Fraud Prevention Manager

Summary

This position is located in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Kansas City, MO Passport Agency (CA/PPT/KC). The official title is Passport Specialist. The incumbent provides expert technical advice, develops guidance, and implements programs to detect and prevent passport fraud, identify fraud vulnerabilities and trends, and train acceptance agents and passport adjudicators to identify attempts at passport fraud. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CONSULAR AFFAIRS, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Duties

• Exercise judgment in determining whether an application warrants further investigation.
• Analyze and evaluate suspected fraudulent passport applications as referred by acceptance agents.
• Weigh the information collected and independently determine whether a passport should be issued or the application should be referred to investigative agencies for further review and action.
• Provide both administrative and technical oversight, ensuring conformance with objectives; establish work schedules, deadlines, and standards for acceptable work.
• Instruct or provide training advice and materials for Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and Customs Officers on document fraud used in illicitly procuring passports.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Required Documents

Prepare the documents below before applying. Always confirm the exact requirements on the official announcement, since they vary by position:

• All required documents listed below, that are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automated system by 11:59 p.m.
• Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. 1.
• Resume limited to 2 pages showing relevant work/volunteer experience, education and training.
• Include the start and end dates (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours per week worked/volunteered.
• Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must support your answers to the completed online assessment questions.
• Resumes longer than 2 pages will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered further. 2.
• Other Qualification Documentation (e.g., transcripts, certificates, certifications, etc.), if applicable. 3.
• Performance appraisal, strongly encouraged for current eligible DOS employees.
• Submit a copy of your most recent (i.e., usually within the last 18 months) final (i.e., not a mid-year review) official (i.e., signed by the rating official and in original format) annual performance appraisal for the hiring manager's consideration.
• Note: You may be requested to provide an appraisal to the hiring official if one was not provided with your application.