and the immigration benefits program, and report results to Headquarters senior management.
Collaborate with Headquarters on developing and applying broad policies and procedures that affect regional and district resources and policy.
Advise higher management about current and emerging resource, citizenship, and immigration issues.
Ensure districts comply with program guidelines for immigration enforcement, adjudication of benefit and privilege applications, and naturalization of lawful alien residents.
Direct the provision of information to the public and the maintenance of records.
Provide ICE with information concerning criminal activities, including fraud and smuggling.
Implement the President's Management Agenda within the assigned area of responsibility.