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In order to qualify for the Chief Immigration Judge position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Education: Applicants must possess an LL.B. or a J.D. degree. (Provide the month and year in which you obtained your degree and the name of the College or University from which it was conferred/awarded.) AND Licensure: Applicants must be an active member of the bar, duly licensed and authorized to practice law as an attorney under the laws of any state, territory of the U.S., or the District of Columbia. (Provide the month and year in which you obtained your first license and the State from which it was issued.) AND Experience: Applicants must have a minimum of seven (7) years of post-bar admission legal experience including a minimum of one (1) year of experience at or equivalent to the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your assessment questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Ensure that your resume contains your full name, address, phone number, email address, and employment information. Each position listed on your Resume must include: From/To dates of employment (MM/YYYY-MM/YYYY or MM/YYYY to Present); agency/employer name, position title, grade level(s) held, if applicable; hours, if less than full time; and duties performed. In addition, any experience on less than a full time basis must specify the percentage and length of time spent in performance of such duties. In addition to the minimum qualifications listed above, you must possess the following Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications: Executive Core Qualifications: Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service (SES) must submit narrative responses addressing each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ). Current or former SES members must submit an SF-50 and/or QRB Certification of ECQs to show current or former service in the SES. OPM's Guide to the Senior Executive Service Qualifications provides detailed information on the ECQs. ECQ 1: Leading Change. This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2: Leading People. This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3: Results Driven. This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4: Business Acumen. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5: Building Coalitions. This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. AND Mandatory Technical Qualifications: All applicants must submit narrative responses addressing each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ). MTQ 1: Comprehensive, professional knowledge of, and experience in, immigration law and procedures including regulatory, statutory, administrative, and judicial case law. Temperament to serve as an Immigration Judge, experience handling complex legal issues, and knowledge of judicial practices and procedures. MTQ 2: Executive management and legal experience in court system management involving allocation, planning and directing of human and fiscal resources, supervision of staff, evaluation of program effectiveness and compliance with agency/organizational fair employment initiatives. Leadership to motivate and retain a productive, highly trained, and specialized corps of Immigration Judges, attorney advisors, and court staff. MTQ 3: Experience providing counsel or advice under challenging and sensitive domestic and international conditions, which may involve unprecedented novel and complex foreign and domestic laws, covering a vast subject range that may substantially impact individuals and foreign relations and communicating counsel or advice to develop program and policy goals.
NOTE: The Chief Immigration Judge position is designated as SES General and may be filled by either a Career or Noncareer Senior Executive Service member. This position is located in the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (OCIJ) which includes a headquarters staff and all Immigration Courts located throughout the country. The incumbent provides overall program direction, establishes and articulates operating policies, oversees policy implementation and establishes priorities for immigration courts, adjudication centers and judges throughout the Nation. The OCIJ also manages the Office of the Chief Clerk, the Language Services Unit and coordinates management and operation of all immigration courts. Typical work assignments will include: - Responsible for the formulation and administration of policies affecting the mission of EOIR. - Manages the development, evaluation, and implementation of policies for agency-wide programs. - Explores and plans long-range development goals, as well as short-term strategies. - Develops and implements funding and resource strategies to further the agency's goals and oversees strategic planning for all agency components. - Exercises the authority delegated by the Attorney General and represents the position and policies of EOIR before the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, Members of Congress and other governmental bodies, the press, the bar, and private groups interested in immigration matters.