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Chief of Staff
Citizenship and Immigration Services · Posted today
Hybrid Camp Springs, MD $169K – $197K Apply by Jun 26, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As a Chief of Staff, you will oversee the complex administrative responsibilities of the office, serve as an expert consultant on broad projects and programs, and provide advice and guidance to senior management on sensitive issues.
What You'll Do
- →Direct and oversee complex administrative operations of the Chief Counsel’s office by managing supervisors and staff responsible for resource management, mission support, data analytics, systems, budgeting, and records management.
- →Exercise discretion in handling sensitive and complex personnel matters, including resolving subordinate complaints, making informed decisions, and processing official grievances.
- →Serve as a senior advisor in logistics management and budget formulation, overseeing planning, execution, performance monitoring, and resource optimization across multiple accounts.
- →Direct strategic and administrative functions for office programs, including finance, human capital, communications, training, logistics, and emergency management.
- →Serve as a key advisor and strategic partner to the Chief Counsel and senior leadership, including the Principal Deputy Chief Counsel and Deputy Chief Counsel for Headquarters and Field Management.
- →Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders on administrative programs.
- →Recommend initiatives and changes to improve program efficiency and effectiveness, and develop long-term plans, goals, objectives, and milestones for program enhancement.
Requirements
- ✓Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or U.S.
- ✓Residency Requirement: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by U.S.
- ✓Citizenship and Immigration Services.
- ✓This residency requirement states that 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.
- ✓Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period: You may be required to serve a twelve-month probationary period upon appointment to this position.
- ✓You may also be required to complete an appropriate supervisory training course within one year of assignment to this position.
- ✓EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S.
- ✓Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S.
- ✓Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring.
- ✓These authorities are subject to change.
- ✓Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
- ★The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment.
- ★In accordance with 5 U.S.
- ★Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act.
- ★Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to our Staffing Helpdesk.
Personality Fit
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