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Chief of Staff
Citizenship and Immigration Services · Posted 4 days ago
Hybrid Newark, NJ $174K – $197K Apply by Jun 11, 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 provide financial, human capital and administrative oversight of complex and diverse mission support functions and ensure organizational goals are achieved with offices across diverse geographic locations.
What You'll Do
- →Directs administrative programs including logistics, facilities and emergency management, congressional and stakeholder relations, and program evaluation in accordance policies established by USCIS HQ, the Regional Director, and District Director.
- →Serves as a senior-level expert and advisor on complex administrative, labor and employee relations, and logistical matters.
- →Formulates and initiates changes to policies and procedures that affect the work of others and major aspects of the program.
- →Maintains an awareness of external factors that affect the organization.
- →Ensures goals are met through well-coordinated strategic resource planning, monitoring, and execution that minimizes costs and maximizes program efficiency and effectiveness.
- →Develops short/long-term resource strategies and concrete objectives, plans and priorities, consistent with organizational goals and internal/external factors to support and enable high visibility mission requirements with national impact.
- →Inspires, motivates and challenges others to maximize their potential; fosters an environment that encourages a high performing workforce; models a high standard of conduct for others.
- →Plans work to be completed by subordinates, sets and adjust short-term priorities, and sets target dates for work completion.
- →Coordinates, directs, and oversee subordinates and exercises significant responsibility in advising management officials.
- →Supports expert staff at the district and field level responsible for comprehensive budget process from planning to execution, and serves as a senior level expert and advisor on budget formulation and controls.
- →Develops and implements workforce management strategies around staffing, recruitment, and retention, conducts effective staffing analysis, acquisition funding, and performance monitoring.
- →Responsible for oversight of the District’s administrative, human resource, emergency management, facilities, financial management, asset, training, and outreach functions; and is considered as the Chief Administrative Officer for the District.
Requirements
- ✓Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or U.S.
- ✓LOCAL COMMUTING AREA: This job is for individuals who currently reside within the local commuting area or, if selected, are willing to establish their permanent residence within the local commuting area of the announced duty location(s) you are applying for.
- ✓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.
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.
Personality Fit
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