Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer (Deputy Assistant Director)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement•Fort Benning, GA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This full-performance-level supervisory position is with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs, in Fort Benning, Georgia. The role plans, manages, and directs the activities of an assigned division and oversees programs and functions related to Detention and Removal operations. It is a non-bargaining-unit position and a permanent, full-time Career/Career-Conditional appointment. The position is classified as an approved secondary law enforcement position, for which prior experience in a primary (rigorous) law enforcement position or equivalent experience outside the federal government is a prerequisite. The incumbent supervises employees performing work at the GS-14 level, provides administrative and technical supervision, and advises on broad projects and programs with national impact. The role reviews and implements laws, regulations, and policies for critical, large-scale national programs. The incumbent coordinates and directs diverse organizational functions and addresses issues affecting major Detention and Removal programs. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and pass required background and drug screening. Selected applicants must obtain and maintain at least a Top Secret clearance, and must possess a valid driver's license at appointment. First-time supervisors or managers must serve a one-year supervisory probationary period and may be required to complete supervisory training within one year of assignment. Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO) is authorized.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience at the GS-14 level or equivalent, including experience resolving complex policy and law problems, advising on nationwide enforcement program administration, directing collaborative agency-level projects, and liaising and negotiating with other agencies.
Previous experience in a primary (rigorous) law enforcement position, or equivalent experience outside the Federal Government, as a prerequisite for this secondary law enforcement position.
U.S. citizenship.
Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Ability to obtain and maintain at least a Top Secret security clearance.
A valid automobile driver's license at the time of appointment.
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in Federal service by the announcement closing date.
First-time supervisors and/or managers must serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must certify registration with Selective Service.
Conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is disqualifying.
Applicants must meet qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

Plan, manage, and direct all phases of the assigned division.
Review and implement laws, regulations, and policies for critical, large-scale national programs of significant public and government interest.
Supervise employees performing work at the GS-14 level and provide administrative and technical supervision needed to accomplish the unit's work.
Provide expert advice and guidance on broad projects and programs with national impact.
Coordinate and direct the functions comprising the assigned organizational mission, including difficult and diverse issues affecting major Detention and Removal programs.
Resolve complex problems requiring expert interpretation and application of policy and law.
Serve as an expert on administrative policies and requirements for nationwide enforcement programs.
Plan and direct major agency-level projects requiring collaboration.
Serve as a liaison to other agencies at conferences and on boards and committees; present the Agency's viewpoint and negotiate tentative solutions to enforcement problems.