Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U. S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, International Operations and Advisory Directorate, Immigration Advisory Program in Canberra, Australia.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:Searching, obtaining, assembling, and reviewing information and classified intelligence in a wide range of methods and from a wide variety of sources including Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, military departments, foreign governments, financial institutions, and technology companies.Targeting high risk travelers and cargo by advocating, recommending, negotiating, and/or guiding foreign government partners, US Embassies, and CBP Officers at POEs to take advanced screening, scrutiny, and actions in order to protect US border security and the legal entry of people, cargo, and merchandise into the US.Reviewing sensitive and classified intelligence, determining its value to OFO's and CBP's operations and missions, and determining what further actions to take to guide and advise CBP Officers at US and foreign POEs, US Embassies, and foreign government officials while selectively choosing the appropriate intelligence (if any) to share with these contacts which will lead to maintaining or improving international trust and partnerships between OFO and its partners.Communicating with foreign government officials and partners with a common language based on mutual experience and terminology in the field of international customs and entry operations and laws when language may otherwise be a barrier without the shared experience and familiarity with these operations and laws.Advocating, explaining, and representing the realistic capabilities, expectations, and effectiveness of OFO's CBP Officer operations in protecting US border security and the legal entry of persons, cargo, and merchandise at US and international POEs to US Embassy and foreign government partners.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, Ameri Corps) 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; andMeet 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 12/20/2024.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.Polygraph Examination: The CBP OFFICER (INTERNATIONAL LIAISON OFFICER) position is a polygraph-required position. If you are not a current CBP employee in a law enforcement position, you may be required to take a polygraph exam and have favorable results in order to continue in the pre-employment process.Tour of Duty: The employee will serve a two (2) year initial tour, with an opportunity for the employee to apply for an additional three years for a total five years (2-2-1). As an exception to this general rule, tour duration is subject to the host country and the Department of State. At the discretion of management, the assignment may be extended for additional periods, up to a maximum of five years in a single foreign duty location.Annual Leave Accumulation: Employees assigned to IAP posts may carry over 360 hours of annual leave to the next leave year (as opposed to 240 hours).Home Leave: In addition to annual leave, employees at IAP posts earn ten days home leave on each two-year assignment.Living Quarters Allowances: Employees receive payment of an annual tax-free quarters' allowance for housing while at an IAP post.