Management and Program Analyst (Workforce Management)

Description:

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations El Paso TX

Requirements:

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet these requirements, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements.

Experience : You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Providing advice involving program issues to the senior executive staff within the field office.
• Developing and recommending improvements in services; participates on teams and/or projects involved in the redesigning, automating, and re-engineering of processes in order to meet the varied and changing requirements of the field office.
• Researching and advising on significant personnel program changes or developments.
• Developing options that take advantage of special hiring authorities and programs when appropriate for local needs.
• Assisting the executive staff in the development of field office policy and recommends changes to improve service.
• Advising the Director, Field Operations, Port Directors, and other field managers in formulating realignment and/or reorganization proposals related to improvement efforts in the core processing order to organize work in the most efficient and effective manner given local conditions.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Maintaining the Field Office Table of Organization; ensures positions are accurately recorded and that on board data is kept up to date. Independently reviews staffing levels, computes attrition rates, and takes corrective actions to resolve errors.
• Gathers data on projected turnover, losses, program changes, etc., and individually develops and coordinates a recruitment plan for backfills.
• Monitoring employment levels and advises senior field management on the status of recruitment efforts and recommends actions necessary to avoid disruptive employment levels.
• Performing a wide range of administrative and analytical duties required to develop and implement workforce management programs. Shares information on improved workforce management processes utilized in the field and subordinate units with other field offices and national staffs involved with the various disciplines and core processes.
• Providing personal counseling to employees on retirements, pay, and leave issues; and implements return to work strategies to reduce time lost to work-related injuries and other extended medical absences.

Education Substitution:
GS-11: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or an equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in any field, or L.L.M for the experience required at the GS-11 grade level. Such education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise three years of graduate study. If that information is not available, use 54 semester or 81 quarter hours. You are required to submit proof of your claim.

GS-12: There is no education substitution.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade level and may be computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. More information on this qualification standard is located here .

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 05/08/2025.

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. 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. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions:

• Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military
• A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government
• Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university
• Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government

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. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP eligible. View information about CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement. To be considered well qualified under CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position.