Job Description
International Relations Specialist
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Customs and Border Protection
Office of International Affairs
Summary
Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Operations Support, Office of International Affairs, International Operations Directorate, located in Washington, District of Columbia.
Duties
The International Relations Specialist (IRS) is responsible for conducting analyses of the geopolitical risk factors that impact legitimate flows of people and goods in relation to U.S. trade and security goals in the respective region(s), and for developing and managing related technical assistant and capacity building programs.
This position starts at a salary of $78,592.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $122,459.00 (GS-12, Step 10) with promotion potential to $145,617.00 (GS-13 Step 10).
Major duties include, but are not limited to:
Collaborating with federal interagency partners to assess the economic potential diplomatic capabilities and border security of the assigned country region or organization in an assigned area of responsibility (AOR); developing plans for international trade and travel enhanced border security for the U.S. and host nation.
Promoting outreach activities and programs with the assigned country region or organization in an assigned area of responsibility (AOR) to strengthen diplomatic ties with the U.S by recommending planning and coordinating engagements with U.S. government representatives leaders and congressional members.
Developing proposals and recommendations for future development and outreach activities with the assigned country region or organization in an assigned area of responsibility (AOR); and supporting the assigned country region or organization in assessing the effectiveness of economic diplomatic and border security initiatives and recommending courses of action for improvement.
Participating in assigned country region or organization in an assigned area of responsibility (AOR) development and providing input on sensitive and controversial issues; collaborating with assigned country region or organizations representatives to formalize strategic plans to facilitate and substantially enhance trade diplomacy and border security between the host nation and the U.S.