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USAJOBS · 2 months ago

Assistant Director Field Operations (Mission Support)

Miami, Florida, USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$156K/yr - $195K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking an Assistant Director Field Operations in the Department of Homeland Security, specifically within U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The role involves providing technical expertise in administration and supervising mission support services while developing operational plans and strategies.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Developing and implementing the operational plan, objectives, and strategies on key support processes (budget, logistics, facilities, procurement, workforce management, training, automated systems, and financial programs and services) for the organization

Directing and overseeing the execution of budget, logistics, procurement, and quality assurance programs

Providing technical advice and leadership for national Customs and Border Protection programs

Monitoring and evaluating the delivery of support services through the process of short- and long-term planning

Supervising a staff that provides a diverse range of mission support services

Qualification

Budget managementLogistics coordinationProcurement processesPolicy guidanceSupervisory skillsProblem solvingInterpersonal skillsDecision making

Required

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position

Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service

Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years

All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English

You may be required to pass a background investigation and/or polygraph

CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures

Financial Disclosure is required

Experience: You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as advising and counseling executives on the theories, principles, and practices of managing key support processes within an organization, developing procedures and techniques and furnishing policy guidance to subordinates, formulating programs that balance conflicting needs, requirements, and priorities of an organization, adjusting work operations to meet priorities or changing programs or production requirement within available resources, making decisions and resolving problems involving interpretation of the law or unusual situations requiring interpretation and application of DHS policy

Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process

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 11/13/2025

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

Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP

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

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP eligible