International Policy Advisor

International Policy Advisor

Department of Homeland Security

Customs and Border Protection

Office of International Affairs

Summary

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of International Affairs, Multilateral Affairs Division located in Brussels, Belgium.

Duties

This position serves as an International Policy Advisor assigned directly to the World Customs Organization (WCO), Secretary General (SG) responsible for conducting policy analysis and research, developing recommendations to enable implementation of new customs reforms, policies and procedures and reviewing and developing documents for various international meetings and engagements.

This position starts at a salary of $104,604.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $135,987.00 (GS-14, Step 10).

Salary above excludes COLA. Please see the following link for specific COLA Rates: U.S. Department of State | Home Page

Typical duties include:

Conducting policy analysis and research and developing recommendations to enable implementation of new customs reforms, policies and procedures.

Reviewing and developing materials for various international meetings and engagements for the SG, and leading the development of work products including policies, strategic communications plans, guidance, recommendations, and proposals.

Collaborating and developing productive working relationships with WCO member representatives and personnel, organizations.

Preparing briefing notes, presentations, and speeches for presentation by the SG and other senior WCO Secretariat staff.

To learn more about CBP's Office of International Affairs, please visit https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/international-initiatives or visit us on X/Twitter: @CBPIntlAffairs

Temporary Assignment: To meet agency needs, this position will be filled on a temporary basis not-to-exceed 4 Years. Based on applicable laws and regulations, you may be returned, at any time, to the position from which temporarily promoted, or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay. If you are currently a permanent GS-14, you will be laterally reassigned into this position and may be returned upon completion of the assignment or at any time it is determined that there is no longer an Agency need for this assignment, to the position held prior to this NTE assignment or to a similar permanent position. Return to your original location will be prioritized but is not guaranteed. Applicants who currently hold a permanent position at the advertised grade level will be referred for consideration through an alternative method.

Retirement: This position is being filled on a not-to-exceed (NTE) temporary assignment; therefore, in the event the incumbent becomes eligible for retirement and chooses to retire, the incumbent will be returned to the home office of record at least two full pay periods prior to retirement. The incumbent will not be eligible to retire while serving on a NTE assignment in Office of International Affairs.

Return Rights: No later than 365 days prior to the completion of your tour at a foreign post of duty, you will have 60 days to submit a prioritized list of up to five duty locations, to which you prefer to be reassigned, to the International Mission Support, Overseas Support Branch. This list may contain field or Headquarters duty locations, or a combination of both. If no vacancies are available in the preferred locations you requested, you will be returned to your original duty location held prior to this assignment or to a similar position of equivalent grade and pay.

Foreign Transfer Allowance - The foreign transfer allowance is divided into two separate allowances. These allowances are payable as follows:

A. Miscellaneous Expense Allowance - This allowance is intended to assist you with certain extraordinary costs in connection with establishing residence quarters at the foreign post of duty. An amount of $750 for a single employee and $1500 for an employee with a family may be granted without any receipt or itemizing required. This allowance is not paid to employees who are returning to the United States for separation.

B. Subsistence Expenses Allowance - A subsistence expense allowance applicable to lodging, meals (including tips), laundry, cleaning and pressing expenses in temporary quarters for you and each member of your family for up to 10 days before final departure from a post in the United States to a foreign post of duty. Expenses of local transportation are not allowable.

Passports: You will be required to obtain official OR diplomatic passports for yourself and your dependents as a condition of selection. Exception: If the foreign post of duty is with the Department of Defense, you and your dependents will require an official passport.

Annual Leave: When you are selected for a position at a foreign post of duty for INA, you will earn annual leave at the same rate as stateside. The maximum accumulation of annual leave while at a foreign post of duty is 45 days (360 hours).