MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYST

U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 102,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Washington, DC seeks a Management and Program Analyst (GS-12) to analyze budget formulation, resource planning, and program evaluation, helping ensure fiscal integrity and accountability.

The role supports leadership decision-making through developing workload models, dashboards, and analytical narratives, advising on policy and governance to improve program effectiveness. Eligibility requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience in federal budget formulation and funds control.
• Ability to conduct cost/benefit and trend analyses to inform decisions.
• Experience creating dashboards and analytical narratives for leadership.
• Knowledge of internal controls and audit readiness processes.
• Strong briefing materials and policy analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze budget formulation and strategic resource planning to align with mission priorities.
• Monitor budget execution and funds control, tracking commitments and expenditures.
• Conduct program evaluations and internal control assessments to strengthen integrity.
• Develop workload and cost models, dashboards, and data visualizations for decision making.
• Advise program managers on budget policy, governance, and process improvements.

Skills

Budget formulation

Budget execution

Funds control

OMB guidance

Regulations & policies

Cost/benefit analysis

Life-cycle costing

Workload modeling

Data visualization

Internal controls

Audit readiness

Analytical narratives

Briefing materials

Policy analysis

Tools

ERP systems

Dashboards

Data visualization tools

Job description

Please see announcement on USAJOBS for available locations.

Summary

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters, Program Management Office Directorate in Washington, D.C. This announcement will be open for 10 business days OR until the first 75 applications have been received, whichever happens first. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Duties

In this position, you will be analyzing and advising on organizational and program matters, including budget formulation and execution, resource planning, program evaluation, internal controls, and financial policy to optimize resources, ensure fiscal integrity, and improve program effectiveness and efficiency. Your work will directly support the agency's mission by enabling effective, compliant resource allocation and financial accountability, helping leadership make informed decisions that improve program performance and safeguard agency resources. This position starts at a salary of $102,415.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $133,142.00 (GS-12, Step 10). GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts. As a Management and Program Analyst, you will be responsible for providing budget, resource planning, program evaluation, internal control, and policy analysis support to improve program effectiveness and financial stewardship. Typical duties will include: Analyzing budget formulation and strategic resource planning processes to ensure alignment with agency mission priorities and program requirements. Monitoring budget execution and funds control by tracking commitments, obligations, expenditures, variances, trends, and burn rates. Conducting program evaluations, analytical reviews, and internal control assessments to strengthen budget integrity and program results. Developing workload and cost models, dashboards, data visualizations, and analytical narratives to support resource allocation and leadership decision-making. Advising program managers and stakeholders on budget policy, governance, resource management, process improvements, and implementation of corrective actions.

Requiremennts

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures CBP employees demonstrate the highest level of commitment to protect and serve the United States of America and to exemplify the CBP Core Values of Vigilance, Service to Country and Integrity. Learn more about CBP's mission, core values and careers at https://www.cbp.gov/about As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link. DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU. For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU.

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Applying federal budget formulation, budget execution, and funds control processes, including appropriations law, OMB guidance, regulations, and policies, to prepare budget justifications, monitor resource utilization, and support compliant financial management; Conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, such as cost-benefit analysis, life-cycle costing, variance analysis, trend analysis, or performance-to-cost analysis, to evaluate program effectiveness and inform resource allocation decisions; Developing or using workload models, cost models, enterprise resource planning systems, dashboards, or data visualization tools to analyze financial and performance data and support management decision-making; Assessing internal controls, audit readiness, or financial data quality to identify control gaps, recommend corrective actions, respond to audit findings, or strengthen budget integrity and accountability; Preparing analytical narratives, budget submissions, briefing materials, decision memos, or recommendations and communicating findings to managers, leadership, financial staff, or oversight stakeholders. 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