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International Employment Specialist
Job Description
Posting Number
PG193796SPInternal Recruitment
NoWorking Title
International Employment SpecialistAnticipated Hiring Range
$50,000 - $55,000Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm with occasional work outside of normal business hours as neededJob Location
Raleigh, NCDepartment
International Employment - University Human Resources (UHR)About the Department
Essential Job Duties
The International Employment Specialist advises the NC State community and foreign national faculty and staff in the area of employment-based immigration and relevant governmental regulation and procedures. The IE Specialist, in collaboration with the IE Manager, prepares and files standard and complex immigration petitions, with particular focus on permanent residence petitions (including PERM and Outstanding Researcher cases) and possibly O-1 nonimmigrant petitions, and monitors and updates expiration dates and documentation regarding immigration status. The Specialist also provides high-level customer service and assistance to campus on a variety of immigration and visa issues.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Prepares some nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions by analyzing and integrating information from both the sponsoring unit and foreign national employee.
- Utilizes multiple online government and University/UHR electronic systems, as well as the Sunapsis case management system to prepare and file immigration petitions; monitors case status both before and after filing.
- Develops and maintains professional working relationships that facilitate the accomplishment of goals and tasks.
- Answers simple and complex questions and resolves normal and complex issues relating to visa and immigration issues with limited management intervention.
Other Responsibilities
- Recommends new or revised procedures.
- Prioritizes, tracks and manages projects and multiple cases.
- Works in a collaborative environment on a small team.
Minimum Experience/Education
All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Other Required Qualifications
- Experience or knowledge of information needed for preparing employment-based immigration cases.
- Experience or knowledge of information needed for filling out USCIS and USDOL immigration forms, as well as the ability to navigate multiple governmental websites for compliance and case completion purposes.
- Ability to use web-based systems.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely convey verbal, nonverbal, and written information.
- Understanding of effective working relationships with customers and administrators. Ability to establish rapport and work effectively with people and populations from various countries and cultures.
Preferred Qualifications
- Immigration-related experience, ideally including experience drafting and filing PERM and/or Outstanding Researcher (or similar) immigrant petitions, and also O-1 nonimmigrant petitions.
- Significant working knowledge of immigration rules, procedures, and processes to complete assigned tasks.
- Experience with Sunapsis case management system.
- Experience with PeopleSoft (or similar HRIS), PeopleAdmin (or similar ATS), and other online project management and/or customer service systems.
Required License or Certification
Valid NC Driver's License required
NoCommercial Driver's License Required?
NoJob Open Date
06/20/2024Earliest Close Date---- (Positions will be posted until 5:00 PM ET on this date. Positions remaining posted after this date are still accepting applications but may close at any time.)
06/26/2024Notice to Applicants
Special Instructions
Position Number
00103957Position Type
SHRAPosition Classification Band Title
University Program SpecialistPosition Classification Band Level
ContributingPosition Classification Salary Range
$ 36,381 - $ 91,526Salary Grade Equivalency
GN07Alternate Option
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week)
1.0Appointment
12 Month RecurringMandatory Designation - Adverse Weather
Non Mandatory - Adverse WeatherMandatory Designation - Emergency Events
Non Mandatory - Emergency EventTime Limited Position
NoDepartment Id
480401 - HR Talent Acquisition and EmploymentAA/EEO
If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.
Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.
NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
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