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Assistant Director for Administration

  • Full Time, onsite
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review
  • San Diego, United States of America
$ 150,160 - $ 225,700 / month

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  • Serving as a senior official in the coordination of operations between divisions and regions to ensure rapid and effective response and reporting of human, fiscal and administrative resources.
  • Developing strategies for managing consistent and integrated administrative and financial programs to meet statutory and regulatory goals within an efficient and effective work environment.
  • Serving as a key Advisor to the Office of the Director, in the planning, management, and directional support related to EOIR programmatic and operational decisions.
  • Facilitating communications and providing authoritative information, analyses, and policy and program recommendations.
  • Directing administrative support systems and supervising an interdisciplinary team which provides proactive, time-sensitive services to EOIR components.
  • Assessing program operations and oversees the development of policies and implementing guidance.
  • Providing executive level direction to program heads in planning long- and short- range program activities and program evaluations to enhance agency/department missions and to maximize staffing, budget, security and other administrative resources.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • You must complete a background investigation, credit check, and drug test.
  • You must file a financial disclosure statement in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
  • Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
  • Salary payments must be by direct deposit to a financial institution.
  • Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service are subject to a one-year probationary period.
  • Executive qualifications of each new career appointee to the SES must be certified by an independent Qualifications Review Board based on criteria established by OPM.
  • Applicants who completed a Candidate Development Program (CDP) and have ECQs certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board must provide a copy with their application.
  • Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Assistant Director for Administration position, you must meet 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. 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.
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Mandatory Technical Qualifications: All applicants must submit narrative responses addressing each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ).
  • MTQ 1: Knowledge of administrative services including budget, contract and financial management, human capital management, security, and building management services to support the mission of an agency/organization.
  • MTQ 2: Knowledge of business management principles and concepts to serve as a change agent for reform of management systems, implementation of integrated activities/programs, development of responsive measures to operational/customer requirements, expansion of partnerships and certification of compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • MTQ 3: Demonstrated skill to lead a dynamic organizational mission support function involving the planning and execution of human, financial and technical services for a wide range of operations in multiple, nationwide locations

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Location will be in a non-detained Immigration Court in the continental United States.

Conditions of Employment: Only U.S. Citizens or Nationals are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Dual citizens of the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All DOJ applicants, both U.S. citizens and non-citizens, whose job location is with the U.S., must meet the residency requirement. For a total of three (not necessarily consecutive years) of the five years immediately prior to applying for a position, the applicant must have: 1) resided in the U.S., 2) worked for the U.S. overseas in a Federal or military capacity; or 3) been a dependent of a Federal or military employee serving oversees.

Note: Veterans' preference does not apply to this position. 5 USC 2108(3), which defines "preference eligible," indicates this does not include applicants for, or members of, the Senior Executive Service.

  • Benefits

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • You must complete a background investigation, credit check, and drug test.
  • You must file a financial disclosure statement in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
  • Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
  • Salary payments must be by direct deposit to a financial institution.
  • Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service are subject to a one-year probationary period.
  • Executive qualifications of each new career appointee to the SES must be certified by an independent Qualifications Review Board based on criteria established by OPM.
  • Applicants who completed a Candidate Development Program (CDP) and have ECQs certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board must provide a copy with their application.
  • Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Assistant Director for Administration position, you must meet 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. 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: Knowledge of administrative services including budget, contract and financial management, human capital management, security, and building management services to support the mission of an agency/organization.
  • MTQ 2: Knowledge of business management principles and concepts to serve as a change agent for reform of management systems, implementation of integrated activities/programs, development of responsive measures to operational/customer requirements, expansion of partnerships and certification of compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • MTQ 3: Demonstrated skill to lead a dynamic organizational mission support function involving the planning and execution of human, financial and technical services for a wide range of operations in multiple, nationwide locations

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Location will be in a non-detained Immigration Court in the continental United States.

Conditions of Employment: Only U.S. Citizens or Nationals are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Dual citizens of the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All DOJ applicants, both U.S. citizens and non-citizens, whose job location is with the U.S., must meet the residency requirement. For a total of three (not necessarily consecutive years) of the five years immediately prior to applying for a position, the applicant must have: 1) resided in the U.S., 2) worked for the U.S. overseas in a Federal or military capacity; or 3) been a dependent of a Federal or military employee serving oversees.

Note: Veterans' preference does not apply to this position. 5 USC 2108(3), which defines "preference eligible," indicates this does not include applicants for, or members of, the Senior Executive Service.