Program Manager Job in Washington DC Metro Area - 91271468 - ZAJYMTWT2Z7CA

Job Title:
Program Manager

Department:
Department Of Homeland Security

Agency:
Customs and Border Protection

Job Announcement Number:
MHCMP-393095-OC

SALARY RANGE:
$123,758.00 - $155,500.00 /year

OPEN PERIOD:
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 to Wednesday, October 26, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:GS-0340-15

POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time Career/Career Conditional

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
15

DUTY LOCATIONS:
Many vacancies - Washington, DC

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
Please see "Who May Apply" section of announcement.

JOB SUMMARY:

CBP:  Securing America's Borders

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 visit our web site at http://www.cbp.gov.

This is an open continuous announcement which will establish an inventory of applicants interested in a career as a PROGRAM MANAGER with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This applicant inventory will be used to fill vacancies as they occur within the Office of Field Operations Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Applicants are encouraged to apply early in order to maximize their employment opportunities. Applicant selection referral lists will be issued, as needed, for the duration of this announcement.

Who May Apply: Current Federal employees with competitive status and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility. Current and former Federal employees who meet the established criteria in an Office of Personnel Management Interchange Agreement. 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 Requirements Section of this vacancy announcement.

Organizational Location: Positions will be filled within Customs & Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Operations, in Washington, DC, as they become available.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses may or may not be paid depending on the budget of the specified location as well as whether or not the position and/or location are designated as hard-to-fill. If you would like additional information regarding relocation, please visit the website:  http://www.relocationessentials.com/aff/lifecare/tools/salary/col.aspx

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background Security Investigation

Additional Duty Location Info:
Many vacancies - Washington, DC

You will manage a major program and/or a critical program segment that performs professional, technical, or administrative work and has agency-wide or government-wide impact.You will oversee the planning, direction, and timely execution of the program or program segments through subordinate organizational units.You will determine the goals and objectives of the program; assure their implementation by subordinate organizations and operating units; develop measures that evaluate performance; make recommendations for program improvement; and manage all resources.You will manage organizational changes as well as changes to the content of the program.You will also identify and resolve unique issues where no policy exists and take innovative actions to address new needs and/or issues.Finally, you will serve as a representative of and advocate for the program in dealings with high-ranking officials in other Federal agencies, top-level managers in the agency, and various governing board and committees.

You will direct, coordinate and oversee the work through subordinate supervisors (or team leaders).Specifically, you will make decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisors; evaluate subordinate supervisors and serve as the reviewing official on evaluations of non-supervisory employees rated by subordinate supervisors; make or approve selections for subordinate non-supervisory positions; recommend selections for subordinate supervisors; review and approve serious disciplinary actions involving non-supervisory subordinates; approve expenses such as within-in-grade increases, extensive overtime, and travel; recommend awards or bonuses for non-supervisory staff; exercise significant authority in dealing with officials of other units/organizations and in advising management officials of higher rank on operational issues; assure reasonable equity of performance standards and ratings used by subordinate supervisors; plan, assign and review work; assure all requirements are met; approve leave; give advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters; promote affirmative action/equal employment opportunity programs; identify developmental training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training; and/or find ways to improve productivity, promote team building, and improve business practices.

HOW LONG WILL THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BE USED? This announcement may be used for approximately one year beginning Wednesday, October 27, 2010.  You must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements at the time of application.

You must meet the grade level qualification and eligibility requirements at the time of submission of your application. If your qualifications and eligibility change, you will need to update your responses in the questionnaire and/or resume reflecting those changes and re-submit; otherwise, you will continue to receive consideration under your original application.

If you are rated ineligible you must re-apply to be eligible for future consideration.

Once you accept or decline a job offer, you will not receive further consideration under this announcement unless you re-apply.

Note: There may be occasions where selection consideration is limited to current Customs and Border Protection employees, Department of Homeland Security employees, or Federal employees (those employed outside the Department of Homeland Security) with competitive status and/or based on working/residing within a particular commuting area.

Eligible applicants may be referred and selected at any time after the opening date for current openings, and continue, as needed, for the duration of this announcement. If you do not provide an email address, you will not be notified of the outcome of your application.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Qualifications by Application Date:  You must meet all qualification requirements by application date.  Please note that qualification claims are subject to verification through a review of your work experience and/or education as provided in your resume, transcripts (as applicable), and narrative responses to assessment questions.  Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for terminating you after you begin work. 

