Management And Program Analyst

Customs and Border Protection•Washington, DC

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About The Position

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters, Program Management Office Directorate in Washington, D.C. The Management and Program Analyst provides budget, resource planning, program evaluation, internal control, and policy analysis support to improve program effectiveness and financial stewardship. The work supports compliant resource allocation, financial accountability, and informed leadership decisions that improve program performance and safeguard agency resources. The position starts at $102,415 (GS-12, Step 1) and reaches $133,142 (GS-12, Step 10). This announcement is open for 10 business days or until the first 75 applications are received, whichever comes first. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions or units at the listed duty location. The role is in a bargaining unit represented by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Applicants must meet federal employment, residency, background-investigation, and other applicable requirements. New federal employees must serve a one-year probationary period. The position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level; the announcement describes qualifying experience in federal budgeting, financial and program analysis, resource-management tools, internal controls, and preparation and communication of analytical materials.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, including experience applying federal budget formulation, budget execution, and funds-control processes, appropriations law, OMB guidance, regulations, and policies.
Experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, such as cost-benefit, life-cycle costing, variance, trend, or performance-to-cost analyses, to evaluate program effectiveness and inform resource-allocation decisions.
Experience developing or using workload models, cost models, enterprise resource planning systems, dashboards, or data-visualization tools to analyze financial and performance data.
Experience assessing internal controls, audit readiness, or financial data quality; identifying control gaps; recommending corrective actions; responding to audit findings; or strengthening budget integrity and accountability.
Experience preparing analytical narratives, budget submissions, briefing materials, decision memos, or recommendations and communicating findings to managers, leadership, financial staff, or oversight stakeholders.
Resume must explicitly show how the applicant meets the specialized-experience requirement; resumes may not exceed two pages.
Meet applicable time-in-grade requirements by 10/27/2026; current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band.
Applicants not currently employed by CBP must have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates for at least three of the last five years, unless eligible for a residency waiver.
May be required to pass a background investigation and drug testing procedures under the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
All pre-employment processes are conducted in English.
New federal government employees must serve a one-year probationary period.

Responsibilities

Analyze budget formulation and strategic resource-planning processes to ensure alignment with agency mission priorities and program requirements.
Monitor budget execution and funds control by tracking commitments, obligations, expenditures, variances, trends, and burn rates.
Conduct program evaluations, analytical reviews, and internal-control assessments to strengthen budget integrity and program results.
Develop workload and cost models, dashboards, data visualizations, and analytical narratives to support resource allocation and leadership decision-making.
Advise program managers and stakeholders on budget policy, governance, resource management, process improvements, and implementation of corrective actions.