Position Summary:
As an CONGRESSIONAL LIAISON SPECIALIST, you will provide expert technical advice, guidance, and interpretation of immigration law and regulations, policies and procedures, judicial and administrative precedent decisions relating to USCIS.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide complex technical guidance and expertise on interpreting laws and regulations, and policy and procedures on highly sensitive complex legislative, policy or individual casework matters.
- Maintain awareness of potential problems of a politically sensitive nature, areas of special or urgent congressional interest, and trends, and advise management on strategy to respond to congressional concerns.
- Direct and coordinate all congressional liaison activity within the USCIS District in accordance with the USCIS Office of Legislative Affairs Strategic Plan.
- Provide expert technical advice and assistance to Members of Congress and their staff in the analysis, interpretation and clarification of immigration issues and new and revised USCIS programs and initiatives.
- Serve as the District’s primary legislative affairs lead supporting the District Director.
- Monitoring trends and problems in immigration processing that effect congressional relations
- Providing advice and recommendations on congressional issues relevant to immigration policy.
- Preparing reports or publications concerning congressional activities and the agency
- Plan and conduct regular outreach efforts specifically tailored for the needs of local congressional staff in order to exchange information, and promote USCIS programs and initiatives.
Required Education & Experience:
- Political appointees may require OPM approval before on-boarding
- You must submit resume and supporting documentation
- You may be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service
- You qualify at the GS-13 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position.
- Successfully pass a Background Investigation including financial disclosure
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National to apply for this position
- You must pass a drug screening