Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Intelligence, located in Washington DC. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
Major duties: In this position you will serve as the primary point of contact within the National Intelligence Watch (NIW) for CBP Executive leadership, field managers, the Intelligence Community (IC), federal partners, and DHS Intelligence Enterprise component watches. This position starts at a salary of $85,447.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $111,087.00 (GS-11, 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. Major Duties for this position include, but are not limited to: Assisting in the research, screening, evaluation and consolidation of a large quantity of information related to CBP issues and threats within assigned area of responsibility; Demonstrating proficiency using Intelligence Community (IC) databases and tools to gather, review and collate all-source message traffic and other communications; Drawing meaningful conclusions and produces clear assessments; Presenting findings in written products or oral briefings to superiors, planners, and policy makers; Providing situational awareness of all events, issues and threats being monitored by the National Intelligence Watch (NIW) and promptly informing leadership of significant or unusual incidents.
Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.
Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement.
To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here. Requirements: 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 and/or polygraph 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