Writer-Editor

About the role

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, El Centro Sector, Law Enforcement Operational Programs, located in Imperial, CA.

Responsibilities

• Preparing written responses to congressional inquiries on complex issues related to the mission, policies, programs, and Border Patrol initiatives.
• Writing executive-level speeches tailored to military, civilian, or public audiences, both internal and external to the agency, depending on the event and the identified objectives.
• Examining the content of documents and organizing the material structurally in terms of the order of sentences, paragraphs, sections, and findings, to improve the presentation.
• Gathering, developing, and checking the accuracy of information from a wide range of sources.

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.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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:
• Preparing written responses to congressional inquiries on complex issues related to the mission, policies, programs, and Border Patrol initiatives.
• Writing executive-level speeches tailored to military, civilian, or public audiences, both internal and external to the agency, depending on the event and the identified objectives.
• Examining the content of documents and organizing the material structurally in terms of the order of sentences, paragraphs, sections, and findings, to improve the presentation.
• Gathering, developing, and checking the accuracy of information from a wide range of sources.

Benefits

The starting salary for this position is $104,349.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $135,657.00 (GS-12, Step 10).

Pay

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Schedule

Details on the schedule are not specified in the job posting.