GS-15: You qualify at the GS-15 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the skills needed to perform the job duties. Examples include managing or directing major components of programs that perform professional, technical or administrative work or directing the development of nationwide policy and program initiatives.

You must:

• Meet all qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors.  Qualification claims will be subject to verification which could occur at any stage of the application process.
• Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements and
• Submit your resume, your online questionnaire, and any supporting documents

by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date of this announcement.

Selective Placement Factor: Applicants that do not possess the experience listed as the Selective Placement Factor will be screened out.

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires expert knowledge and experience of Incident Command System protocols. Applicants must have experience with the ability to provide direction, guidance, and support on integrity recommendations and best practices, the Integrity Officer position, as well as standardized training program and reporting templates.

Residency:  If you are not currently a CBP employee, you must meet one or more of the following primary residency criteria for the last 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 dependant of a United States federal or military employee serving overseas.

Exceptions may be granted if you provide complete state-side coverage information such as the state-side address of the professor in charge of the "Study Abroad" program, the church records for your overseas church mission, and/or state-side addresses of anyone who worked or studied with you overseas.  You must provide information and related documentation at the time of application.

Special Appointing Authority:At the discretion of the hiring official, referral lists may be issued for applicants eligible to be appointed under a special appointing authority.If you believe you are eligible for consideration under a special appointing authority, you must indicate the authority for which you would like to be considered in the assessment questionnaire.Some examples of non-competitive and other special appointing authorities include, but are not limited to:

·Veteran’s Recruitment Appointment (VRA) eligible – disabled veteran; veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during a war declared by Congress, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; veteran who, while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, participated in a military operation for which the Armed Forces Service Medal was awarded; or veteran separated from active duty within the past three years.

·Disabled Veteran 30% or more eligible

·Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses established by Executive Order 13473

·Military spouses eligible for appointment through another special appointing authority

·Schedule A eligible – an individual with physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities certified by the State Vocational Rehabilitation Office

·Miscellaneous authority regulated by U.S. Office of Personnel Management eligible (i.e., Peace Corps volunteer, certain former overseas employees) or not regulated by U.S. Office of Personnel Management eligible (i.e., Postal Career Service employee, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts employee)

You must provide documentation supporting your eligibility prior to the closing date of this announcement (please see “Required Documents”).  If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, please contact the Human Resources Specialist listed at the end of this vacancy announcement.

Background Security Investigation:  You will need to successfully complete a background investigation before you can be appointed into this position.

Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period: You may be required to serve an eighteen month probationary period upon appointment to this position. You may also be required to complete an appropriate supervisory training course within 90 days of assignment to this position.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

You will be evaluated based on your resume, transcripts (if applicable) and the responses to the online questionnaire.  You will receive a score ranging from 70-100 based on your responses.

BENEFITS:

Employment with the federal government offers many exceptional benefits.  For more information, please visit:  http://usajobs.gov/El/benefits.asp.

Secondary Coverage:

This position has been identified as a secondary position as provided under the enhanced retirement provision of Public Law 110-161 for Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPO).In order to be eligible for coverage under this provision, the employee must meet the definition of a ‘secondary’ covered CBPO.

A ‘secondary’ covered CBPO is defined as an employee who is directly transferred from a primary position to a supervisory, managerial or administrative position in DHS after performing work for at least 3 years in a CBP Officer, GS-1895; Customs Inspector, GS-1890; Immigration Inspector, GS-1816; and/or Canine Enforcement Officer, GS-1801 position whose duties included activities related to the arrival and departure of persons, conveyance and merchandise at a port of entry, and does not have a break in service of more than 3 days.

An employee who has been continuously employed in a secondary position since moving directly from a primary position without a break in service exceeding 3 days is covered under the special provision.

More information is available at http://cbpnet.cbp.dhs.gov/xp/cbpnet/hrm/retirement/new_cbpo_retirement_coverage/cbp_faqs.xml, by contacting the CBPO Retirement Coverage toll-free hotline at 1-866-469-7359, or sending an email with questions toecbpo.coverage@cbp.dhs.gov.

OTHER INFORMATION:

CBP requires participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.

E-Verify:  CBP uses E-Verify to validate all newly hired applicants' ability to work legally in the United States.  To learn more about E-Verify, please follow this link:  http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/e-ver-employee-rights.pdf.

HOW TO APPLY:

Your application packet must include a completed assessment questionnaire, a resume, and any applicable and/or required supporting documentation.  Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional information.

