Supervisory Evaluator

Citizenship and Immigration Services•Camp Springs, MD

About The Position

The Supervisory Evaluator serves as an expert in designing, overseeing, implementing, and conducting program evaluation and monitoring studies or projects to identify problems and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of USCIS programs and policies. The role manages program evaluation and operations research functions that extend across an organization or its major components, and oversees agency-wide and cross-cutting research and evaluation efforts. It establishes and manages agency-wide evaluation standards and requirements to support the scientific integrity of evaluation activities. The position provides executive direction and technical leadership and manages major technical programs involving project management analysis, planning, investment controls, policy, standards development, governance, statistical modeling, risk assessment, and quality assurance. Supervisory duties include setting employee performance goals, providing performance feedback, and participating in recruitment and hiring. The role also oversees key mission-support functions and branch administrative matters, including resource management.

Requirements

Be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
Successfully pass a background investigation, including financial disclosure.
Pass a drug screening.
For males born after 12/31/1959, be registered with the Selective Service.
Meet the residency requirement: for three of the five years immediately before applying, have resided in the United States, worked overseas as a U.S. Government employee in a Federal or Military capacity, or been a dependent of a U.S. Federal or Military employee serving overseas. This requirement applies to applicants not currently employed by USCIS.
Meet the GS-15 specialized-experience requirement: one year equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the federal government, including experience performing the majority of the following: leading a team responsible for an agency's evaluation capacity assessment; reviewing a portfolio of evidence to make recommendations on program improvement; and developing evaluation plans and policies for an organization.
Submit a resume of no more than two pages that documents relevant experience and includes the required work-history details.
Meet the qualifications by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 11/09/2026.

Responsibilities

Manage program evaluation and operations research functions across an organization or major organizational components.
Oversee planned agency-wide and cross-cutting research and evaluation efforts.
Establish and manage agency-wide evaluation standards and requirements to ensure the scientific integrity of evaluation activities.
Provide executive direction and technical leadership.
Manage and coordinate major technical programs involving project management analysis, planning, investment controls, policy, standards development, governance, statistical modeling, risk assessment, and quality assurance.
Set performance goals and provide performance feedback to employees.
Participate in recruitment and hiring.
Oversee key mission-support functions and branch administrative matters, including resource management.