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Summary Our Mission is Clear Protect the American people, safeguard our borders, and enhance the nation's economic prosperity. Who May Apply: Applications will be accepted from all groups of qualified individuals within the civil service. U.S. citizenship is required. Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security; within U.S. Customs and Border Protection; in the Office of Professional Responsibility. Responsibilities The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is responsible for combatting internal corruption and misconduct, which is fundamental to ensuring successful execution of CBP's law enforcement, trade, and national security missions. As Executive Director, Investigative Operations Directorate (IOD), in OPR, you will oversee a wide range of investigative functions and programs including: criminal, non-criminal, and special inquiry investigations related to employee integrity and misconduct; corruption detection and analysis; deployment of investigative resources to review critical and use of force incidents; counterintelligence; and a robust integrity awareness program. You will be responsible for implementing a comprehensive integrity strategy designed to prevent, detect, and investigate all threats to the integrity of CBP and its workforce. You will be responsible for sustaining an integrity continuum, and reviewing IOD operations on an ongoing basis to ensure that incidents of corruption and misconduct are prevented, detected, and investigated in a comprehensive, thorough, and efficient manner. You will oversee the formulation of program requirements, the development and implementation of administrative policies and procedures, and the development of long-range programs. You will be responsible for overseeing the development of policies, programs, and guidelines for the conduct and coordination of highly complex, difficult, and sensitive criminal, civil, and administrative investigations involving alleged misconduct, criminal activity, and/or corruption by CBP employees and related entities; development and dissemination of innovative techniques for handling all types of investigations; development of new program objectives and operational guidelines; delivery of technical support to IOD field operations; and development of resources and IOD budget requirements. For an overview of the diverse responsibilities CBP carries out within the Government, visit our website at www.cbp.gov. Requirements Conditions of Employment Position Designation: This position is designated as Career Reserved. Probationary Period: You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary period in the SES. Political Appointee Employee Verifications: 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. Selective Service: If you are a male and are hired, and if you were born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law. Drug Testing: This position has been identified as a Testing Designated Position under the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Drug-Free Workplace Program. Satisfactory completion of the drug test is a condition of placement and/or employment in the position and the incumbent(s) of this position is thereafter subject to Random Drug Testing. Qualifications Executive Core and Technical Qualification Requirements: You must show in your résumé that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) that apply to the SES, and the Technical Qualifications listed below. Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications is available at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/ We recommend that your résumé emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. Executive Core Qualifications - Mandatory ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Technical Qualifications - Mandatory 6. Expert knowledge of and experience leading criminal and administrative investigative operations or programs for a large, complex organization or agency, to include ensuring investigative activity is conducted in accordance with applicable standards and guidelines. Education Additional Information Relocation Bonus: CBP may authorize a relocation bonus (not to exceed 25% of basic pay) for an eligible selectee. A service agreement would be required. Relocation Expenses: We may choose to pay your relocation expenses in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. Travel: Occasional travel is required. Leave: You will earn 26 vacation days and 13 days of sick leave per year. In addition, the Government observes 11 regular paid holidays each year. Background Investigation: This is a sensitive position and the tentative selectee must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation as a condition of placement/ retention in the position. A Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance will be required upon appointment. Note: The Federal Government does not deny employment to individuals who are currently or who have been unemployed, nor does it deny employment to individuals who have had financial difficulties through no fault of their own. Law Enforcement Retirement: This position will carry secondary law enforcement coverage as provided in 5 U.S.C. 8336(c), and 5 U.S.C. 8412(d), for eligible law enforcement employees. Employees who reach age 57 with at least 20 years of creditable service under law enforcement provisions are subject to mandatory separation from this position. Federal employees who currently work in a primary/rigorous law enforcement position and do not have a break in service of more than three days are eligible to continue coverage in a secondary position. Lautenberg Amendment: This position authorizes the incumbent to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition [TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 922(G)(9)]. A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is generally defined under the statute as any offense involving the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by the victim's current or former domestic partner, parent, or guardian. The term "convicted", as defined in the statute, excludes any person whose conviction has been expunged, set-aside, or pardoned or any person whose civil rights have been restored unless the pardon, expungement or restoration of civil rights expressly prohibits the possession of firearms or ammunition. Candidates who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence within the meaning of the referenced statute are not qualified for this position. Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 1001). Firearms Requirement: You will be required to carry a firearm and maintain firearm proficiency. This position requires that the incumbent meet initial and continuing qualifications in the use of firearms as outlined in the Gun Control Act of 1968, amended by the Lautenberg Amendment of 1996.