Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Centers of Excellence and Expertise, Agriculture and Prepared Products. The Field Office will select and oversee this position, which will be physically located in either Miami, FL or Newark, NJ.
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: Examining and validating entry and related documents to ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. Enforcing measures such as additional duties, tariffs, or quotas to address unfair trade practices. Advising internal and external stakeholders on complex trade issues, violations, and enforcement procedures. Conducting outreach initiatives, training sessions, and educational programs to enhance comprehension of CBP requirements and procedures. Guiding and assisting lower-graded Entry Specialists on work assignments, projects, or program issues. 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 08/04/2025. 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.
In this position you will be responsible for facilitating the flow of legitimate trade across U.S. borders while securing U.S. borders and protecting the American economy from unfair trade practices and illicit commercial enterprises. In order to accomplish CBP's trade goals, Centers use effective commercial targeting, coordination with international partners and other agencies, partnerships with the importing community and trade associations, risk-based approaches to identifying and addressing trade issues, and the full use of the legal tools and authorities available to CBP. This position starts at a salary of $105,383.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $137,000.00 (GS-13 Step 10). Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection. In this Supervisory Customs Entry Officer (1st Line Supervisor), you will become a key member of a team of homeland security professionals responsible for a wide range of admissibility and control requirements. Typical work assignments include: Major Duties: Providing expert technical advice to higher-level CBP officials on the entry process. Assigning work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Monitoring and evaluating employees' work products; establishing or recommending performance standards and evaluations. Monitoring and evaluating the delivery of services to customers and the methods and techniques used to provide them. Developing and implementing plans to improve the delivery of services, individually and with other Entry Supervisors, and through process improvement teams. Locations: Miami, FL - Agriculture & Prepared Products (APP) Newark, NJ - Agriculture & Prepared Products (APP) Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above. Please note: You will be asked to identify your duty location preference in the on-line application process. Applicants will be limited to selecting one duty location.