Management and Program Analyst

Summary Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Enterprise Services, Administrative Services Division, Programming, Formulation, and Integration Branch, located in Washington, DC. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above. Responsibilities Joining Customs & Border Protection (CBP) will allow you to utilize your expertise serving as a portfolio management analyst performing a myriad of portfolio-related activities to assist senior portfolio managers and CBP leadership in resource decision-making and solving complex operational issues. This position starts at a salary of $120,579.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $156,755.00 (GS-13, Step 10). Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security functions by providing centralized, transparent, and collaborative management portfolio programs and investments that enables portfolio executive management to evaluate, prioritize, and allocate resources to best meet mission operational needs and achieve desired outcomes. 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. In this Management and Program Analyst position you will become a key team member of Homeland Security professionals involved in providing fiscally sound business support to the Agency's Law Enforcement Components through continuous assessment of the productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of office functions within the assigned portfolio; prioritizing resources to attain assigned portfolio goals and objectives; monitoring performance in achieving desired outcomes and adjusting the portfolio resourcing as necessary based on performance, budget changes, and new requirements priorities/mandates; and developing documents and communication mechanisms related to executive management resources decision. Typical work assignments include: Assisting in providing centralized, transparent, and collaborative management of portfolio programs and investments that enables portfolio executive management to evaluate, prioritize, and allocate resources to best meet mission operational needs and achieve desired outcomes. Working with portfolio team members to plan, organize, and conduct portfolio management activities that involve researching major aspects of portfolio operational and investment-related programs, processes, and functions. Translating capabilities into requirements within the portfolio and where gaps exist, consults with teammates to conduct analysis, and recommend strategies to resource identified gaps, identify redundancies, and evaluate areas of emphasis and de-emphasis. Supporting the implementation of a structured, repeatable process, to develop prioritized resource recommendations for consideration in many stages of the programming and budget formulation cycle, including but not limited to CBP's RAP submission to DHS. Supporting the day-to-day administration and helps coordinate execution of interdependent decisions and handoffs across the PPBA phases, in alignment with requirements and acquisition functions. 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. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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) 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 is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU. For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU. 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. Qualifications Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Applying knowledge of the principles, practices, laws, and regulations pertaining to the budget process (e.g., budget formulation, justification, execution, and resource administration); Conducting data mining of Agency financial systems to understand all portfolio resources, and for each portfolio office understands resources available for programs, investments, core functions and initiatives; Assisting the portfolio manager to ensure an office's five-year resource strategy is tied to capabilities, requirements, and specific, measurable outcomes, and; Working effectively with office designated stakeholders to ensure resource requirement justifications for identified resource gaps are clear, defensible and demonstrate the impact or risk to Agency mission operations. 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 05/16/2025. 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 on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP . click apply for full job details