Position Summary:
As Director, Counter Network, you will oversee an organization that serves as the centralized coordination point for all U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) counter network initiatives that leverage partnerships to: (1) define and prioritize transnational criminal networks; (2) contribute to building a viable counter network force; (3) collaborate in attacking transnational criminal networks; (4) accurately assess the effectiveness of our attacks; and (5) rapidly adjust our post-attack strategies and tactics as necessary.
Key Responsibilities:
You will promote a deliberate CBP-wide focus on combating transnational organized crime networks and terrorist networks by providing synergy to CBP’s counter network resources, consisting of: frontline border search authority related to the arrival and departure of persons, conveyances, and merchandise at Ports of Entry; targeting expertise; immigration arrest authority; law enforcement information dissemination; identification of potential terrorists and terrorist weapons at frontline operations at the border; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities; data collection capabilities; enforcement authorities pertaining to money laundering, bulk cash, and smuggling; export control and search authorities; and an international presence in over 35 countries.
As Director, Counter Network, you will provide CBP decision makers, frontline commanders, and mission partners, information and intelligence regarding: undetected cargo and passenger travel movements; illicit financial patterns; faint signals that exist within disparate sources of data; and unclassified and classified information pertaining to terrorist and transnational criminal networks at and beyond the border.
Required Education & Experience:
- The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
- The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
- The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
- The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization’s vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
- The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.