Supervisory Asylum Officer

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As a Supervisory Asylum Officer
, you will supervise a team of Asylum Officers, observe Asylum Officer interviews, review proposed adjudications to ensure that an appropriate level of quality is maintained, complete performance evaluations, and initiate appropriate personnel actions when necessary.

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  This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, within REFUGEE, ASYLUM and INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS, ASYLUM DIVISION and is assigned based on the need of the agency.
• Supervise individuals who make eligibility determinations on complex and highly sensitive affirmative applications for asylum, NACARA, and terminations, including those involving national security concerns and emerging areas of immigration law.
• Oversee the screening and adjudications of individuals indicating a credible fear during the expedited removal process, including final review of Asylum Officer determinations on credible and reasonable fear cases.
• Conduct supervisory reviews to ensure that asylum benefits and other services are being granted appropriately and that an appropriate level of quality in interviewing, case write-ups, and out-processing is achieved and maintained.
• Prepare plans, reports, and analyses of the asylum benefits operation - to include reviewing individual and program performance, and taking action to ensure compliance with established requirements, goals, standards, and objectives.
• Advise and plan the work to be accomplished by subordinates based on priorities and difficulty of work assignments.

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