About this role
Job SummaryThis position is located in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Managing Director, Passport Issuance Operations, Boston Passport Agency (CA/PPT/I/BN). This position serves as a Supervisory Program Manager, with a working title of Assistant Director and contributes toward the directorate's policy guidance efforts by assisting the agency's Director to lead the Passport Agency.
QualificationsApplicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience developing new or modified administrative programs policies, regulations, goals, or objectives; Experience demonstrating knowledge of administrative laws, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to the administration of key programs; and Experience planning, directing and coordinating program activities related to the passport adjudication, processing, anti-fraud, and acceptance function. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.
Major DutiesAssists in managing the passport agency/center to which assigned by providing expert direction, assistance, and support for all operations and activities.Oversees the implementation of policies and procedures associated with document fraud protection and ensures that new technologies related to the detection and deterrence of passport fraud are implemented.Oversees the analysis of identified patterns used in fraudulently obtaining passports and leads/participates in the development of protective strategies to mitigate this activity.Exercises the full range of supervisory responsibilities and authorities, as delegated by the Agency Director, to ensure that the work of the agency/center is accomplished in a timely, efficient, and effective manner.