Program Manager

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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).
• 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.
• DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
• Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.
  
  

Qualifications
Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Planning, organizing, coordinating, controlling, and evaluating the activities of an organization.
• Directing a program segment that performs professional, technical, and administrative work.
• Leading complex projects, often cutting across organizational/activity lines.
• Serving as the project leader for Program Segment and Program Office projects as a Subject Matter Expert.
• Analyzing, facilitating, reporting, and providing recommendations for process improvement, reducing costs, and establishing appropriate process metrics and process controls.
  
  

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.

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 12/23/2024.
  
  

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.

Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years.

Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one-year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment.

Education
Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Security Clearance: The incumbent must obtain and maintain, at a minimum, a secret national security clearance.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707.