CBP Mission Statement: We are the guardians of our nation's borders. We are America's frontline. We safeguard the American homeland at and beyond our borders. We protect the American public against terrorists and the instruments of terror. We steadfastly enforce the laws of the United States while fostering our nation's economic security through lawful international trade and travel. We serve the American public with vigilance, integrity, and professionalism. Discover a challenging and rewarding career in CBP, the sole organization responsible for securing the nation's borders. As part of our carefully selected, highly trained team, you'll leverage state-of-the-art technology, innovative strategies and world-wide partnerships to protect our communities and defend our frontier. At U.S. Customs and Border Protection, we: · Screen passengers, vehicles, and shipments entering our country · Seize illegal narcotics, vehicles, and agricultural products · Prevent unauthorized entry into the country · Rescue individuals who fall into dangerous conditions traversing our border For more information about CBP's mission, activities, and careers, visit our web site, http://www.cbp.gov/. Who May Apply: Open to all U.S. Citizens. Organizational Location: This position is located in the Office of International Trade, Regulations and Disclosure Law Section, Washington, D.C.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be paid. Note: One or more positions may be filled using this vacancy announcement.
CBP: Securing America's Borders Whether on the frontlines or serving behind the scenes supporting our mission, the men and women of CBP are dedicated to keeping America safe. CBP counts on them. Our Nation counts on them. Can we count on you?
You will conduct complex economic research, develop analytical techniques for economic studies and conduct special analyses of major economic issues. You will serve as an authoritative technical advisor within an assigned area and contribute technical information regarding the state of the economy, including the interpretation of observed economic phenomena and forecasts of economic movements. You will ensure that agency policy makers are provided with accurate, meaningful and properly evaluated understood economic information. You will manage the formulation, programming and guidance of projects or continuing programs involving economic issues of great importance and significance. You will identify problems to explore, assess the adequacy of existing programs, and recommend and implement changes. You will also participate in or lead interagency work groups and respond to inquiries from the general public and high-level officials from other agencies.
This is an open continuous announcement which will establish an inventory of applicants interested in a career as a Economist with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This applicant inventory will be used to fill positions as they occur.Applicants are encouraged to apply early in order to maximize their employment opportunities. Applicant selection referral lists will be issued, as needed, for the duration of this announcement. Although this announcement is advertised for multiple grade levels, it is not intended to convey any expectation that positions will be filled at all grade levels.
You must meet the grade level qualification and eligibility requirements at the time of submission of your application. If your qualifications and eligibility change, you will need to update your responses in the questionnaire and/or resume reflecting those changes; otherwise, you will continue to receive consideration under your original application. Your eligibility will last for six months from the submission of your application . If you wish to receive further consideration; you must re-apply and submit a new application, resume and supporting documents if applicable. How long will this announcement be used? This announcement may be used for approximately one year beginning March 30, 2009 . You must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements at the time of application.
Basic Requirements:
A. A degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus;
OR
B. A combination of education and experience, a relevant degree from an accredited college or university; courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Transcripts are required. Failure to provide transcripts WILL result in a loss of consideration
GS-13: You qualify at the GS-13 level if you possess the basic educational requirements plus one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the skills needed to perform the job duties. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level and involved in initiating, planning, and conducting economic impact analysis for federal regulations, which have been conducted per the requirements of Executive Order 12866 and Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4 ("Regulatory Analysis"); experience in working on analyses aimed at finding solutions to complex economist problems that require extensive research and documentation as well as the application of economic theory and methodologies, including new techniques and a high degree of insight and originality.
GS-14: You qualify at the GS-14 level if you possess the basic educational requirements plus one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the skills needed to perform the job duties. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level and involved in initiating, planning, and conducting economic impact analysis for federal regulations, which have been conducted per the requirements of Executive Order 12866 and Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4 ("Regulatory Analysis"); experience initiating, planning, and conducting complex economic research, developing analytical techniques for economic studies, and conducting special analyses for major economic issues; experience in conducing analyses aimed at finding solutions to complex economist problems that require extensive research and documentation as well as the application of economic theory and methodologies, including new techniques and a high degree of insight and originality.
Requirements:
U.S. Citizenship: Candidates must be United States citizens and present proof of citizenship, if selected.
Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. During the three years prior to applying for this position, you must have: physically resided in the United States or its protectorates or territories (excluding short trips abroad, such as vacations); worked for the U.S. Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or military capacity; and/or been a dependent of a U.S. Federal or military employee serving overseas.
Exceptions may be granted to applicants if they can provide complete state-side coverage information required to make a suitability/security determination. Examples of state-side coverage information include: the state-side address of the company headquarters where the applicant's personnel file is located, the state-side address of the Professor in charge of the applicant's "Study Abroad" program, the church records for the applicant's overseas church missions, and/or the state-side addresses of anyone who worked or studied with the applicant while overseas. Applicants must provide this information when filing their application for employment.
Background Security Investigation: You will need to successfully complete a background investigation before you can be appointed into this position.
You will be evaluated based upon the responses you provide on the job specific questionnaire that is required as part of the application process for this position. You will be rated based on your responses and assigned a score ranging from 70 to 100 points.
Note: Five points may be added to the scores of eligible veterans who: Entered the military service prior to October 14, 1976; served on active duty during the Gulf War between August 2, 1990 and January 2, 1992, regardless of where the person served; or served in a military action for which they received a campaign badge or expeditionary medal. Medal holders and Gulf War veterans must have served continuously for at least 24 months or the full period for which called or ordered to active duty. Ten points may be granted to the eligible ratings of disabled veterans; Purple Heart recipients; spouses or mothers of a 100 percent disabled veteran; or the widows, widowers, or mothers of a deceased veteran.
