CBP International Advisor

Full Job Description

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S.

Customs and Border Protection, Office of International Affairs, Regional Affairs Directorate, Caribbean and South America Division, located in Lima, Peru.

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: Developing, managing, or directing operational policies or programs.

Interacting with officials of other organizations, serving as a liaison with high-ranking officials in other Federal agencies, top-level managers in DHS, and various governing boards/committees, and advising management officials of higher rank on operational issues related to program operations.

Determining goals and objectives that need additional emphasis and developing measures that evaluate performance. Making recommendations for program improvement.

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.

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 04/16/2026.

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.

Home Leave: In addition to annual leave, you will earn five, ten-, or fifteen-days home leave per year depending on your foreign post of duty and post differential rate.

Home leave is granted to you when your foreign post of duty assignment is extended for another tour.

The Government pays your per diem and transportation expenses from your foreign post of duty to your former official residence in the U.S.

In addition, the Government pays for the transportation expenses of your dependents that accompany you on home leave to your residence in the U.S. Major Duties:

In this position, you will serve as an International Advisor and subject matter expert on CBP's international trade policies and procedures, providing technical advice to foreign and domestic government officials and agencies.

You will communicate CBP policies and procedures with foreign government representatives and officials regarding a variety of border security and trade operations.

This position starts at a salary of $107,446.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $139,684.00 (GS-14, Step 10).

Typical duties include: Participating in the continuous review and evaluation of the host country and international organization's programs, operations, and initiatives in relation to the effectiveness in supporting CBP border security and trade policies, and in meeting the needs and requirements of the host country.

Cultivating international contacts, liaisons, and relations at all levels of CBP and DHS components, and with other government officials and foreign government representatives to promote U.S.

foreign policy. Serving as a CBP in-country advisor, consultant and expert to the U.S.

Ambassador and Department of State, Chief of Mission, regarding CBP programs and operations to include relevant sharing of information, details and providing briefings on major CBP programs.

Providing expert advice concerning issues related to international trade and travel and serving as the liaison between the host country and/or international organization and CBP.

Participating in evaluating the capabilities, threats, vulnerabilities and needs of the host country and/or international organization to determine potential impact to CBP operations and to disseminate information in a timely manner by providing program reports, statistical data, and briefing materials to CBP leadership.

To learn more about CBP's Office of International Affairs, please visit https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/international-initiatives or visit us on X/Twitter: @CBPIntlAffairs GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.

If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.

Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.

Temporary/Rotational Assignment: To meet agency needs, this position will be filled on a temporary basis not-to-exceed 3 years, with possible extension(s) for an additional 2 years in 1-year increments, for a maximum of five years.

Based on applicable laws and regulations, you may be returned, at any time, to the position from which temporarily promoted, or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay.

If you are currently a permanent GS-14, you will be laterally reassigned into this position and may be returned upon completion of the assignment or at any time it is determined that there is no longer an Agency need for this assignment, to the position held prior to this NTE assignment or to a similar permanent position.

Return to your original location will be prioritized but is not guaranteed.

Applicants who currently hold a permanent position at the advertised grade level will be referred for consideration through an alternative method.

Retirement: This position is being filled on a not-to-exceed (NTE) temporary assignment; therefore, in the event the incumbent becomes eligible for retirement and chooses to retire, the incumbent will be returned to the home office of record at least two full pay periods prior to retirement.

The incumbent will not be eligible to retire while serving on a NTE assignment in Office of International Affairs.

Return Rights: No later than 365 days prior to the completion of your tour at a foreign post of duty, you will have 60 days to submit a prioritized list of up to five duty locations, to which you prefer to be reassigned, to the Human Capital Division, Overseas Support Branch.

This list may contain field or Headquarters duty locations, or a combination of both.

If no vacancies are available in the preferred locations you requested, you will be returned to your original duty location held prior to this assignment or to a similar position of equivalent grade and pay.