Executive Director, Operations (Intelligence)

Customs and Border Protection • Washington, DC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Director, Operations, in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Intelligence, oversees and directly supports CBP intelligence and law enforcement operations. The role oversees seven divisions, including three Regional Intelligence Centers, Operations, Analysis, Law Enforcement Programs and Technology, and Counter Intelligence. It provides resources, planning, and support for collecting and disseminating all-source information and intelligence to inform operations and decision-making. The position also oversees programs for collecting and sharing information and intelligence obtained by CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents, and other CBP personnel, and for disseminating and integrating that information to enhance ongoing and planned operations.

This Senior Executive Service position requires progressively responsible leadership experience demonstrating senior executive-level managerial capability, including experience leading intelligence operations involving technical and human collection. Candidates must demonstrate the required Technical Qualification and five Executive Core Qualifications. The application is resume-only, and the resume must not exceed two pages. There is no education requirement. The position is based in Washington, D.C., and requires a security clearance, background investigation, and satisfactory drug testing. The selectee may be subject to a one-year supervisory probationary period and organizational or geographical reassignment.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Progressively responsible leadership experience indicative of senior executive-level managerial capability and directly related to the listed Technical Qualification and Executive Core Qualifications; typically gained at or above the equivalent of GS-15 or equivalent experience in state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations.
• Senior-level experience (GS-14/15 or equivalent) in the job-specific Technical Qualification: experience leading intelligence operations, including technical and human collection intelligence operations.
• Demonstrated commitment to the rule of law and principles of the American founding, including knowledge of the American system of government and commitment to uphold the Constitution and serve the American people.
• Demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, reduce wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.
• Demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to produce work of exceptional quality reliably.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire people toward organizational vision, mission, and goals; foster high performance and accountability; lead through change when needed; and hold individuals accountable.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve individual and organizational results and align them with goals set by superiors.
• Resume must not exceed two pages and must demonstrate the Technical Qualification and Executive Core Qualifications.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation; a security clearance is required and must be obtained and maintained.
• Must satisfactorily complete pre-employment drug testing and may be subject to random drug testing.
• Must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment when requested.
• Must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
• If a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, must certify Selective Service registration or exemption.
• May be subject to a one-year supervisory probationary period unless already completed.
• May be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines and may be required to sign a Reassignment Rights and Obligation Agreement.
• If currently or within the last five years a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or noncareer SES employee in the executive branch, must disclose this to the Human Resources Office.
• New entrants into the SES under a career appointment must have their Executive Core Qualifications certified by a Qualifications Review Board before appointment, unless already certified.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and directly support CBP intelligence and law enforcement operations.
• Oversee seven divisions, including three Regional Intelligence Centers, Operations, Analysis, Law Enforcement Programs and Technology, and Counter Intelligence.
• Provide resources, planning, and support for the collection and dissemination of all-source information and intelligence to inform operations and decision-making.
• Oversee programs for collecting and sharing information and intelligence obtained by CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents, and other CBP personnel.
• Oversee dissemination and integration of information and intelligence to enhance ongoing and planned operations.
• Lead intelligence operations, including technical and human collection intelligence operations.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• CBP may authorize a relocation or recruitment incentive of up to 25% of basic pay for an eligible selectee; a service agreement is required.
• CBP may choose to pay relocation expenses in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed