Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol at the Tucson Sector Headquarters, Mission Readiness Operations Division.

Duties

This position allows you to use your knowledge and experience to analyzed and advise management of organizational aspects of the Agency's mission requiring application of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods assessing processes and systems. This position starts at a salary of $70,234.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $109,436.00 (GS-12, Step 10) with promotion potential to $109,436.00 (GS-12 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 Management and Program Analyst is responsible for analyzing, evaluating, and making recommendations on administrative programs on matters of operational effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity. This position plans, conducts, and participates in special studies, personally and through team members, to provide advice and evaluate policies and procedures. Duties and responsibilities include: Analyzing and evaluating program data, business processes, and internal controls to identify impediments, redundancies, operating problems, program deficiencies, and potential risks to devise methods for improvement. Manages workforce and budget tracking, cost projections, usage analysis, and utilization of various programs; Analyzing and review reports enabling decision execution to focus on both short and long range plans. Assisting in implementing, coordinating, and overseeing a variety of program activities; Assisting in the development of objectives, goals and priorities to provide feedback, direction, and guidance to enhance the effectiveness and efficiencies of operations. Planning, developing, and assisting with planning management through briefings, presentations, and conferences; Ensuring accurate and appropriately concise and timely information is available to management.

Requirements

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Overseeing the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of a program or several program segments; Planning, conducting, or participating in special studies or task forces providing assistance at multiple levels; Interpreting and applying the content of new or modified regulations for projected impact on programs; Developing, selecting, adapting, and employing advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques, methods, procedures, and systems to analyze, evaluate, and/or improve the efficiency of programs; Developing, implementing, and monitoring sophisticated management information systems to focus on both long and short range plans, policies and programs. 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. Education Substitution: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for the grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify for positions at grades GS-11. You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Coordinating or assisting in coordinating of activities to support staff providing analytical support on problem definition, planning methodologies, policies, and procedures; Providing technical assistance and support services to management relating to the application of planning systems and management programs to meet mission requirements; Assessing the effectiveness of administrative programs, policies, practices, procedures, operations, processes, and mechanisms; Defining critical quality factors, process improvements on key initiatives that result in significant improvements in increase quality; Assisting in the design and implementation of planning controls for the submission of data, including forming the basis of program resources and decisions. 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. There is no Education substitution or combination at the GS-12 level. 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 12/13/2023. 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. Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibilityon OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit a separation notice, your most recent SF-50 (noting your current position, grade level, and duty location), ac copy of your most recent performance rating, an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated, an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated.

Education

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

Contacts

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