Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Congressional Affairs, Washington DC. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above. Major duties: This position is located within the Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Office of Congressional Affairs is responsible for advising CBP managers on legislative affairs and congressional matters and for assisting Members of Congress and their staffs in understanding current and proposed CBP programs. Typical duties include: Providing assistance to management officials in planning, directing, and coordinating congressional liaison activities.
Developing and maintains awareness of program philosophies, mission, special interests, and areas of concern to support congressional relations. Establishing and sustains effective relationships for information exchange between Congress and the organization, including conducting briefings and providing analysis of programs and legislative matters. Overseeing the development of program plans, assesses progress, and manages external relationships related to congressional affairs.
Performing the full range of supervisory duties over staff engaged in congressional liaison activities, including planning, assigning, and evaluating work. This position starts at a salary of $169,279.00 (GS-15, Step 1) to $197,200.00 (GS-15, Step 10) with promotion potential to $197,200 (GS-15 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. 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 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. Financial Disclosure is required. 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