This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/500863500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is with the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID), Office of Inspector General (OIG), an independent organization that is responsible for audit, investigation, and fraud control activities relating to the worldwide programs and operations of USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). OIG is organized into three operational units: Audit, Investigations, and Management. OIG maintains overseas offices in Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Manila Philippines; Pretoria, South Africa; San Salvador, El Salvador; Port au Prince, Haiti; Islamabad, Pakistan; Kabul, Afghanistan; Tel Aviv, Israel, Frankfurt, Germany and Kampala, Uganda.
Learn more about this agency05/30/2018 to 06/13/2018
$126,148 - $189,600 per year
ES 00
1 vacancy in the following location:
25% or less - Travel is required
Yes—Relocation Assistance MAY be provided
Permanent
Full-time
00
Yes
OIG-SES-18-02-GT
500863500
The Deputy Inspector General is responsible for assisting the Inspector General (IG) in providing the overall direction and management of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Inspector General Act (as amended) requires the OIG to perform audits and investigations to help prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in the USAID’s programs and operations and to help improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of foreign assistance programs and operations. In addition to providing oversight of USAID, the OIG provides oversight of the U. S. African Development Foundation (USADF), the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). The Deputy Inspector General assists the Inspector General in the oversight of all core OIG functions and is Acting Inspector General in the IG’s absence.
Major responsibilities of the Deputy Inspector General include, but are not limited to the following:
Please refer to the following website for additional information on the Senior Executive Service:
SES Basic Qualifications: http://www.opm.gov/ses/index.asp
Strong interpersonal traits, skilled in influencing others and negotiating successful resolutions to complex situations.
Ability to create, lead, and sustain a diverse, dynamic, high performance culture that fosters employee engagement, integrity, and high ethical values. Advanced training relating to directing, leading, planning, and executing organizational directives, programs, and activities.
Skilled in building consensus on organizational vision, as well as executing goals and objectives to achieve such vision.
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, on both technical matters and policy issues, and to review written material for clarity, conciseness, and effectiveness. Ability to deal with matters analytically, define issues, develop alternatives, and identify and evaluate the pros and cons involved in issues. Must be able to obtain and maintain a top-secret / SCI security clearance.
In addition to the above, you must possess all of the mandatory executive core and technical qualifications to meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Applicants must respond to the application questions, which consist of providing narrative responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs).
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. You must address each ECQ separately. You are required to respond to all ECQs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as "ineligible". Additional information on ECQs is available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and results of your actions. ECQ write-up cannot exceed 10 pages.
A. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs)
TQ1. Expert Knowledge of professional audit and/or investigative standards as applied to complex programmatic and operational audits and evaluations, and/or criminal, civil and administrative investigations, contract grant fraud, other white collar crimes including employee ethics violations, and federal regulatory violations.
TQ2. Proven ability directing the operations of a foreign affairs organization to ensure all activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and procedures. Such activities include budget, human resources, acquisition and procurement, legal affairs, quality assurance processes, and workforce training and development.
TQ3. Demonstrated ability inspiring innovative business practices that have improved the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, work processes and products and workforce engagement.
B. MANAGERIAL REQUIREMENTS - EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs)
ECQ 1 - Leading Change: This core qualification involves 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.
Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking and Vision.
ECQ 2- Leading People: 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.
Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, and Team Building.
ECQ 3 - Results Driven: 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.
Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving and Technical Credibility.
ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial and information resources strategically.
Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Technology Management and Human Capital Management.
ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions/Communications: 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.
Leadership Competencies: Influencing/Negotiating, Oral Communication, Partnering, and Political Savvy.
Applicants currently serving under a career appointment within the Senior Executive Service (SES), those who are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or those who have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), are not required to address the ECQs but must address the TQs. These applicants must submit proof of their status to be considered eligible for the position. Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career status in the SES or reinstatement eligibility, or documentation from the CDP showing OPM certification of your ECQs. Eligibility for this position will be based upon a clear showing that the applicant has had experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the duties and assignments of the position.
Qualifications Approval and Probationary Period: Persons newly selected for a career appointment to the Senior Executive Service must have their executive core qualifications approved by an Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board and will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
A bachelor’s degree or higher and ten or more years of experience in the fields of accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, investigations, or related field of study.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or/are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service law.
The U.S. Agency for International Development is a participant of E-verify. E-verify provides an automated link to Federal database to help employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their social security numbers.
This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, physical disabilities, membership in an employee organization, or any other non-merit factors.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be evaluated by an Executive Resources Board (ERB) to determine the degree to which they possess the mandatory executive core and technical qualifications.
If you exaggerate or falsify your experience, education and/or your responses to questions, your ratings are subject to change or you may be removed from employment consideration. Applicants who do not respond to the application questions will be rated ineligible.
To preview questions please click here.
Please upload the following documents:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Applications for this position are being processed through an on-line applicant assessment system that has been specifically configured for US Agency for International Development applicants. To begin the application process, please click on the "Apply Online" button to the right.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
Step 1 - Create or Upload a resume with USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov)
- We suggest you go to the end of the Qualifications & Evaluation section of the job announcement to preview the online questions that you will answer in Step 3. You may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions.
- You may create a resume in USAJOBS or upload one of your own choosing. Although you must enter your Social Security Number (SSN) for USAJOBS, we will only see the last four digits for identification purposes.
Step 2 - Apply Online
Click the "Apply Online" link of this announcement and then select the resume you wish to submit with your application. You will be redirected to the USAID's CareerConnector website to complete the application process.
Step 3 - Answer the Online Questions and Submit Your Online Application
If this is your first time on USAID's CareerConnector website, you will be prompted to register by answering questions related to your eligibility for Federal employment. The system will save these responses and take you back to the main screen so that you can answer the job-specific questions. Select "Take me to the assessment" and click on the "Continue" button to answer the job-specific questions. You must answer all the questions and click the "Finished" button.
Step 4 - Review and Confirm Your Submission
You will now have the option to upload a document or print fax cover-sheets for your required documents (see step 5 for details). Once you click "Done," you will see a summary of your application for your review. You may also print a copy for your records. When you click "Finished" at the bottom of the page, you will then be directed back to USAJOBS where you can confirm that your application has been submitted and track your application status.
Step 5 - Submit Required Documents
You can submit any required documents (discussed below) by document upload or fax. Whichever method you choose, please include the job announcement number with your documents. To protect your privacy, we encourage you to remove your SSN from any documents that you submit.
Document Upload: You may upload supporting documents in one of two ways:
1. Once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement, you will be prompted to upload your document(s) to your application. You will be given the choice to either upload the document as part of the application process or you can select a document that you've already loaded on USAJOBS. Or
2. You can upload a document to an existing application by logging into your USAJOBS account profile. Click on "My Applications" and search for the vacancy. Once you have located the vacancy, click on the vacancy and select "Apply Online." Move through your existing application to the Documents page and select Upload in order to add a document to your application. Be certain to review your complete application for confirmation that the document uploaded.
In the Application Review section, you may verify acceptance of your documents in CareerConnector if you see them listed on the "Vacancy Documents" screen. Then, click on "Finished" to be returned to USAJOBS.
Fax: Create a fax cover-sheet in CareerConnector by following the "Faxing Supporting Documentation" instructions. The fax number will be on the cover-sheet.
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/500863500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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