This position is located in Fairfax, VA. The District Director (DD) oversees and manages the daily operations, efficient adjudication of applications, petitions for immigration benefits, and administrative investigations within their designated geographic area.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We lawfully administer immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establish immigration services policies and priorities.
The Field Operations Directorate was established to oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of the Western Region Office, Central Region Office, Northeast Region Office, Southeast Region Office, the National Benefits Center, the Immigrant Investor Program Office, 16 District Offices and 88 Field Offices located throughout the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Major Duties The District Director has authority and responsibility over designed areas of operations to ensure proper management and administration of immigration benefits programs and services, as well as responsibility for ensuring robust fraud detection and national security management outcomes.
He/she is responsible for leading, developing, analyzing, monitoring, and evaluating all Field Operations Directorate program activities and for implementing any changes that are the result of changes in policy, legislation, regulation, executive action, instruction, etc., and that impact the mission activities of the directorate, USCIS and its stakeholders.
The incumbent leads through change, ensures goals and targets are met, and drives innovation through process/program improvement to strengthen program integrity and create efficiencies and achieve agency priorities and outcomes. The District Director serves as a key management advisor to the Regional Director and ensures that officials are advised of problems or issues in the district that have significant implications for USCIS.
He/she works with the Regional Director to ensure program performance consistent with national program management and integrity norms, identifies and resolves any deficiencies. The District Director represents the District in executive communications with headquarters and regional management, other DHS components, other federal agencies, and public or external stakeholder groups.
He/she directs and supervises a staff of geographically dispersed Field Office Directors at the GS-14 and GS-15 levels who are responsible for approximately 400 employees located in field offices and field support centers within the designated geographical area.
The District Director is accountable for the district's success in meeting production goals, integrity measures and overall program objectives including but not limited to detecting and disrupting fraud, responsible management of national security.
He/she is responsible for obtaining and ensuring field offices have the necessary resources (personnel, facilities, equipment, and budget) to accomplish the workload and makes necessary adjustments to resource allocation across the district when changes in workload or priorities are introduced.
The District Director monitors field office contributions and results across the assigned geographic area by analyzing workload, production, staffing levels, etc., and ensuring all are kept at optimal levels across the district to deliver timely results and quality products.
He/she ensures quality assurance measures are in place to safeguard the integrity of field operations workstreams and is responsible for identifying areas of concern and diagnosing root causes of obstacles that prohibit integrity-based, efficient and effective operations.
The District Director analyzes and reviews findings; approves and implements changes in policies, practices, and procedures; and implements corrective measures and communicates findings across the Directorate for shared improvement and alignment of strategic goals.
In conjunction with the enforcement elements within the Department, the District Director administratively supports the investigation and apprehension of aliens believed to be illegally in the United States and/or involved in criminal activity by sharing relevant information concerning illegal activities such as fraud and smuggling. He/she participates with other DHS entities in the gathering, evaluation, and dissemination of information.
As a member of the agency's executive team, you will implement the President's Management Agenda within your specific area of responsibility. For an overview of the various responsibilities USCIS carries out within the Government, visit our website at http://www.uscis.gov.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
USCISHCTExecResources@uscis.dhs.gov · 202-233-2323
This position is with Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $151661 – $228000/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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