Supervisory Asylum Officer

Citizenship and Immigration Services•Denver, CO

About The Position

The Supervisory Asylum Officer (Field Office Director) provides technical oversight of administrative immigration and naturalization programs, activities, and operations within a field office. The role leads an office responsible for complex and sensitive adjudication of applications, petitions, and requests for immigration benefits related to asylum. It also ensures office activities meet USCIS legal, administrative, quality, and performance standards; manages annual budgets and work plans; and advises on immigration policy and legislation. The position represents USCIS in collaboration with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders. The role is at the GS-15 level. Applicants must meet the stated specialized-experience and, where applicable, federal time-in-grade requirements by October 26, 2026. The position requires U.S. citizenship or nationality, successful background investigation and drug screening, and compliance with the stated residency requirement for applicants not currently employed by USCIS. A twelve-month supervisory probationary period may be required, as may supervisory training and other agency-required training.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
Successfully pass a background investigation, including financial disclosure.
Pass a drug screening; the position may be subject to random drug testing.
For males born after December 31, 1959, registration with the Selective Service is required.
Applicants not currently employed by USCIS must meet the residency requirement: for three of the five years immediately before applying, have resided in the United States, worked overseas for the U.S. Government in a Federal or Military capacity, or been a dependent of a U.S. Federal or Military employee serving overseas.
At the GS-15 level, one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-14, including experience performing the majority of the listed evaluation, supervision, administrative-management, and senior-management consulting duties.
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the lower grade or equivalent grade band; time-in-grade must be met by October 26, 2026.
May be required to serve a twelve-month supervisory/managerial probationary period and complete an appropriate supervisory training course within one year of assignment.
Must complete agency-required training successfully.
Submit a resume of no more than two pages and provide the specified work-history details and supporting application documentation by October 26, 2026.

Responsibilities

Oversee office operations handling complex and sensitive adjudication of applications, petitions, and requests for immigration benefits related to asylum.
Coordinate prevention and deterrence of fraud, criminal, and national security risks under USCIS’s Fraud Detection and National Security Program.
Ensure office activities meet legal, administrative, and quality standards and goals established by USCIS.
Establish and execute the office’s annual budget and work plans to meet anticipated and established goals and objectives.
Analyze, apply, and explain new or amended legislation, regulations, and policy related to immigration programs and identify their potential impact.
Represent USCIS while independently collaborating with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders.
Evaluate ongoing functions to ensure the organization meets its stated goals.
Provide technical and administrative supervision to staff administering immigration benefits and services.
Manage administrative functions such as personnel, labor relations, training, financial management, facilities, property, health and safety, or emergency preparedness.
Advise senior management officials on resolving sensitive or complicated immigration issues.