Management and Program Analyst

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), Personal Security Division (PSD) in Washington, DC. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

This position is located within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and serves as an analyst and security program advisor to management on various functions and activities requiring application of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for assessment of management processes, systems and mission support programs. This position starts at a salary of $102,415.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $158,322.00 (GS-13, Step 10) with promotion potential to $158,322.00 (GS-13 Step 10). GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts. The major duties for this position are listed below but not limited to: Providing policy development, implementation, and oversight input for personnel security programs, projects, initiatives, and activities; execute this through written policies and procedures. Serving as a subject matter expert (SME) on all personnel security policy guidance, including unique situations, ensuring compliance with legislation, executive orders, DHS directives, and other agency guidance; recommend new or revised CBP headquarters programs, field office operations, and procedures. Reviewing and providing guidance on personnel security policy matters, including unique situations, compliance reviews, and audits; ensure security policy documents are planned, maintained, updated, and shared in accordance with schedules on appropriate CBP websites, manuals, trainings, handbooks, and drives. Overseeing program research and analysis to research and analyze security programs that impact OPR, including physical and personnel security, international and technical support on referred counsel with PSD programs. Advising PSD senior-level management on laws, public regulations, and collaborations with congressional offices to assess personnel security program needs, conduct program activities, and serve on program management analytics and studies.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures. As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link. DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit. This vacancy has a local commuting area requirement, as defined below: The area surrounding the duty station by which people reasonably travel back and forth from home to work; Or The employee's permanent duty station is located within the reasonable travel area surrounding the duty station of this vacancy; Or if applicable For employees who are detailed or temporarily promoted for more than 1 year to another duty location, the detailed or temporary duty location is considered to be the duty location of record for commuting area purposes. For employees detailed or temporarily promoted for less than one year, the permanent duty location is considered the duty location of record for commuting area purposes.