Management and Program Analyst (Workforce Management)

Full Job Description

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

Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Mission Support Directorate, Human Capital Division, located in Washington, DC.

Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Leading the redesign of organizational structures within a program, providing expert-level advice to leadership on the preparation of organizational change request packages, reallocating resources to improve efficiency and accountability, and implementing approved reorganizations.

Conducting regular updates with leadership to provide progress reports on program initiatives, addressing concerns and adjusting plans as needed.

Conducting in-depth research and analyzing conflicting data sources to resolve discrepancies and develop evidence-based solutions to capture employment levels and hiring trends.

Preparing executive recommendations, responding to urgent requests for program data or reports, and quickly gathering the necessary information to produce effective recruitment requests.

Developing and analyzing customized evaluation criteria to assess the effectiveness of new initiatives, ensuring alignment with the execution of hiring plans.

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 03/13/2026.

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 Career.

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. Major Duties:

The Employee Services & Recognition Branch serves as the Office of Field Operations liaison to the Office of Human Resources Management, providing procedural guidance and program management services for employee performance and recognition programs.

This position starts at a salary of $121,785.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $158,322.00 (GS-13, Step 10).

Typical work assignments include: Conducting initial review on organizational change request packages, to include analysis of structural changes, mission and functional statements, program/function administration, and ensuring accuracy of position descriptions is maintained.

Advising requesting offices on coordinating with Office of Finance to get financial impact statements, accurately depicting the organizational structure/charts, eliminating functional overlap among programs, preparing OCR packages for submission, and implementing approved reorganizations.

Providing senior leaders with analytical insight into the Table of Organization for assigned offices.

Monitoring encumbered and vacant positions to ensure approved positions' data elements are accurately recorded and updated.

Facilitating the effective filling of vacancies and execution of personnel reassignments, coordinating between assigned offices and hiring center, drafting Request to Fill documents for review by the program office and the hiring center to include position description recommendations and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities.

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