Visa Specialist

This position is located at the National Visa Center (CA/VO/DO/NVC) in Portsmouth, NH. NVC is organized within the Office of Domestic Operations, Visa Services Office, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/VO/DO). CA/VO/DO is responsible for planning and supporting a wide range of VO-wide issues, including program planning, contracting, human resources, budget, training, and special projects.

Major duties

• Monitors and tracks contractor performance of anti-fraud activities consistent with work statement requirements to ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables in support of the Fraud Prevention and Analysis Unit.
• Serves on advisory panels, study groups, and committees to review and analyze the effectiveness of CA's visa anti-fraud efforts and strategies.
• Creates and delivers training on updated visa policies to consular and contract employees and other agencies involved in visa anti-fraud work.
• Establishes and maintains contacts with counterparts in the law enforcement and national security communities to keep current with their processes, practices, and procedures relevant to National Visa Center fraud prevention programs.
• Conducts research in government and commercial databases to identify visa fraud and other violations of U.S. law in visa case work.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 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 may have been gained in work such as developing, examining, investigating, adjudicating, or authorizing claims arising under the immigration and/or nationality laws of the United States. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience analyzing and recommending new fraud prevention initiatives in response to emerging fraud trends and regulatory changes. Experience analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of fraud prevention operations. Experience utilizing software programs and online research tools to identify and document potential fraud.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.