Program Manager (Assistant Director)

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Trade, Trade Regulatory Audit (TRA), located in Washington, DC.

As a Program Manager you will provide authoritative leadership and ensure consistency and alignment with executive guidance and strategic imperatives. This position starts at a salary of $143,913.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $187,093.00 (GS-14, Step 10). CBP Office of Trade is the architect of the most robust customs system in the world and the second largest revenue source for the U.S. Government. We facilitate legitimate trade, enforce U.S. laws, and protect the American economy as well as consumer health and safety. Collaborating with industry and government partners, we create a fair, competitive, and safe trade environment, and we enforce U.S. trade law to protect national economic security. Our expertise in the trade community allows us to lead the development of streamlined and efficient processes that provide certainty for legitimate importers, while combatting transnational crime. Major duties for this position include but are not limited to: Managing and directing all operations and facilities related to a specific or several program areas within Office of Trade (OT) Supporting directorate leadership by planning, evaluating, integrating and coordinating initiatives within OT Overseeing program areas, creative and measurable solutions in their programs' issue areas and is accountable for program performance and reporting performance measurement to OT senior leaders, to CBP senior leaders and to DHS. Managing staff, utilize standard program management processes and tools, develop technology-use strategies to streamline and coordinate program activities, and be able to coordinate and interpret quantitative analysis to measure program performance in order to implement new program strategies Maintaining a thorough knowledge of federal government, DHS and CBP rules and regulations that are applicable to their assigned OT program area.

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) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English 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 position is not covered under the bargaining unit.

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