Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Intelligence, Resource Management Division, located in Washington, DC.

Duties

As the Branch Chief of Logistics and IT Planning and Readiness, you will be directing policy, planning, organizing, coordinating, controlling, and evaluating the activities of the OI Resource Management Division's Logistics and Administration Branch. This position starts at a salary of $132,368.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $172,075.00 (GS-14, Step 10) with promotion potential to $172,075 (GS-14 Step 10). Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security functions. Major Duties may include but are not limited to: Making major recommendations such as those involving technical, financial, organizational, and administrative factors to achieve the optimum mix of reduced operating costs and assurance of program effectiveness, including introduction of automated processes and methods improvements. Managing the development, assignment, and higher-level clearance of goals and objectives of the Logistics and Administration Branch and Office of Intelligence (OI). Approving multi-year work plans developed by subordinate organizational units. Ensuring that the entire process and systems of logistics and IT management is maintained and developed in accordance with CBP policies, regulations, and guidance as well as the goals of OI at an economical cost. This includes but is not limited to storage, distribution, warehousing, movement of goods from one place to another (internally or externally), tracking, and delivery of goods. Assuring implementation by subordinates of the OI goals and objectives. Determining goals and objectives that need additional emphasis, developing measures that evaluate performance, making recommendations for program improvement, and managing all resources as corporate assets.

Requirements

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Managing organizational changes or major changes to the structure and content of the program or program segments directed. Maintaining effective management-employee relations through communications and recognition of employee performance. Coordinating, maintaining, and justifying an effective, economic, and logistically supportable strategy that covers work loading decisions, inventory procedures, lost or damaged equipment processes, equipment refreshing based on obsolescence, scopes of repair, and quality assurance at the user level. Devising and implementing new policy or procedures for accomplishing work to solve productivity requirements and reduce significant barriers to productivity. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 11/27/2023. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information, review the following links: Background investigation and the e-QIP process. Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of Intelligence Please read entire announcement Please apply online Washington, DC 20229 US
• Name: CBP Hiring Center
• Phone: 952-857-2932
• Email: [email protected]