Staff Assistant

STAFF ASSISTANT

Customs and Border Protection

Agency contact information

Few vacancies in the following location: ? Washington DC, DC

Work Schedule is Full Time - Permanent

Opened Wednesday 4/12/2017 (0 day(s) ago)

? Closes Thursday 4/20/2017 (8 day(s) away)

Salary Range $43,684.00 to $71,467.00 / Per Year

Who May Apply Current Federal employees with competitive status (including serving under a VRA appointment), current and former Federal employees eligible under Interchange, and reinstatement eligibles, all within the local commuting area, VEOA eligibles, and Special Appointing Authority eligibles.

Control Number 466759500

Job Announcement Number MHCOTMP-1933634-DM

Customs & Border Protection (CBP): Securing America's Borders Do you desire to protect American interests and secure our Nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? If so, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling. DHS components work collectively to prevent terrorism, secure borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard cyberspace and ensure resiliency to disasters. The vitality and magnitude of this mission is achieved by a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

Discover a challenging and rewarding career in CBP, the sole organization responsible for securing the nation's borders. At U.S. Customs and Border Protection, we:

- Screen passengers, vehicles, and shipments entering our country

- Seize illegal narcotics, vehicles, and agricultural products

- Prevent unauthorized entry into the country

- Rescue individuals who fall into dangerous conditions traversing our border

For more information about CBP's mission, activities, and careers, please see http://www.cbp.gov.

This position will allow you to utilize your expertise in various administrative areas to provide project-related, advisory and technical services to CBP management. This position starts at a salary of $44,941 (GS 07, Step 01) with promotion potential to $71,467 (GS 09, Step 10). Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen the Department's ability to protect the homeland by developing, devising, and analyzing internal administrative policies, procedures, and management processes of the office.

Who May Apply:

- Current Federal employees with competitive status (as well as current Federal employees serving under a VRA appointment) within the local commuting area;

- Current and former Federal employees who meet the established criteria in an Office of Personnel Management Interchange Agreement within the local commuting area.

- Current and Former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility who are within the local commuting area (Note: unemployed reinstatement eligibles must reside in the local commuting area);

- Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous service will receive consideration under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA);

- Individuals who are eligible under a Special Appointing Authority. Please see the "Special Appointing Authority" paragraph in the "Other" section of this vacancy announcement.

- The local commuting area is defined as the area surrounding the duty station by which people reasonably travel back and forth from home and work.

- For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please see http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/gc_1303762131481.shtm.

Organizational Location: These positions are located within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, in Washington, DC.

One or more selections may be made using this job opportunity announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

Duties

In this administrative position, you will become a key member of a team of homeland security professionals in providing vital administrative, research, analysis and monitoring services. Your typical duties will include:

- Preparing a variety of reports utilizing various databases and automated systems

- Overseeing the administrative operations of the office

- Developing, devising, and analyzing internal administrative policies, procedures, and management processes of the office

- Monitoring and tracking reports, studies and special projects

Travel Required

- Not Required

Relocation Authorized

- No

Job Requirements

Job Requirements

Key Requirements

- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position

- You may be required to pass a background investigation

- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service

Qualifications

GS-07: You qualify at the GS-07 level if you possess one year of specialized experience that included coordinating administrative activities and ensuring that deadlines are met; coordinating the assembly of briefing materials; answering factual questions from the organization's clients concerning its programs; and problem solving.

GS-09: You qualify at the GS-09 level if you possess one year of specialized experience that included ensuring that priorities and deadlines are met on administrative programs and/or projects; establishing and monitoring deadlines; monitoring and obligating budget expenditures; evaluating supply needs and managing equipment service procurement actions; and coordinating administrative and quasi-technical correspondence.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE:

GS-07: Successful completion of one year of full-time graduate education from an accredited college or university may substitute for the experience required at this level. This education must demonstrate the skills necessary to do this job. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise a year of graduate education. If that information is not available, use 18 semester or 27 quarter hours.

OR

Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) may also substitute for the experience required at this level. SAA is defined as a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, having a class standing in the upper third of a graduating class or major subdivision, or membership in a national scholastic honor society. Please see www.cbp.gov for additional information.

GS-09: A Master's degree, two full years of graduate education, a J.D. or an LL.B. degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for experience required at this level. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise two years of graduate education. If that information is not available, use 36 semester or 54 quarter hours.

Combining Experience and Education: To combine your education and experience, you must convert each to a percentage, and then add the percentages. If your education is currently described in quarter hours, multiply by the fraction 2/3 to convert into semester hours then divide the semester hours by 18. To determine your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your total months of experience by the required number of months of experience. Add your percentages together. The total must equal at least 100% in order to qualify.

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, 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 Thursday, April 20, 2017.

Bargaining Unit: This position is covered under the bargaining unit.

Residency: If you are not currently a CBP employee, you must meet one or more of the following primary residency criteria for at least three years prior to applying to this announcement: 1.Resided in the United States or its protectorate or territories (excluding short trips abroad, such as vacations); 2. Worked for the United States government as an employee overseas in a federal or military capacity; or 3.Been a dependent of a United States federal or military employee serving overseas.