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Special Assistant
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Ashburn, VA $102K – $158K Apply by Jun 22, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Information and Technology, Chief of Staff, located in Ashburn, VA. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →Joining Customs & Border Protection will allow you to use your expertise in qualitative system and management support principles processes and systems to support major missions.
- →This position starts at a salary of $102,415.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $158,322.00 (GS-13, Step 10).
- →GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.
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- →Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position.
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- →In this Special Assistant position, you will become a key team member of Homeland Security professionals to providing direct, confidential support and advice to leadership.
- →Typical work assignments include: Serving as the principal administrative point of contact for the executive senior leaders within an organization, providing a variety of administrative guidance and support requiring knowledge and analysis of a variety of areas.
- →Managing the executive senior leaders' calendars, scheduling interviews, travel arrangements, meetings, and conferences attended by the executive senior leaders, which routinely occur with other high-ranking officials within CBP, DHS, and other Federal agencies.
- →Responsible for answering sensitive and complex, inquires, comments, and complaints, which involve issues pertaining to CBP programs and policies.
- →Identifying and implementing efficiency improvements by analyzing, streamlining, and automating cumbersome or time-consuming manual administrative processes.
- →Providing a variety of administrative support requiring analysis of a variety of areas, to include assistance with office-wide programs administered by OIT, such as the Awards Programs, employee engagement, and internal communications initiatives.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓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 position is not covered under the bargaining unit.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7ec28a47-0187-415f-abe5-cba568fd5f2d
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