Mission Support Specialist

Customs and Border Protection

Honolulu (HI)

On-site

USD 53,000 - 84,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Customs and Border Protection in Honolulu, HI seeks a Mission Support Specialist to provide advisory and technical admin services within the Office of Field Operations. You'll support CBP management and ensure compliance with regulations and procedures.

The role starts at a GS salary of $52,680 to $83,774 per year, with locality pay adjustments. Applicants follow the Fed Transition path and must meet the qualifications and documents requirements.

Qualifications

Experience in administration to provide advisory and technical services to CBP management.
Knowledge of regulations and procedures in mission support functions.
Ability to analyze and reconcile discrepancies and ensure efficient administrative operations.

Responsibilities

Performing assignments requiring application of fundamental principles in mission support functions in Office of Field Operations (OFO).
Provide advisory services for specific requests related to immediate problems of limited scope.
Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and procedures and analyze discrepancies for productive outcomes.

Job description

Hiring Agency: Customs and Border Protection
Department: Department of Homeland Security

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations San Francisco Field Office, Area Port of Honolulu, located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Key Responsibilities

This position will allow you to use your expertise in administration to provide advisory and technical services to CBP management. This position starts at a salary of $52,680.00 (GS-07, Step 1) to $83,774.00 (GS-09, Step 10).

Please see the following link for specific COLA Rates: COLA and Locality Pay Rates in Nonforeign Areas In this position, you will strengthen the Department's ability to protect the homeland by becoming a valuable member of a team of administrative professionals. Your job will include: Performing assignments requiring the application of fundamental principles, concepts, techniques, and guidelines in one or more mission support functions in Office of Field Operations (OFO).

Performing management advisory services for specific requests related to immediate problems of limited scope and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and procedures. Analyzing and reconciling discrepancies or inconsistencies and ensuring the efficient and effective productivity of the administrative operations in different areas of the organization.

Resolving a moderate range of problems or situations requiring the use of established analytical techniques to isolate and evaluate appropriate precedents, to examine and analyze documentation, to reconcile discrepancies or inconsistencies, and to develop supportable conclusions based on standardized research. 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.

Requirements & Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $52680 – $83774/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.