Supervisory Government Information Specialist

Citizenship and Immigration Services•Lees Summit, MO

14h

About The Position

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As a Supervisory Government Information Specialist, you will lead a unit within the USCIS FOIA/PA program. You will oversee the release of agency information, the proactive disclosure of agency program information, and the processing of high-level, significant-interest FOIA requests.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
Successfully pass a Background Investigation including financial disclosure.
Must pass a drug screening.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
Residency Requirement: Candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position; (1) resided in the United States; OR (2) worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity, OR (3) been a dependent of a U.S. Federal or Military employee serving overseas.
Demonstrating expert level knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act.
Making effective operational and strategic decisions based on available information; assessing risk, evaluating impacts, and developing mitigation strategies to address potentially negative outcomes.
Performing senior-level managerial and supervisory functions, such as strategic planning, setting priorities, determining resource requirements, assigning and organizing work, establishing deadlines, monitoring progress, evaluating performance, and assessing program outcomes.
Ability to make effective decisions based on available information and mitigate potentially negative outcomes through risk management.
Applying advanced oral and written communication skills to prepare and deliver briefings, reports, recommendations, and advice to senior officials and key stakeholders on agency-level issues, initiatives, and program priorities.

Nice To Haves

Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the strategic vision for the unit; establishes short- and long-term action plans to ensure successful accomplishment of organizational goals, operational priorities, and mission requirements.
Oversee daily operations of the unit by reviewing FOIA cases, supervising first-line supervisors, ensuring the quality and timeliness of work products, and safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII).
Act as the technical authority on the most difficult and complex legal issues involving the disclosure of immigration information.
Serve as the primary liaison with senior-level executives within USCIS and senior officials in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Privacy Office regarding the handling of FOIA requests and the release of agency information to Congress.
Make operational and strategic decisions that impact organizational operations using available information; assesses associated risks and impacts; and develops plans to mitigate potentially negative outcomes.
Analyze processes and work flows to allow for continuous process improvement and troubleshooting the system responsible for disseminating and managing Government information related to FOIA/PA requests by the public.