All the information you provide may be verified by a review of the work experience and/or education as shown on your application forms, by checking references and through other means, such as the interview process. This verification could occur at any stage of the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. These benefits include, but are not limited to: health care, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, annual and sick leave, long-term care insurance, retirement savings plans, and transit subsidies. Other benefits are offered on a case-by-case basis and include, but are not limited to: student loan repayment and annual leave enhancement. For more information about these benefits, please visit http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei61.asp.
If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility, you may be required, at a later date, to submit additional documentation that supports your claim and reflects career or career-conditional tenure If you are unable to provide the required documentation, you will not be given further consideration under this announcement.
Promotion Potential: When promotion potential is shown, the agency is not making a commitment and is not obligated to provide future promotions to you if you are selected. Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.
If this is a supervisory position, under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve an eighteen month probationary period. You may also be required to complete an appropriate supervisory training course within the one year of assignment to this position.
You must submit all required information. If materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible. Also if you do not provide an email address, you will not be notified of the outcome of your application.
All agency employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be considered regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, protected genetic information, status as a parent, lawful political affiliation, marital status, physical/mental disability (if not a job factor), membership or non-membership in an employee organization, or any other nonmerit factor.
Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Human Resources Office Representative listed on this announcement. Determinations on requests or reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
You must complete an application package that includes an assessment questionnaire, resume, and any applicable supporting documentation. You will be required to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload your documentation in the newly created Application Manager. Initially, the Application Manager requires you to create an account. Once your account is created, Application Manager provides a site where you can track the status of jobs you have applied to at Customs and Border Protection; uploaded documentation; view/print copies of notification letters; or print a copy of your questionnaire. Application Manager has a navigation box that appears on the left side of the screen whenever you are working on an Application Package. The items listed in the navigation box are pages you need to visit, and represent steps you need to complete, in order for your Application Package to reach the status of Complete. You can "Save" an incomplete application and return to finish the process at a later date provided the announcement has not closed. You must submit your application package (your assessment questionnaire and documentation) before the closing date posted on the vacancy announcement. Note: If you start a questionnaire please complete it in its entirety before "Submitting." An incomplete questionnaire will affect your rating or may result in your application being rated ineligible. You may complete the assessment questionnaire more than once, but your rating will be based on the most recent submission.Instructional guidance listed below:To Start A New Assessment Questionnaire:
To Save An Incomplete Assessment Questionnaire:
To Return To A Saved/Incomplete Assessment Questionnaire:
https://applicationmanager.gov/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fhome.aspx
To Fax a Resume or Supporting Documents:
If you upload your documents using Application Manager, DO NOT FAX the same documents. To verify uploaded documents have been processed, please wait one hour to ensure they have cleared the virus scan. You can verify that your uploaded documents are attached to your application by checking the Details tab of your Application Manager account https://applicationmanager.gov/ for this vacancy announcement. Your documents will display under the Details tab in the Document area.
Faxed documents will take 2-3 business days to process. To fax documents, you MUST use the special cover page. Print the pre-populated cover page on the upload documents screen of Application Manager. Or, you may click this link http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf to print a copy of the cover page. When faxing documents, follow the procedures outlined below.
Faxed documents submitted with missing information will not be processed. The following will prevent your documents from being processed:
Note: If you have documents in your Application Manager account from a previous vacancy announcement they can be opened, copied and saved then reused as an upload file for this vacancy. Uploading your documents will speed the processing of your application for this announcement.
In addition to completing an on-line questionnaire and submitting an on-line resume, the following supporting documents must be received by the closing date of this announcement.
Veterans' documentation if filing under VEOA or claiming veterans' preference (e.g., DD-214 or statement of service, VA letter, SF-15). If you are filing under the VEOA (Veterans Employment Opportunity Act) you must include in your application package a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are still on active duty, you may submit a statement of service from your unit which states the date you entered active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received. For more information on the VEOA consult the Vets Guide at: http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp
Transcripts are required. This education must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Proof of Eligibility if applying for consideration under a priority selection program (e.g., CTAP/ICTAP) or a special appointing authority. Individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position. For those instances where the best qualified lists include applicants with scores less than 85, the well-qualified score becomes the lowest score on the best qualified list. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) or equivalent that documents separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
Proof of Eligibility if applying for consideration under the Office of Personnel Management Interchange Agreement. Individuals requesting consideration under the Office of Personnel Management Interchange Agreement must submit proof of eligibility such as a Notice of Personnel Action, a separation notice, or other appropriate documentation.
Your application and all supporting documentation must be received by 12:00 midnight (Eastern Time) on the closing date. Note that you will be allowed to apply more than once but the last application is the only one that will be used.
Applications and supporting documentation will not be accepted by mail. If you are unable to apply on-line, contact the Human Resources Office representative listed on this announcement at least one day prior to the closing date for further instructions.
If you are eligible for a non competitive appointment to the Federal government such as persons who are severely disabled. You must provide supporting documentation such as SF-50; letter from the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, certification of eligibility, etc.
Indianapolis Hiring Center Phone: (877)290-1810 Email: CustomerResponse@cbp.dhs.gov Or write:Indianapolis Hiring Center 6650 Telecom Drive Suite 100 Indianapolis, IN 46278
We expect to make a selection within 90 days of the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified of the outcome. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.