Employment and Training Administration

Role Description This position is located in the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC). OFLC provides national leadership and policy guidance to carry out the responsibilities of the Secretary of Labor under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This position is Inside the bargaining unit. - Functions as a program lead for the day-to-day processing of employer-filed applications, utilizing advanced knowledge of the INA, the prevailing wage program, and permanent and temporary non-immigrant employment-based programs administered by OFLC. - Under the supervision of the Supervisory Immigration Program Analyst or Center Director, assigns case processing and other tasks to federal analysts for processing and reviews initial recommendations made by federal or contractor analysts related to applications for foreign labor certification or prevailing wage determinations. - Ensures cases are processed in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and OFLC standard operating procedures and directives. - Conducts pre- and post-adjudication quality control audits on applications to ensure accuracy and consistency, and communicates feedback on the result of audits to analysts. - Reviews letters and other correspondence prepared by analysts for accuracy, clarity, and proper citation of laws and regulations. - Reviews and responds to post adjudication inquiries, case escalations, and correspondence involving other complex matters. - Prepares filings for administrative and judicial review. - Researches and resolves special problems, articulates conclusions through the issuance of interim and final written decisions, and provides input for the preparation of issue papers. - Identifies and develops ways to resolve problems that directly affect the accomplishment of principal program goals and objectives. - Advises managers and program officials on policies and procedures including actions to be taken to accomplish work in accordance with established requirements. - Leads special projects and prepares reports as assigned by Supervisory Immigration Program Analyst or Center Director. Qualifications - Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12 in the Federal Service. - Specialized Experience is experience in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled, and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. - Qualifying specialized experience for GS-13 includes applying employment-based immigration regulations and policies. - WHEN DOCUMENTING EXPERIENCE IN YOUR RESUME, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. NO ASSUMPTIONS WILL BE MADE ABOUT YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE. Company Description

Role Description This position is located in the United States Department of Labor (Department or DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC). OFLC provides national leadership and policy guidance to carry out the responsibilities of the Secretary of Labor under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). - Provide leadership, direction and oversight designed to support the OFLC's delegated authority from the Secretary of Labor as authorized under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). - Manage workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs; provide day-to-day direction to Federal employees on case adjudication; answer questions regarding policies, procedures, and regulations; contribute to the development of guidance related to OFLC program operations. - Develop and maintain long and short-term strategic planning to facilitate the achievements of the Agency's mission and to improve performance consistent with key organizational policies and priorities and economic, political, and social trends affecting the organization. - Develop and administer protocols for the effective supervision of one or more OFLC programs in a high-volume production environment; plan effective teamwork and set priorities; analyze and summarize statistics based on large sets of production data; perform ongoing evaluation of the quantity and quality of OFLC case adjudications. - Represent ETA and DOL in both formal and informal meetings, conferences, briefing, etc. which involve the presentation or discussion of OFLC programmatic decisions and analyses, recommendations, and decisions. - Serve as a subject matter expert on assigned OFLC Programs and provide timely responses for technical assistance from multiple parties, including Federal employees, OFLC supervisors, OFLC senior management, OFLC National Office and other stakeholders. - Apply complex legal opinions and case law to case adjudications; work with the Department's Employment and Training Legal Services, OFLC National Office, and OFLC senior management team, as needed, to resolve complex legal questions related to case adjudication; prepare and track administrative appeals filed with the Board of Alien Labor Certification (BALCA) or Administrative Law Judges (ALJs); and implement adjudicatory decisions rendered by BALCA or ALJ to case-specific facts. - Interpret and apply various provisions contained in the INA as they relate to OFLC programs; possess familiarity with the immigration-related functions for the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, and State workforce Agencies; official correspondence. Qualifications - You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for Supervisory Immigration Program Analyst, as described below. - GS-14: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal Service. - Specialized Experience is experience in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled, and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. - Applicant must meet ALL examples of the specialized experience as described below: - Experience applying immigration and/or other similar employment related federal regulations and policies; - Experience functioning as a liaison or ombudsman between public program office and customers; - Experience functioning as a senior level subject matter expert in employment-related immigration law. - IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC, WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Company Description