Policy Analyst

at  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

QUALIFICATIONS

Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

• Conducting legal research that contributes to the publication of guidance or policy documents for law enforcements and/or immigration operations;
• Interpreting current U.S. statues, regulations, and guidance and providing legal analyses of pending legislation, proposed policies, and guidance;
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders in drafting and updating law enforcement and/or immigration policies and directives;
• Assisting in coordinating and implementing law enforcement and/or immigration policy initiatives;
• Assisting with drafting and updating of law enforcement and/or immigration policies and directives; and
• Developing and reviewing law enforcement and/or immigration guidance materials, resource guides, policy memoranda, policy manual sections, and policy instructions.

You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

• Leading the coordination and implementation of law enforcement and/or immigration policy initiatives;
• Independently drafting and updating law enforcement and/or immigration policies and directives;
• Developing professional written materials and delivering oral briefings to leadership; and
• Collaborating with stakeholders to address and resolve complex law enforcement and/or immigration issues that have little or no precedent.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. QUALIFICATION CLAIMS WILL BE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

EDUCATION

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

DUTIES

As a Policy Analyst, at the full performance level, you will perform the following duties:

• Coordinating and implementing a variety of law enforcement and immigration policy initiatives;
• Participating in Policy Unit planning activities and recommending future law enforcement and immigration policy objectives and improvements in collaboration with the agency’s subject matter experts;
• Drafting and editing directives, delegations of authority, memoranda of agreement, official guidance documents, and other applicable law enforcement and immigration policy documents;
• Working closely with subject matter experts, both internal and external to office, making recommendations to managers, and preparing strategies to address and resolve issues that may have little or no precedent; and
• Working with program representatives and external stakeholders to resolve complex and conflicting ideas and elevating controversial issues to the supervisor, as appropriate.

You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

• Conducting legal research that contributes to the publication of guidance or policy documents for law enforcements and/or immigration operations;
• Interpreting current U.S. statues, regulations, and guidance and providing legal analyses of pending legislation, proposed policies, and guidance;
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders in drafting and updating law enforcement and/or immigration policies and directives;
• Assisting in coordinating and implementing law enforcement and/or immigration policy initiatives;
• Assisting with drafting and updating of law enforcement and/or immigration policies and directives; and
• Developing and reviewing law enforcement and/or immigration guidance materials, resource guides, policy memoranda, policy manual sections, and policy instructions

You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

• Leading the coordination and implementation of law enforcement and/or immigration policy initiatives;
• Independently drafting and updating law enforcement and/or immigration policies and directives;
• Developing professional written materials and delivering oral briefings to leadership; and
• Collaborating with stakeholders to address and resolve complex law enforcement and/or immigration issues that have little or no precedent