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, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Volunteer work
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