You are not required to submit official documentation as part of your application package; an unofficial version will be accepted during the application process.  However, if selected, you must provide the required official documentation prior to appointment.  If any part of your application is not received, it will be evaluated solely on the information available.

If you are unable to upload your information, you may fax it in.  Please complete the cover page located at http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using vacancy announcement LN393095.  Please provide your SSN, name, and address using the exact name you used when you filled out the questionnaire.  The fax number is 1-478-757-3144.  If you previously uploaded documents into Application Manager, you do not need to fax those same documents.

Applications and supporting documentation will not be accepted by mail or email.  The address below is for inquiries only.  If you are unable to apply on-line, please contact the Human Resources Specialist listed at the end of this vacancy announcement at least one day prior to the closing date for further instructions.  You may apply more than once, but the most recent application is the only one that will be used.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• Resume:  A resume is required and must be in English.  It must contain your full name, address, phone number, the last four digits of your Social Security Number, a detailed description of your duties and the dates you performed them (MM/DD/YY), as well as your work schedule and salary.
• SF-50B, Notification of Personnel Action:  With the exception of current CBP employees, ALL CURRENT AND FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR SF-50B (Notification of Personnel Action) showing competitive status:  Tenure 1 or 2 in Block 24 and Position Occupied 1 in Block 34.  The SF-50B should also reflect the highest grade held on a permanent basis or the full performance level of your current position, whichever is higher.
• Transcripts are required if basing any part of your qualifications on education.  Education must be from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.  Education obtained from a foreign university or college is not creditable unless it has been evaluated by an organization that specializes in interpretation of education credentials.  For a listing of accrediting agencies, please see http://www.naces.org/members.htm.
• CTAP/ICTAP eligibility:  Consideration under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) requires that displaced federal employees score an 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position.  You must submit a separation notice; SF-50B; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; or a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.  Only current or former federal employees are entitled to this consideration.

If you are applying under a special veteran appointing authority, you must submit the following:

• VRA or 30% disabled veteran:  DD 214 (Member Copy 4); VA Disability Award letter dated 1991 or later (if your eligibility is based on disability)
• If you are currently serving on active duty, please submit a Statement of Service from your unit which states the date you entered on active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received.  If you supply a Statement of Service at this stage, preference will be verified by a DD 214 (Member Copy 4) upon separation from the military.
• For more information about veterans appointing authorities, please follow this link:    http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx
• Please upload veterans documents under miscellaneous documents.
• If you are applying as a VEOA eligible, you must submit your DD214 (Member copy 4).  Current federal employees applying under the VEOA authority must submit a qualifying SF-50B to show they meet time-in-grade requirements.

Veterans' preference points are not applicable to Merit Promotion announcements; therefore, veterans' documentation is requested only to verify eligibility.   These documents are not used for the purpose of awarding preference.

If you are a military spouse eligible for appointment under Executive Order 13473, please follow this link for information on documents you must submit:  http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/shams/index.aspx

If you are a military spouse eligible for appointment under another non-competitive hiring authority, please submit the appropriate documentation for that authority.  

If you are applying under Schedule A, Appointment of Individuals with a Covered Disability, please follow this link for information on documents you must submit: http://www.opm.gov/disability/PeopleWithDisabilities.asp

If you are requesting consideration under a miscellaneous authority regulated or not regulated by OPM, you must submit the following:

• SF 50-B (Notice of Personnel Action) or other appropriate documentation
• For more information on these authorities and the documents required, please follow this link:  http://www.opm.gov/hr_practitioners/lawsregulations/appointingauthorities/

Individuals requesting consideration under an authority not listed above should submit the name/title, legal cite of the authority, and any requirements indicated in the authority.

It is your responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume, veterans documentation, assessment questions and answers, and SF-50B's) is received and is accurate.  Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application.  If a document is not in a legible format, you will not be able to view it in Application Manager and you must again upload or fax the documentation by the closing date.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

MHC OFO General Mailbox
Phone: (612)467-7032
Fax: (478)757-3144
Email: MHCOFOGENERALMAILBOX@CBP.DHS.GOV Agency Information:
CBP Minneapolis Hiring Center
BHW Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
Fax: (478)757-3144

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

After the closing date of the announcement we will review all applications and the most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration.  You will be notified initially when your application packet is received.  You will receive a second notification stating if you were found qualified or not qualified.  You will receive a third notification if you are referred to the hiring official for consideration.  If you are referred, you will receive a final notification of the disposition of the vacancy.