A Team Leader develops or oversees the development of methodologies, analysis and supporting work papers that are relevant to the project objectives. Assigns, distributes, and communicates assignments to assigned staff and ensures effective and timely completion of assignments. Duties include:

• Researches applicable laws, directives and other regulatory material to gain audit knowledge.
• Oversees a team of auditors and other appropriate staff to ensure proper application of audit techniques.
• Articulates and communicates to the assigned team the audit project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, deadlines and timeframes for completion.
• Leads assigned audit team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees to accomplish overall mission.
• Serves as coach, facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives and in consensus building activities among team members.
• Represents the team in dealing with the supervisor or manager for the purpose of obtaining resources and securing needed information or decisions for the supervisor on major work problems and issues that arise.
• Researches, learns and applies a wide range of qualitative and /or quantitative methods to identify, analyze and improve team effectiveness, efficiency and work products.
• Resolves simple, informal complaints of employees and refers others, such as formal grievances and appeals, to the supervisor or an appropriate management official.
• Communicates team consensus and recommendations to the supervisor on actions affecting team and individual awards, rewards and recognition.
• Communicates to the supervisor on audit team member performance management issues/problems and to recommend/request related actions, such as assignments, reassignments, promotions, tour of duty changes, peer reviews and performance appraisals.· Maintains security and accountability of classified information.

These positions are being filled using 5 U.S. Code § 3161 authority. The positions are temporary and available for 13-month increments. These temporary positions may be extended beyond the 13-month period based upon performance and the needs of the OIG.

Conditions of employment

• Position has been designated as Non-Critical Sensitive; incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• New Hires are required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and are subject to random drug testing for the duration of service with DoD OIG. Organizational entities within the DoD are not required to conduct drug testing for DoD civilian employees moving by transfer or reassignment from one DoD Testing Designated Position (TDP) to another TDP with no break in service within the DoD, unless deemed appropriate on a case-by-case basis by the gaining Component.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
• Requires up to 25% of temporary duty (TDY) travel within the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS.)
• College Official Transcript required
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service

Qualifications

Knowledge Requirements/Skills:

• Knowledge of the functions, processes, and principles of management (e.g., management practices, theories, and methodology of management) sufficient to organize and develop analysis or studies that will lead to improvement of overall operations.
• Experience in communicating complex and technical information orally and in writing.
• Experience communicating verbally and in writing with external and internal stakeholders. Examples of external stakeholders are audit clients. Internal stakeholder would be considered team members, supervisors, and upper management.
• Experience writing reports and documenting evidence. In this position you will be required to document meetings, document all analysis to include referencing supporting evidence, and write reports that comply with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.
• Experience executing an audit, investigation, inspection, and/or examination. We would prefer experience conducting an audit in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.
• Experience working in a team of diverse individuals and contributing to a product that demonstrates how your individual role synchronized with the rest of the team's efforts.
• Knowledge of and experience in conducting performance audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) is required. Federal Inspector General auditing or U.S. Government Accountability Office experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in interpersonal skills to meet and deal effectively with others at all levels of authority and exert a positive influence

You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.

Specialized experience for AD-13: You must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the AD-12 level in the federal service or at an equivalent level. Specialized experience is defined as: researching applicable laws, directives, and other regulatory material to conduct audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), draft audit reports within established guidelines, and provide recommendations to correct deficiencies founded within audit reports.

Note: Due to the education requirement of this position, an unofficial or official transcript must be submitted at the time of application. If transcripts are not received, you will be ineligible.

Candidates will be further evaluated on the level and quality of their experience and possession of the following relevant competencies in order to determine the level of your qualifications. These competencies include:

1. Ability to utilize knowledge of theories, concepts and practices of accounting and auditing
2. Skill in fact-finding and analysis techniques
3. Skill in systematically examining and appraising accounting and/or audit materials
4. Skill in initiating, developing, maintaining and using interpersonal relationships to interact effectively with internal and external customers
5 . Skill in written communication
6. Skill in oral communication


Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Accreditation: Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/ and U.S. Department of Education websites at http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html websites.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or related education as reflected in your resume.