Inspector's Field Manual - Gani

Inspector's Field Manual
III. Factor Level Descriptions:
1. Knowledge required by position:
- Extensive knowledge and comprehensive understanding of: the Service's and other agency laws,
regulations, precedent decisions, policies and procedures applicable to the admission and exclusion of
individuals desiring to enter the United States; the identification of fraudulent travel documents, immigrant and
nonimmigrant requirements for travel to the United States, and fines and liquidated damages provided for
under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- Extensive knowledge and skill in designing, developing and delivering instructional programs and
guidance. Must identify end users (commercial airline or shipping carrier personnel) needs and specifically
address these needs with effective instructional and guidance programs. Extensive knowledge and skill in
establishing and maintaining liaison.
- Extensive knowledge and skill in the collection and analysis of information. Knowledge of, experience
in, and total familiarity with a variety of sources of information such as automated data bases (Interagency
Border Inspections System- IBIS, National Crime Information System-NCIC, etc.) And numerous intelligence
sources.
- Comprehensive knowledge of trends, profiles and methods of drug and alien smuggling, terrorism,
document fraud and other sensitive national security issues. Extensive knowledge of political, social and
economic factors, both domestic and international in scope, which may affect attempts to enter the United States
illegally.
- The position also requires training skills, good interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with
individuals in varying and unfamiliar environments and stressful situations.
2. Supervisory Controls:
- The incumbent is under the supervision of the director, Carrier Consultant and Support Unit, Office of
Inspections, Washington, DC. The incumbent works independently in planning and executing Inspections
programs to accomplish broadly defined Service objectives.
- The incumbent carries through normal program work on his own initiative with the supervisor
available for guidance. Completed work is evaluated in light of results achieved, initiative displayed and
judgment exercised, rather than by direct review.
3. Guidelines:
- Written guidelines include: the Immigration and Nationality Act; the Code of Federal Regulations; the
Administrative Manual, various field manuals; judicial and administrative decisions; and other policy
memoranda. The incumbent uses sound judgment, based on extensive experience and knowledge, in interpreting
and applying laws, regulations and procedures to sensitive, complex situations. The incumbent works with
limited oversight, both in the United States and overseas, and uses independent judgment to recommend and
revise guidelines for the program.
4. Complexity:
- The incumbent carries out TDY assignments to locations overseas as the representative of
Headquarters and the Service to advise international airline and shipping carrriers. The incumbent develops the
standardized Service instruction and guidance for the presentation to and use by members of hte transportation
industry concerning a wide range of immigration-related issues (including the identification of fraudulent
travel documents, immigrant and nonimmigrant requirements for travel to the United States, and fines and
liquidated damages.
- The incumbent acts as the Service's primary source of technical expertise on U.S. entry and
documentary requirements, providing guidance and assistance to field offices, the Department of State and other
U.S. government and foreign government agencies. The work is not limited in geographic area, but covers